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China domain tampering feared
INTERNET experts have warned that China is
"manipulating" the domain name system in an attempt to
censor its citizens' access to the web.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,18914802%5e15306%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

How Domain Name Traffic Testing/Tasting Works by Frank
Michlick
Starting from an old article (dated July 21st, 2005)
published at Computer Business Review, (and following
a more recent entry on GoDaddy?s Bob Parson?s blog) I
would like to touch a bit more on the topic of
?traffic testing? or ?traffic tasting? of domains.
This topic has been discussed at ICANN meetings since
last year and is also referred to by the name of
?add/delete? or ?add/drop? storms. 
http://www.circleid.com/posts/how_domain_name_tasting_works/

How millions of .COM names are used but never paid for
We Americans have a big problem ? actually it?s
everybody?s problem ? and it has something in common
with the .EU Landrush abuse I just finished writing
about ? no one wants to talk about it. The problem I?m
talking about is abuse of the ADD Grace Period (AGP)
by a number of key registrars right here in the good
ole U.S.A.
http://addict3d.org/index.php?page=viewarticle&type=news&ID=21313

The end of legit .com registrations
GoDaddy.com founder and CEO, Bob Parsons, openly
attacked a growing trend he called the ?add/drop
scheme?, where millions of domain names are registered
but never paid for thanks to a loophole in the ICANN
regulations.
http://www.webhostdir.com/news/articles/shownews.asp?id=15474

City Identifiers on the Net: A Closer Look by Dirk
Krischenowski
Cities are among the largest regional authorities and
natural human communities we know. Of course there are
countries like China, India or the USA which count
some hundred million or even a billion inhabitants.
But there are also countries with far less than
100,000 inhabitants, like Tuvalu, Andorra or Barbados.
If city communities are ranked by the number of
inhabitants as independent entities among country
communities, cities like Tokyo, New York, Shanghai or
London head the ranking because they have more
citizens than many countries. London for instance has
more inhabitants than the Netherlands and Tokyo
outpaces Canada in that respect. Interestingly, there
are only around 400 cities worldwide with more than 1
million inhabitants. Population wise, the average
metropolis outranks 50% of all countries.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/city_identifiers_net_tld/

Top countries for .eu registrations: Germany, UK,
Netherlands, Italy, Cyprus
ipWalk issued a report on top countries with .eu
domain registrations. Among 1,595,192 domain names
registered since April 7, 2006, 514,984 are registered
to German addresses.
http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/index.php?p=10703

Borat's unexpected ally
Following having his website banned in Kazakhstan,
Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, who has angered many
Kazakhs with his satirical portrayal of their nation,
has found an unexpected ally in the Central Asian
state - the President's daughter.
http://smh.com.au/news/world/borats-unexpected-ally/2006/04/24/1145730839482.html

ca/eu: Sibername Sees .eu Domain Success (news
release)
Canadian domain registrar and Web hosting provider
Sibername announced on Tuesday that since the April 7
.eu launch, it has registered more than 3,000 .eu
domain names for customers.
http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/042506_Sibername_Sees_eu_Domain_Success.cfm
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/4/prweb376599.htm

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Sources include Quicklinks <http://qlinks.net/> and
BNA Internet Law News <http://www.bna.com/ilaw/>.

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