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Learning Windows Server 2003: Domain Name System
White Papers The Domain Name System (DNS) is a staple of the public Internet and is the name resolution system of choice for both large and small networks. DNS is a directory of IP addresses and their corresponding hostnames, much like a phonebook in...
[October 24, 2007, 1:00]
Introduction to the Domain Name System
White Papers The purpose of this paper is to give system administrators new to the Domain Name System (DNS) enough basic knowledge and examples to set up and configure their own DNS servers. This paper will focus on the specifics of installing ISC BIND 9.x.
[November 1, 2006, 0:00]
Domain name chaos needs measured response
Leader Yet that's not so far from the way internet domain names are currently managed, with predictable results documented by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). It also risks damaging basic services — an oversight by Microsoft led to its...
[March 13, 2007, 15:10]
Web domain name language overhaul coming soon
News A month after it formally severed all ties to the US government, internet regulation body Icann said it is finalising plans to introduce web domain addresses using non-Latin characters, marking the first time web addresses will be written natively...
[October 27, 2009, 8:05]
A Year Ago: Domain name plan resolved
News The U.S.government and the contractor in charge of parceling out the vast majority of Internet addresses now in use have reached an agreement for the handoff of the domain name system to the private sector, the Commerce Department said today.
[October 7, 1999, 7:30]
US Report: Domain name plan resolved
News WASHINGTON -- The U.S.government and the contractor in charge of parceling out the vast majority of Internet addresses now in use have reached an agreement for the handoff of the domain name system to the private sector, the Commerce Department...
[October 7, 1998, 11:27]
US Report: Domain-name plans pass to industry
News That includes the Domain Name System, with names such as www.ants.com, but also the more arcane systems of numbers used in systems such as Internet Protocol, File Transfer Protocol and others. Those familiar with the Clinton administration's Web...
[June 5, 1998, 12:17]
Attack targets .info domain system
News He stressed that it didn't affect the company's core domain name system (DNS) services, but administrators had to work fast to get the attack blocked by the backbone Internet companies from which UltraDNS gets its connectivity.
[November 26, 2002, 8:54]
Attack on domain name servers fails
News Traffic from several Internet service providers have been slightly delayed, but because the domain name system is spread out and because the 13 root servers are the last resort for address searches, the attack had almost no effect on the Internet...
[October 23, 2002, 7:46]
BIND bug opens domain name servers to attack
News CERT, an Internet security advisory service, on Tuesday warned that the flaw affects Domain Name System (DNS) servers running version 9 of Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) prior to version 9.2.1. BIND is used by most companies to identify the...
[June 5, 2002, 15:11]
Trade agreement has domain name dispute language
News Icann was picked by the US government in 1998 to manage the Internet's domain name system. The draft text of the Free Trade Area of the Americas agreement released this week proposes requiring operators of country-code top level domain names in...
[July 9, 2001, 12:15]
ICANN and Google thwart domain-name profiteers
News Domain tasting is the use of the "add grace period" — a five-day period following registration where the domain name can be deleted at no cost to the registrar — to see how profitable a domain name is.
[February 1, 2008, 7:32]
ICANN announces domain name changes
News The most recently released sTLD was the .PRO sTLD, which is aimed at giving professionals their own top level domain name. The body which oversees domain names has listed two measures to increase the number of domains available.
[November 6, 2003, 12:00]
Lastminute wins crucial domain name battle
News A regional court in Hamburg threw out the case Friday, stating that there was no law against using a generic term as a domain name. For example, US book e-tailer Barnesandnoble.com purchased the domain name books.com to boost the number of people...
[July 3, 2000, 11:51]
FSA loses domain name battle
News The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has lost its battle to gain control of the fsa.co.uk domain name. The .uk domain name administrator Nominet has ruled that the Internet address should be left in the hands of the small Bournemouth-based...
[October 19, 2001, 12:45]
ICANN announces domain name changes
Talkback Most companies however conduct business without the benefit of any trademark protection, and are left unprotected in any domain name dispute. I know of at least one pending patent that would allow a virtually unlimited number of domain names under...
[November 7, 2003, 20:26]
FSA loses latest round in domain name dispute
News A small Bournemouth IT company has emerged victorious in the latest round of an ongoing dispute with the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for control of the www.fsa.co.uk domain name. The .uk domain name registry Nominet has been advised to...
[October 15, 2001, 17:44]
Icann swamped by Net name chaos
News The system for registering domains is in danger of descending into chaos as independent registrars are undermining Icann's grip on the current domain name system. Icann has ultimate authority in ensuring the selling of domain names is fairly run...
[April 11, 2001, 15:55]
Verify DNS records with Dlint
News If you manage Domain Name System (DNS) records, you probably already know how seemingly minor errors can cause big problems. Every domain name on the Internet has at least one primary "name server" (DNS server) that stores its information.
[September 5, 2002, 13:07]
DNS attacks occurring, warns Kaminsky
News A fatal flaw with the Domain Name System is being exploited in internet attacks and more attacks are likely, the security researcher who discovered the flaw said on Thursday. I think we have been seeing attacks already going on in the field," said...
[August 22, 2008, 8:08]
