If you think you have identified a “killer” domain name, we suggest you keep it for yourself until the registrations are open, rather than telling a stranger who would register it before you do. Be especially careful if these companies ask for a payment in exchange for this “pre-registration”.

The DotSport web site is now supporting IPv6 and DNS Decurity Extensions (DNSSEC).

IPv6 is required for the future growth of the Internet. It is expected that in three or four years time, new entrants on the Internet will no more be able to get IPv4 addresses. Some Internet Service Providers in Asia and Europe are now already using IPv6 for their customers. DNSSEC, on the other hand, is a technology that helps fight different sorts of attacks on the Internet, like phishing and domain name attacks, for example. It is anticipated that the deployment of DNSSEC on the whole Internet domain name system will greatly reduce the possibile attacks on the DNS.  While both technologies are not yet deployed widely, they will be in the near future.

Just like the right type of shoes can help an athlete reach new levels of performance, so will these new Internet technologies help .sport domain name holders gain universal connectivity and trust from the users.

This testbed is for now only covering the DotSport web site and related e-mail services. It aims at showing that the DotSport registry is committed in offering the best of breed service to the sport community.

More Information about IPv6 on Wikipedia

More information about DNSSEC on Wikipedia

The DotSport consortium announced today that his founder, Patrick Vande Walle, has been appointed to the Security and Stability Advisory Committee of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

The Security and Stability Advisory Committee advises the ICANN community and Board on matters relating to the security and integrity of the Internet’s naming and address allocation systems. This includes operational matters (e.g., matters pertaining to the correct and reliable operation of the root name system), administrative matters (e.g., matters pertaining to address allocation and Internet number assignment), and registration matters (e.g., matters pertaining to registry and registrar services such as WHOIS). SSAC engages in ongoing threat assessment and risk analysis of the Internet naming and address allocation services to assess where the principal threats to stability and security lie, and advises the ICANN community accordingly.

“I am honoured to be chosen to join this esteemed group of security experts”, commented Patrick Vande Walle. “This is in line with our commitment to make the Internet a safer place both for business and for leisure. On the Internet just like in a sport stadium, you have to play by the rules. And if you don’t, there are referees to stop you.”

ABOUT DOTSPORT

DotSport is a start-up company in Luxembourg, Luxembourg which will submit in a few months a proposal to ICANN to create a .sport top level domain, aiming to build an Internet community for the many groups and individuals interested in sport. More information about .sport can be found at http://www.dotsport.info.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS

Anne Deschuyteneer
Communications Manager
DotSport Consortium
Phone: +352 661.40.13.57
E-mail: anne@dotsport.info

And remember, .Sport is also on Twitter and Identi.ca !