Blog Articles
Locking .CA domain names
The transition to the new EPP-based registry platform for .CA domains went very smoothly. The last of a couple of minor bugs have now been fixed and everything is back to the new normal for .CA domains. We thank all of our Resellers for their help and patience throughout the transition process. The result is […]
New features and enhancements for OpenSRS email service
We’re just putting the finishing touches on a Fall Release for OpenSRS Email Service. Your users should see these new features and enhancements starting on October 28th, 2010. Here’s what’s happening: Allowable email message size increased to 35MB: incoming and outgoing messages can now be larger. This reflects the increasing size of things like photos […]
CIRA registry transition is underway
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) has begun the transition to its new registry platform as of this morning at 9am EDT. We’re keeping a close eye on things over at CIRA and we’re in regular communication with the registry throughout the transition. The CIRA registry is unavailable throughout the 24 hour transition period. That […]
.CA transition update
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) is transitioning to a new Registry platform for .CA domains beginning on October 12, 2010. OpenSRS is ready to go, and we expect a successful transition to the new platform along with CIRA. Test environment updated Resellers with API integrations for .CA domains are encouraged to test them using […]
OpenSRS in New York for Web 2.0 Expo
A bunch of us OpenSRS’ers are in the Big Apple this week for the New York edition of the Web 2.0 Expo. We’re bringing the OpenSRS story to New York over the next couple of days. Drop by and say ‘hi’ if you are in the sponsor pavilion – we’re in booth 210. You can’t […]
.AU Domains Now Available through OpenSRS
As of today, you can add .au domains to the ever-growing list of ccTLDs available through OpenSRS. We thought about doing a typical blog post full of Australian references to things we think go on “Down Under” – like putting another shrimp on the barbie, Paul Hogan (aka Crocodile Dundee), lots of happy kangaroos and […]
Meet the resellers: (mt) media temple
They are often considered to be a tough bunch to please, but OpenSRS Reseller (mt) Media Temple has built an extremely successful hosting business by catering to the specific needs of web designers and taking a customer-centric approach to everything they do. Those often tough-to-please designers demand a hosting provider that they can trust to […]
Web 2.0 Expo NYC conference pass winners announced
Thanks to all who entered our caption contest for a pair of passes to the Web 2.0 Expo in New York later this month. We got together yesterday at the office and went over the entries to pick the best two. The happy recipients of a full conference pass to Web 2.0 Expo NYC are […]
.MOBI renewal season
Every year, around the end of September and early October, a greater percentage of .mobi domain names come up for renewal. That’s because the .mobi domain extension launched beginning in September 2006 with a land rush on September 22nd, and general availability on October 11, 2006. Many people who bought their .mobi domain names around […]
Holiday hours for Labour Day – Monday September 6
Where did summer go? Seems like it was just last week we were looking forward to the Victoria Day long weekend and the unofficial start of summer up here in Canada. Now here we are just a couple of days before it all comes to an end and the kids head back to school for […]