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PIN verification system
OpenSRS is happy to announce the arrival of the new PIN code verification system. After contacting support, you may be asked to authorize your request by confirming the PIN code found on the dashboard tab of the new reseller control panel. This new system is designed to quickly and easily validate support requests where OpenSRS […]
Top 25 new gTLDs for March 2016
.CLOUD – the modern gTLD for the cloud space and beyond – captured March’s top spot, followed by three technology-driven gTLDs – .TECH, .BIO and .SPACE. Versatile gTLDs follow that pack, with .LIVE in 5th, .ONLINE in 6th, .LINK in 7th and .BEST in 8th places. Wrapping up the top 10, .SRL for Spanish and […]
Tucows acquires Melbourne IT’s international wholesale domain reseller channel
Tucows Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the international wholesale domain reseller channel of Melbourne IT Limited. The acquisition will add hundreds of resellers and approximately 1.6 million domains under management to Tucows’ OpenSRS wholesale domain business. Tucows will not acquire any of Melbourne IT’s operations and the transaction […]
Refined domain pricing list
We have just launched an improved version of the domain pricing list. We have added new subtle features as well as refined familiar ones to make domain searching more efficient. What’s new: One-pager We have merged Available domains and Upcoming domains into a single page. Simply toggle between the two tabs to view each section. Price + type filters […]
Will online shoppers buy without an SSL Certificate?
It’s no surprise that people like to shop online. Each year, more and more people choose the convenience of buying and receiving items from the comfort of their own homes. For increased spending seasons like the holidays, this has meant greater opportunity for retailers — from large corporations to independent shops — to be in the […]
Top 25 new gTLDs – one year later
In an effort to give our global resellers more insight into the top-performing domain extensions, for the past year we have been publishing our monthly top 25 new gTLDs results. One year later, we have compiled all the results to see if there are common trends. Here’s what we found in 2015: Consistent performers -.XYZ, […]
Phishing attacks against registrars
You may have heard that many high-profile domain registrars are being targeted by a massive phishing attack against domain owners. We have received reports that some of those attacks are using Tucows branded emails to target some of our resellers and possibly end users all over the world. The fraudulent emails claim that a particular […]
New hours for OpenSRS support
We have changed our operating hours (ET) to suit our resellers – Effective immediately. Monday – Thursday: 24 hours Friday: 12:00 am – 11:00 pm Saturday & Sunday: 8:00 am – 8:00 pm Email: [email protected] Twitter: @opensrshelp Toll-free phone North America: 1 888 511 7284 International: +800 371 69922 Countries eligible for toll-free landline calling Argentina Australia Austria Belarus Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Canada […]
Always-on SSL
When people think about SSL certificates, they’ll usually consider them useful for protecting certain aspects of a website, such as the checkout section when buying something online, or perhaps on a larger scale, online banking or webmail. Having a non-secure page for general content and then directing visitors to a secure page when they need […]
The top 25 new gTLDs for the month of August
.ONLINE – The intuitive, straightforward and super versatile extension is the top performing new gTLD for the month of August. It was also a comeback month for .XYZ. In July it was in 20th place, but last month, it has sprung back up to 2nd place. This was followed by the perfect extension for anyone […]
