The ICANN community is failing its customers
These days, anyone who registers a domain name is bombarded by a whole series of emails. While this feels spammy, many of these emails are legitimate, sent by registrars who … Continue Reading
Google and Symantec resolve Chrome browser trust issues
Update: January 12, 2018
This blog post is a follow-up to the information we published a few months ago regarding the Google-Symantec conundrum.
Symantec and Google have agreed … Continue Reading
auDA directs OpenSRS to discontinue .au registrations for all Chinese resellers
OpenSRS is no longer able to provide .au domain registrations to any reseller that is based in China. This follows a formal direction Tucows was given by auDA, the registry … Continue Reading
Why you should outsource your email infrastructure
Owning and managing your own hosted email infrastructure can be a double-edged sword. On one side, you have absolute control over your email operations, but on the other, there are … Continue Reading
Sign up to stay informed
No one likes spam. That’s why we limit our emails to information that’s of real value to you. For the most part, this includes updates on promotions, product launches, new … Continue Reading
What makes ccTLDs so complicated?
This industry is complicated. Recently, we shed some light on how the domain channel operates, and the unique roles that ICANN, registrars, registries, resellers, and registrants play within this interconnected … Continue Reading
Telcos want control of the Internet. Together we can still stop them.
Time is running out to protect the Internet as we know it.
Today is a day to rally. A day to talk, to reach out and especially to act.
It’s … Continue Reading
Understanding the registry, registrar and registrant hierarchy
The domain industry is complex, technical and sometimes unforgiving. Part of what makes it unique is the multilevel channel involved in creating a domain from scratch to making it viewable … Continue Reading
How often do you think about account security?
We seem to only talk about account security in the aftermath of an attack or breach. It feels like the worst possible time to do so, as it’s reactive, and … Continue Reading
Symantec and Google avert SSL meltdown
Google shook up the SSL industry back in March of this year when they released a proposal addressing “a series of failures by Symantec Corporation to properly validate certificates.” The … Continue Reading