Blog Articles
Beware of DNS services "invoices"
A company by the name of DNS Services Corporation is apparently sending out letters to domain registrants that look very much like an invoice for DNS services. They are likely scraping public WHOIS records to get the names and addresses of registrants to do this. Like the Domain Registry of America (DROA) and Domain Registry […]
Q1 2013 domain promotions
2013 is here, and that means new domain promotions to tell you about. We’re streamlining our promotions program this year to make things easier for you. We’ll be announcing promotions quarterly, and each promotion will usually run the duration of that quarter. We’ll do our best to get the word out about upcoming promotions a […]
A review of 2012 at OpenSRS
It has been a busy year at OpenSRS, so I thought I’d take the time to look back at some of the highlights. ccTLDs We bought epag in 2011, helping us add over 100 new second and third-level extensions to our portfolio. But doing so took plenty of development and time incorporating them into OpenSRS, making […]
Making reseller support better
We’re working on making Reseller Support better. That’s pretty easy to say, right? I know I’ve said it to resellers myself when I’ve talked to some of you at trade shows, or on the phone. It’s also pretty easy for you to respond with, “I’ll believe it when I see it,” or something similar. That’s […]
goMobi v1.8 to be released on December 17, 2012
On December 17, 2012, goMobi plans to release v.18 of the goMobi mobile website service. Like all goMobi releases, there’s nothing you need to do as a reseller or goMobi customer. New features will automatically show up for all users on the release date as goMobi updates the application on its servers. New features Version […]
Announcing taste of Ting
One of the biggest requests we’ve heard from potential Ting resellers is an interest in trying out Ting before recommending it to clients. We think that’s a great idea! We now have 35 HTC EVO 4G LTE phones to ship out for a 30-day trial. We’re even including a $25 service credit to help you […]
Verisign and the US Department of Commerce – our take
This morning, it was announced that Verisign and the US Department of Commerce had come to an agreement that allows Verisign to continue to operate the .com domain for another six years. What was missing from that contract was the hot topic of conversation this morning – Verisign no longer has the right to four […]
New webmail transition update
It’s been about three weeks since all users of OpenSRS Email Service were moved to the latest version of our webmail application. Since the switchover, we’ve heard some great feedback from you and your customers. We know from experience that users are generally resistant to change, so we always go into these webmail upgrades with […]
December ccTLD-of-the-week
We’re bringing back some past favourites this month, plus discounting an obvious choice for the Christmas holiday week: .CX from the Christmas Islands. December ccTLDs-of-the-week: ccTLD Dates Details Cost/year .ST Nov 26 – Dec 2 Sao Tome and Principe $13/year (normally $45) .IM Dec 3 – Dec 9 Isle of Man $8/year (normally $15) .LV […]
Happy Thanksgiving to our US friends
Thursday, November 22, 2012 is Thanksgiving Day in the US. While we’re definitely thankful for a multitude of various things up here in Canada where OpenSRS is based, tomorrow is not a holiday for us. As a result, we’ll be staffed as usual in all departments. We wish our American friends a Happy Thanksgiving and […]
