Kolaborate

I came across Bob Parson’s web blog with an interesting story and response to the .EU tld landrush. As it turns out, the mystery behind domain grabbing is simple, you just need some smarts and infrastructure to work with. The point he makes is the lax on behalf of the EURid Registry. Essenentially, with the release of .EU in April the registrars who signed up to gain access attempted to do so in a huge way. Thus, most Europeans were unable to snag a domain relevant to their geographic and business area.

Excerpt:
“For the record and so you might understand how the process actually works, here’s a more accurate description of the process:

1. Each accredited registrar could designate up to five I.P. (i.e. Internet Protocol) addresses with which to connect to the registry.
2. Despite the fact that there were five available addresses per registrar, most registrars were able to connect to the registry only once per second. However depending upon the activity at that split second, the registrar could be lucky and connect up to five times, or unlucky and not connect at all.
3. After connecting and making a request for a domain name, whether the registrar was successful or not, the registrar was forced to disconnect and attempt to reconnect again.”

I like buying international domains just like the next person. But I don’t have an impact or ability to swipe a domain that someone else may have had the opportunity. Rather, each TLD to be released gets a waiting list-and from what we assume-a process to ensure locals and corporations get the first shot. The .ASIA tld is going to be something to watch.