Softnik Blog » Domain Name Strategy http://www.softnik.com/blog The Official Softnik Business Blog. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:30:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Domain Name Analyzer for Mac OS X http://www.softnik.com/blog/2011/08/domain-name-analyzer-for-mac-os-x/ http://www.softnik.com/blog/2011/08/domain-name-analyzer-for-mac-os-x/#comments Sun, 21 Aug 2011 20:03:46 +0000 admin http://www.softnik.com/blog/?p=1703 Domain Name Analyzer for Mac OS X is now available for download. It is a free download just like the Windows version.

Download Domain Name Analyzer v2 for Mac OS X

Domain Name ANalyzer for Mac OS X

]]> http://www.softnik.com/blog/2011/08/domain-name-analyzer-for-mac-os-x/feed/ 0 Domain Name Analyzer Pro v5 Available for Download and Purchase http://www.softnik.com/blog/2010/06/domain-name-analyzer-pro-v5-available-for-download-and-purchase/ http://www.softnik.com/blog/2010/06/domain-name-analyzer-pro-v5-available-for-download-and-purchase/#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:34:09 +0000 admin http://www.softnik.com/blog/?p=1494 We have made available new major versions of Domain Name Analyzer (free) and Domain Name Analyzer Pro.

The Pro version now includes support for IDN (International domain names), faster and better domain name availability check, quicker sorting etc.

]]> http://www.softnik.com/blog/2010/06/domain-name-analyzer-pro-v5-available-for-download-and-purchase/feed/ 0 Domain Name Search and Registration – CO Domain Names http://www.softnik.com/blog/2010/06/domain-name-search-and-registration-co-domain-names/ http://www.softnik.com/blog/2010/06/domain-name-search-and-registration-co-domain-names/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:30:23 +0000 admin http://www.softnik.com/blog/?p=1490 The new .CO domain name registration is currently in “Global Sunrise” stage.  If you are interested in checking .CO domain availability using Domain Name Analyzer Pro, Watch My Domains ISP or Domain Punch Pro, use the following settings.

Whois Server: whois.nic.co

Search Token: Not found:

For more on .CO domains please visit the .CO Internet.

]]> http://www.softnik.com/blog/2010/06/domain-name-search-and-registration-co-domain-names/feed/ 0 China – Photo ID for Registering Domain Names! http://www.softnik.com/blog/2010/02/china-photo-id-for-registering-domain-names/ http://www.softnik.com/blog/2010/02/china-photo-id-for-registering-domain-names/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:57:47 +0000 admin http://www.softnik.com/blog/?p=1441 BBC reports that website owners in China will have to register their websites / domains and provide information about it’s contents to the government. ISPs have to meet each and every website owner in person and collect photo ids!

More details here… and here

]]> http://www.softnik.com/blog/2010/02/china-photo-id-for-registering-domain-names/feed/ 0 No More CN Domain Registrations through Overseas Registrars http://www.softnik.com/blog/2010/01/no-more-cn-domain-registrations-through-overseas-registrars/ http://www.softnik.com/blog/2010/01/no-more-cn-domain-registrations-through-overseas-registrars/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:55:57 +0000 admin http://www.softnik.com/blog/?p=1383 CNNIC, the official registry for .CN, has temporarily stopped overseas registrars from offering .CN domains. The ban is with effect from  January 6, 2010.

This is supposedly because of difficulties with implementing the new registration application procedures.

Via Domain Name Wire

]]> http://www.softnik.com/blog/2010/01/no-more-cn-domain-registrations-through-overseas-registrars/feed/ 0 ICANN – Fast Track Plan for IDN ccTLDs in Characters Other Than ASCII or Latin http://www.softnik.com/blog/2009/10/icann-cctld-idn-non-latin/ http://www.softnik.com/blog/2009/10/icann-cctld-idn-non-latin/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:55:50 +0000 admin http://www.softnik.com/blog/?p=1325 We have been getting questions about our domain name portfolio management software products and support for IDNs. Most of our software products already support second level IDN (International Domain Names). Please see the earlier blog post that was made more than an year ago.

Internationalized Domain Names (IDN)

The new ICANN initiative (IDN TLDs) is simply an extension so that even the TLD / ccTLD part can be in other languages.  This is not problem for us and we will also support it in our domain name software products as and when it becomes a reality.

For more information please see the ICANN documentation on IDNs

]]> http://www.softnik.com/blog/2009/10/icann-cctld-idn-non-latin/feed/ 0 Download an Advance Copy of Domain Name Analyzer Pro v5 http://www.softnik.com/blog/2009/10/download-an-advance-copy-of-domain-name-analyzer-pro-v5/ http://www.softnik.com/blog/2009/10/download-an-advance-copy-of-domain-name-analyzer-pro-v5/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:19:02 +0000 admin http://www.softnik.com/blog/?p=1296 You can download a 30 day trial copy of Domain Name Analyzer Pro v5 now.

Download Domain Name Analyzer Pro v5

The most important changes include…

  • Support for Internationalized Domain Names (IDN)
  • Faster sorting and list display
  • Advanced domain availability lookups with minimal whois server connection
  • Ribbon interface as in the newer versions of other Domain Name Management Tools

If you purchased Domain Name Analyzer Pro within the past 12 months, you will get a free upgrade to the new version. Please wait for the actual launch for obtaining the new registration codes. You can use the software in trial mode for 30 days.

]]> http://www.softnik.com/blog/2009/10/download-an-advance-copy-of-domain-name-analyzer-pro-v5/feed/ 0 Coming Soon – Domain Name Analyzer Professional v5 http://www.softnik.com/blog/2009/10/coming-soon-domain-name-analyzer-professional-v5/ http://www.softnik.com/blog/2009/10/coming-soon-domain-name-analyzer-professional-v5/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:32:52 +0000 admin http://www.softnik.com/blog/?p=1290 We will be releasing a new major version upgrade to Domain Name Analyzer Professional in a few days time. The new version includes better and faster domain availabity checking, faster sorting, better domain name generation, IDN (Internationalized Domain Names) and more.

 

The new version will also feature the ribbon interface similar to the ones in the current versions of Watch My Domains and Domain Punch Pro.

]]> http://www.softnik.com/blog/2009/10/coming-soon-domain-name-analyzer-professional-v5/feed/ 0 Freeware Rewind: Filter Domain Names From Large Lists http://www.softnik.com/blog/2009/08/freeware-rewind-filter-domain-names-from-large-lists/ http://www.softnik.com/blog/2009/08/freeware-rewind-filter-domain-names-from-large-lists/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:37:24 +0000 admin http://www.softnik.com/blog/?p=1035 Domain Name Filter is a free software we released many years ago.  Don’t let it’s age fool you, it is an “ever-green” domain name tool.

You need Domain Name Filter  if you work with large lists of domain names. You can use it to pick domain names that contain specific keywords at the start, end or in the middle, filter domain names based on the length (domains longer than 5 characters, shorter than 25 characters, etc.)  and so on.

]]> http://www.softnik.com/blog/2009/08/freeware-rewind-filter-domain-names-from-large-lists/feed/ 0 ICANN wants comments on domain name recovery when registrants forget to renew their domains http://www.softnik.com/blog/2009/08/icann-wants-comments-on-domain-name-recovery/ http://www.softnik.com/blog/2009/08/icann-wants-comments-on-domain-name-recovery/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:41:28 +0000 admin http://www.softnik.com/blog/?p=1000 ICANN has asked for public comments about the “post expiration domain recovery” procedure. A working group has been setup to answer the following questions.

  1. Whether adequate opportunity exists for registrants to redeem their expired domain names;
  2. Whether expiration-related provisions in typical registration agreements are clear and conspicuous enough;
  3. Whether adequate notice exists to alert registrants of upcoming expirations;
  4. Whether additional measures need to be implemented to indicate that once a domain name enters the Auto-Renew Grace Period, it has expired (e.g., hold status, a notice on the site with a link to information on how to renew, or other options to be determined);
  5. Whether to allow the transfer of a domain name during the Redemption Grace Period (RGP).

You can submit comments till september 10, 2009. Please visit the following page for more details.

http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-20aug09-en.htm

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