News   General   International   Legal   Naming   Archives   You are here: Home > News & Figures > News > Archives News - Archives AFNIC and domain name News Year 2009 11 December 2009     Update of the .fr Naming Charter on January 1st 2010  9 December 2009     Support .paris !  27 November 2009     AFNIC Board of Directors opens up the .fr domain to French expatriates   24 November 2009     AFNIC publishes 2009 French Domain Name Industry Report  2 November 2009     Proxi-Produit Consortium selected in the Proxima Mobile call for projects  12 October 2009     The Consultative Committees outline AFNIC's 2010 action plan  2 October 2009     Deletion of KLTE Ltd domain names on 2 November 2009   2 October 2009     AFNIC/CORE chosen by the Ville de Paris to manage the .paris extension   18 September 2009     AFNIC registers the 1,5 millionth .fr domain name   4 September 2009     AFNIC launches new communication campaign entitled " .fr - and that's the bottom line ! "  23 July 2009     One year on from its launch, AFNIC's PREDEC procedure is hitting its stride  17 July 2009     Response from AFNIC to the public consultation on "the Internet of the Future"   16 June 2009     AFNIC publishes new issue paper entitled "DNS: types of attack and security techniques"  12 June 2009     2009 General Assembly and publication of the 2008 Activity Report   10 June 2009     Initial ruling of the Court of Cassation on the decree relating to .fr domain names   5 June 2009     AFNIC makes an initial assessment two months on from the EPP launch   29 May 2009     AFNIC supports Futur en Seine  28 May 2009     AFNIC displays anycast technology for .fr and GIP RENATER proposes replicas of the DNS root servers I, F, M on its SFINX. exchange spots  23 April 2009     AFNIC actively supports the development of BIND 10, the latest version of DNS BIND software  8 April 2009     AFNIC creates the International College Fund  31 March 2009     AFNIC contributing to efforts to control the Conficker worm  16 March 2009     AFNIC Consultative Committees affirm their interest in EPP  12 March 2009     AFNIC makes the daily life of .fr and .re domain names users easier on March 30th 2009  16 January 2009     Evolution of the .fr and .re registration rules and procedures on March 30th, 2009  Year 2008 25 November 2008     AFNIC publishes its French Domain Name Industry Report  21 November 2008     AFNIC launches DNSwitness, a multi-purpose software for DNS measurements  17 November 2008     AFNIC discloses its strategic orientations  31 October 2008     Publication of the synthesis of the public consultation on French Top Level Domains  27 October 2008     The AFNIC publishes its first decisions in regards to its specific dispute resolution procedure for obvious breaches of the stipulations of the decree of February 6th, 2007  16 October 2008     Letter from "Registre Internet Français" (DAD Deutscher Adressdienst GmbH)  13 October 2008     AFNIC's consultative committees specify the calendar for the EPP spread out and work on the marketing strategy of the .fr   10 October 2008     AFNIC selected for the French On-line Communication Awards   2 October 2008     The AFNIC is involved in the registry services for the Internet of the Future and begins a partnership with GS1 France   22 September 2008     The AFNIC carries on anycast deployment   15 September 2008     Registrars are very satisfied by the services offered by the AFNIC Support   4 July 2008     The AFNIC published its response to the public consultation on the management of the French Internet domains   30 June 2008     The AFNIC is setting up a specific dispute resolution procedure for obvious breaches of the stipulations of the decree of 6th February 2007   20 June 2008     AFNIC General Assembly of June 19th, 2008: status modifications and presentation of the 2007 activity report   28 April 2008     The AFNIC salutes the launch of the public consultation on the selection criterias of the registration offices in charge of the French Internet domains   4 April 2008     First domain names created by the AFNIC under .wf (Wallis and Futuna)   17 March 2008     AFNIC's consultative committees agree on the implementation of EPP   12 February 2008     One more step towards the deployment for the next-generation Internet protocol: IPv6   5 February 2008     The AFNIC sets up a 24/7 registration system for .fr domain names   1 February 2008     The AFNIC will no longer publish the list of new registered .fr domain names starting February 19th, 2008   21 January 2008     The AFNIC chooses anycast for the .fr ccTLD   14 January 2008     The AFNIC celebrates one million .fr domain names registered since the creation of the ccTLD on September the 2nd, 1986   Year 2007 28 November 2007     The AFNIC publishes the first report on the French domain name industry   27 November 2007     The AFNIC proposes a new framework for access to data concerning .fr domain names ("Whois data")   12 November 2007     The AFNIC takes part in the Internet Governance Forum   6 November 2007     The AFNIC names the members of its Technical Advisory Committee   8 October 2007     The AFNIC welcomes its european counterparts for the CENTR's General Assembly in Paris   10 September 2007     Warning on Internet Transparency and Neutrality (RFC 4924)   30 July 2007     The AFNIC Articles of Association will change starting January 1st, 2008   15 June 2007     New Board of Directors and Activity Report 2006   11 June 2007     Warning for BIND and delegation-only users   22 May 2007     Report on .fr domain names image survey   16 May 2007     The AFNIC reinforces protection against illegal use of its Whois database   24 April 2007     Results on the public survey regarding the access and publication of the AFNIC Whois database   19 March 2007     The AFNIC and EuroDNS end the litigation that opposed them   9 March 2007     The AFNIC contributes to the French electoral web campaign Observatory   27 February 2007     Public survey on the access and publication of the AFNIC database   8 February 2007     The AFNIC reacts to the publication of a decree on domain names   Year 2006 13 December 2006     Report six months after opening .fr domain names to individuals   20 November 2006     The AFNIC will release in the public domain the domain names registered by Guillaume.net / ZioConcept.net   15 November 2006     The AFNIC salutes the 100.000th .fr domain name registered by an individual   30 October 2006     A new web interface available to communicate with a .fr domain name's administrative contact who chose Whois restricted publication   12 October 2006     Follow-up on the Guillaume.net / ZioConcept.net blocked domain names   29 September 2006     The AFNIC is delighted by the richness of the debates inside its Registrars and Users consultative committees   14 September 2006     The AFNIC warns against slamming   9 August 2006     An IPv6 address for the AFNIC official website   12 July 2006     The AFNIC defends the .fr Charter and decides to block .fr domains registered by the Guillaume.net / ZioConcept.net association   26 June 2006     First figures of the opening of .fr to individuals   15 June 2006     Opening of .fr to individuals: the Internet Rights Forum is extending its offer as a mediator in case of disputes for .fr domain name for individuals.   23 May 2006     Registration rules for .re domain names remain identical   4 April 2006     Advisory notice for Open Recursive Nameservers   21 March 2006     The AFNIC opens up the .fr domain name to individuals from 20 June 2006   6 March 2006     Continuation of the KLTE Ltd case   1 February 2006     The AFNIC strengthens its international involvement   Year 2005 2 December 2005     The AFNIC puts forward a legal claimants guide in the matter of domain names and presents its action broad outlines   16 November 2005     The AFNIC at the WSIS   14 November 2005     The AFNIC continues its action on KLTE Ltd.'s domain names   9 November 2005     .fr and .re domain name registrations opened to individuals before summer 2006   17 October 2005     The AFNIC registers the 400 000th .fr domain name   9 September 2005     Report of the workshop on liberalization of .fr and .re to individuals   7 September 2005     The AFNIC opens a forum on the liberalization of .fr and .re   1 August 2005     The AFNIC protects the names of the French cities under .fr and .re - Update on August 1 2005   20 July 2005     The AFNIC defends the .fr naming Charter, blocking the domain names of KLTE Ltd.   20 July 2005     The AFNIC is organizing a working seminar on 6 September 2005 on extending eligibility for .fr and .re registrations to individuals   6 July 2005     The AFNIC demands explanations to KLTE Limited   25 April 2005     New Chief Executive Officer for the AFNIC   Year 2004 14 December 2004     Mr. Laurent N., EuroDNS vs AFNIC - Summary judgment (Versailles Court of Justice, Dec. 14 2004)   6 December 2004     Liberalization of .fr and .re domain name registrations: studying opening to individuals   22 November 2004     Mr. Laurent N., EuroDNS vs AFNIC - Provisional order (Versailles Court of Justice, Nov. 9 2004)   2 November 2004     AFNIC is the new registry for .tf   29 October 2004     Further information about Mr. Laurent N.'s domain names blocking   26 October 2004     Decision of the board of directors regarding the blocking of domain names   20 January 2004     Press release: Liberalization of .fr and .re domain name registrations from 11th May 2004   Year 1999 21 April 1999     ICANN Names Competitive Domain-Name Registrars for .com, .net and .org   News archives Access restricted to Members, Registrars and Partners. 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