<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - ICANN</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/technology/techpolicy/icann?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</link><description>ICANN</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[BenedictXVI.com Registered by Fla. Man]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2061-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2061-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[By the time Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany assumed his new papal moniker on Tuesday, it was already too late for the Vatican to buy the corresponding dot-com Web address.<FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-washingtonpost.com</B></FONT></b>]]></description><author>TechNews.com</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Florida Man Registers BenedictXVI.com Name]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3122-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3122-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany is not the only person to value the papal moniker Benedict XVI.]]></description><author> David McGuire</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Security Concerns Boosted Dot-Net Bid]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62302-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62302-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In its quest to maintain its hold on the dot-net registry, VeriSign played up already heightened concerns about the stability and security of the Internet. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-washingtonpost.com</B></FONT>]]></description><author>TechNews.com</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[VeriSign Maintains Hold on .net Domain]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8495-2005Mar28.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8495-2005Mar28.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Internet addressing giant is almost certain to retain control of the world's fourth-largest Internet domain after beating out several other companies in a competitive bidding process, Internet authorities announced Monday.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>- washingtonpost.com</B></FONT>]]></description><author>TechNews.com</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ruling on '.us' Domain Raises Privacy Issues]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7251-2005Mar4.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7251-2005Mar4.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[People who own Internet addresses ending in ".us" will no longer be allowed to keep their personal contact information private, a move that has drawn objections from some consumer advocates and from companies that sell third-party Web  registrations.<FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-washingtonpost.com</B></FONT>]]></description><author>TechNews.com</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firms Bid to Control .net Addresses]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22605-2005Jan19.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22605-2005Jan19.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The bids are in from companies that want to be the next registrar of .net -- the world's fourth-largest Internet domain.]]></description><author> David McGuire</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Race Is On for Control of Key Internet Domain]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20463-2005Jan19.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20463-2005Jan19.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The search for the next operator of "dot-net" is officially underway, as bidders from around the world had until late last night to submit their applications to the group that oversees the Internet's global addressing system. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B><br>-washingtonpost.com</b></font>]]></description><author>TechNews.com</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Key Internet Domain Up For Grabs]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60758-2004Oct25.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60758-2004Oct25.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[This month, the overseer of the Internet's addressing system will begin deciding what company will run the .net domain. The stakes are high, and so is the responsibility. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-washingtonpost.com</B></FONT>]]></description><author>TechNews.com</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[AU President Loses Web Site Challenge]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50326-2004Oct21.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50326-2004Oct21.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ American University President Benjamin Ladner has lost his bid to stop a former student from using Ladner's name in a Web site devoted to criticism and commentary about the Northwest Washington school.]]></description><author> Karlyn Barker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bidding Begins on Kerryedwards.com]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8379-2004Jul23.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8379-2004Jul23.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Bail bondsman Kerry Edwards bought the rights to www.kerryedwards.com several years ago with little clue that someday a presidential campaign would come calling; now he bets someone will pay at least $150,000 for the address. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-washingtonpost.com</B></FONT>]]></description><author>TechNews.com</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICANN Panel Pans VeriSign Search Service]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39443-2004Jul9.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39443-2004Jul9.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[VeriSign's controversial Site Finder service should remain inactive indefinitely, according to a panel of experts convened by the nonprofit that manages the Internet's domain-name system. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-washingtonpost.com</B></FONT>]]></description><author>TechNews.com</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerry Team Shops for New Web Address]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32169-2004Jul6.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32169-2004Jul6.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The newly christened Kerry-Edwards campaign is discovering that many of the Web sites it could use for its new identity are already taken, and some of their owners are asking for plenty in compensation. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-washingtonpost.com</b></font>]]></description><author>TechNews.com</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Web Addresses Extend Their Global Domain]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46214-2004Jun16.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46214-2004Jun16.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Europe's new ".eu" Internet domain names go on sale next year. Internet addresses written in Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters, meanwhile, recently went live after years of technical work. <BR><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Leslie Walker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Web Address Sales Hit Record High]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23803-2004Jun8.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23803-2004Jun8.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A record 4.7 million Internet addresses were sold in the first three months of 2004, bringing the total number of registered addresses to a new high of 62.9 million, according to a study released Tuesday. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-washingtonpost.com</B></FONT>]]></description><author>TechNews.com</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exclusive Address Not That Expensive]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47266-2004May22.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47266-2004May22.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Dozens of registrars exist; the confusing part is that their prices vary from $5 to $35 a year for the same basic service. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Sale: A 100-Year Web Address]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22519-2004Mar24.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22519-2004Mar24.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Companies, nonprofit organizations and individuals fearful of losing control over their Internet addresses can register them for 100 years under a new service being offered by the world's largest retailer of domain names.]]></description><author> David McGuire</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Network Solutions Offers 100-Year Net Addresses]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21959-2004Mar24.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21959-2004Mar24.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Companies, nonprofit organizations and individuals fearful of losing control over their Internet addresses can lock them down for 100 years under a new service being offered by the world's largest retailer of domain names. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-washingtonpost.com</B></FONT>]]></description><author>TechNews.com</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Internet Regulator OKs Wait-Listing Service]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40112-2004Mar8.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40112-2004Mar8.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Internet's main oversight body on Saturday approved the creation of a controversial service to let people bid on domain names that are about to expire. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-washingtonpost.com</B></FONT>]]></description><author>TechNews.com</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Internet Address Sellers Sue ICANN, VeriSign]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12937-2004Feb27.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12937-2004Feb27.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Eight small Internet domain name retailers today sued the Internet's most visible regulatory body, claiming that the group will drive them out of business by giving Web address giant VeriSign Inc. a monopoly over a lucrative portion of the Internet domain name business. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-washingtonpost.com</B></FONT>]]></description><author>TechNews.com</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Internet Regulator's Authority Challenged In VeriSign Lawsuit]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10546-2004Feb26.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10546-2004Feb26.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy/icann</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[VeriSign Inc., the world's largest Internet addressing company, yesterday sued the Internet's most visible regulatory body, charging that it has been unfairly prevented from developing new services for Internet users.]]></description><author> David McGuire</author></item></channel></rss>