China Loses 10,000 Domains To Quake

Iria · Jan 5, 2007, 12:17 PM

Source: Information Week
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Chinese domain owners lost about 10,000 domain names because of the earthquake that cut undersea cables off the coast of Taiwan last month, state-controlled media reported Friday.

According to the official Xinhua wire service, the China International Network Information Center (CNNIC) said the 10,000 users lost their expiring .com domains when they were unable re-register. Domains must be regularly re-registered or they return to the pool of available addresses.

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Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 74	China Loses 10,000 Domains To Quake Source: Information Week _________ Chinese domain owners lost about 10,000 domain names because of the earthquake that cut undersea cables off the coast of Taiwan last month, state-controlled media reported Friday. According to the official Xinhua wire service, the China International Network Information Center (CNNIC) said the 10,000 users lost their expiring .com domains when they were unable re-register. Domains must be regularly re-registered or they return to the pool of available addresses.