.cn - beware !

wot · 09-24-2005, 05:53 PM

Info from contacts in China.

The .cn China registry is starting to enforce regs that apparently say that only companies can register .cn names

However, if you have .cn names then change them to a company name and you should be OK.

Interesting also to see some of the high prices that are being touted in China for .cn names - you would be surprised, more later

www.AmCy.org · 09-24-2005, 06:21 PM

Originally Posted by wot

The .cn China registry is starting to enforce regs that apparently say that only companies can register .cn names

I have all my domain names registered under my company name. I'm way too paranoid about identity theft, etc. to use my real name for my Internet activities.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/domain-name-discussion/126352-cn-beware.html

But I am interested in the news; I have a few .CN names and I sometimes worry that the Chinese authorities will one day just snatch them away from me arbitrarily after imposing some strict new rule--like maybe banning foreign ownership of .CN names all of a sudden. Let's hope they take it easy.

AmCy

scrsteven · 09-24-2005, 06:29 PM

I'm too fearful of communist china just arbitrarily saying "we now own all .cn names" to get into the .cn market.

mole · 09-24-2005, 07:37 PM

Where did you read this?

It is true that .COM.CN faces that "company" hiccup, I suspect it is a legacy thing since only companies could register them in the past.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=126352

But so far I've not seen any such explicit rulings on .CN.

What I do know is that you need to register your URL with the authorities if you want to do business in China.

.CN is backed by Neustar, so there is at least a voice of reasoning should anything go berserk.

I think China has lighten up significantly since they joined WTO. But of course, it is always good to register your names under a company name, it helps to let people know you have real intents and not just a "cybersquatter".

Domain123 · 09-25-2005, 08:38 AM

Can you post the link for that news?

Thanks,

Bill

primacomputer · 09-25-2005, 10:05 AM

This goes against cnnics published policy. I would verify the source of this information before worrying about it too much.

China ccTLD names are open for registration to everyone. It's things like .us that you have to worry about.

duskdawn · 09-26-2005, 11:35 AM

Yes, it is true, when I start to reg my first several domains in 2003, I went through Chinese registrars. The reseller told me to put a company name on the contact to make things go through.
It is not news. It is the original rules.
However, it is like the .us registration, you will be fine at most times.

Shorty · 09-26-2005, 11:40 AM

Who cares? .cn is a pretty crappy extension anyway!

/me goes to search for words that end in cn

touchring · 09-26-2005, 10:55 PM

Hi, i'm looking for generic .cn domains - i own a company in china. Pls email me.

floatingworld · 09-27-2005, 10:35 AM

Originally Posted by Shorty

Who cares? .cn is a pretty crappy extension anyway!

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=126352
/me goes to search for words that end in cn

I guess china for you is something one drinks out of.
I guess also that some domainers do not recognise that we have colleagues in this forum who are from China and who are creating businesses in China.

touchring · 09-27-2005, 11:34 AM

Actually, .cn is a good extension (never mind which country it belongs to). Anything that ends with n or m, as in .com is nice looking.

Virgil · 09-28-2005, 12:45 PM

.cn has an enormous potential, particularly domains related to trade or locally appealing, IMO.

leviathon · 09-28-2005, 02:45 PM

I have 3 .cn domains, all for sale. I've never heard that news.. thanks for sharing I gotta do something..?

barefoottech · 09-28-2005, 02:50 PM

NEWSFLASH, ALL .tld's were intended to be used for the proper purpose and usage.
Domain Name Speculation is NOT a defined usage.
Indeed in several countries other than PRC ,it is already illegal to speculate.
So don't blame PRC for doing what they are totally within their rights to do.

BurninDragon08 · 09-28-2005, 06:00 PM

IMHO, I actually like that domain name.
It's pretty cool. I mean .cn!
Easy to type and remember.

1rrr1 · 09-28-2005, 06:31 PM

IMO .cn has a good future. Too bad about the no speculation rule

bm8 · 09-28-2005, 06:37 PM

i'm from china, i have 7 .cn domains
i like .cn domain

leviathon · 09-28-2005, 08:10 PM

.cn are WIDELY popular. Most of the largest sites in china (ATM: Sina, Sohu) They're like... .com.cn things. They're not big companies, just random association making millions of $$. They won't let anything happen to .cn, well nothing big's going to happen anyways.

touchring · 09-28-2005, 08:45 PM

I've also been looking at .cn, but it's even harder to speculate on them because you can't use the conventional way of valuing domains.

For example, property.xx might be valuable if it's a .us, .net, .com, .au. or .in, but might be useless for a .cn in terms of real application.

Chinese surfers will prefer a domain like 168house.cn, or SHhouse.cn - 'sh' stands for shanghai. It's even possible that 168house.cn or SHhouse.cn maybe valued a 100 or 1000 times more than property.cn.

mole · 09-29-2005, 04:05 AM

.CN is good for geotargeting. China is one of the few countries in the world where the sky is still the limit, so I see .CN domains as good holdings in the mid-long term. Which reminds me, eNom has this new $15 offer for .CN names till end of year which I just signed up for.

bigcassgbr · 11-01-2005, 09:59 PM

Touchring -

I read an earlier post of yours that you have a company in China. Well, I own

Huhhot.net and Huhhot.biz ( Huhhot is the capital of the Chinese province of
Inner Mongolia)

If you are interested PM me, or you can make an offer at Sedo. or email me
at bigcassgbr@gmail.com

worldstar · 11-02-2005, 03:58 AM

Originally Posted by Shorty

Who cares? .cn is a pretty crappy extension anyway!

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=126352
/me goes to search for words that end in cn

Maybe you do not know about China, dot cn has a great value IMO!

wot · 11-02-2005, 04:21 AM

Originally Posted by worldstar

Maybe you do not know about China, dot cn has a great value IMO!

There is a $7k .cn sale in this weeks DNJournal.com

mole · 11-02-2005, 04:25 AM

Originally Posted by worldstar

Maybe you do not know about China, dot cn has a great value IMO!

Why do you say this, star? Be interesting to know your tots.

09-24-2005, 05:53 PM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
wot NamePros Expert Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Golden Triangle Posts: 5,854	.cn - beware ! Info from contacts in China. The .cn China registry is starting to enforce regs that apparently say that only companies can register .cn names However, if you have .cn names then change them to a company name and you should be OK. Interesting also to see some of the high prices that are being touted in China for .cn names - you would be surprised, more later __________________ MonikerBlog.com

09-24-2005, 06:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
scrsteven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: FL Posts: 1,267	I'm too fearful of communist china just arbitrarily saying "we now own all .cn names" to get into the .cn market. __________________ SKDomains.com Distance Learning

09-24-2005, 07:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
mole Insectivora Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Under Ground Posts: 2,164	Where did you read this? It is true that .COM.CN faces that "company" hiccup, I suspect it is a legacy thing since only companies could register them in the past. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=126352 But so far I've not seen any such explicit rulings on .CN. What I do know is that you need to register your URL with the authorities if you want to do business in China. .CN is backed by Neustar, so there is at least a voice of reasoning should anything go berserk. I think China has lighten up significantly since they joined WTO. But of course, it is always good to register your names under a company name, it helps to let people know you have real intents and not just a "cybersquatter". __________________ If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall end in certainties. Sir Francis Bacon

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duskdawn Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: China <-> USA Posts: 1,248	Yes, it is true, when I start to reg my first several domains in 2003, I went through Chinese registrars. The reseller told me to put a company name on the contact to make things go through. It is not news. It is the original rules. However, it is like the .us registration, you will be fine at most times. __________________ My Domains For Sale PM me for WHOLESALE price. Cheap domains, Cheap Hosting (Giving away $8.95 Enom Reseller Accts) Broker and consultant for your China targeted domain names.

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09-25-2005, 08:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
Domain123 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,437	Can you post the link for that news? Thanks, Bill

09-25-2005, 10:05 AM	#6 (permalink)
primacomputer Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,402	This goes against cnnics published policy. I would verify the source of this information before worrying about it too much. China ccTLD names are open for registration to everyone. It's things like .us that you have to worry about.

09-26-2005, 11:40 AM	#8 (permalink)
Shorty Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: England Posts: 1,034	Who cares? .cn is a pretty crappy extension anyway! /me goes to search for words that end in cn

09-26-2005, 10:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
touchring NamePros Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 157	Hi, i'm looking for generic .cn domains - i own a company in china. Pls email me.

09-27-2005, 11:34 AM	#11 (permalink)
touchring NamePros Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 157	Actually, .cn is a good extension (never mind which country it belongs to). Anything that ends with n or m, as in .com is nice looking.

09-28-2005, 12:45 PM	#12 (permalink)
Virgil NamePros Regular Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 958	.cn has an enormous potential, particularly domains related to trade or locally appealing, IMO.

09-28-2005, 02:45 PM	#13 (permalink)
leviathon NamePros Regular Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 683	I have 3 .cn domains, all for sale. I've never heard that news.. thanks for sharing I gotta do something..?

09-28-2005, 06:00 PM	#15 (permalink)
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09-28-2005, 06:31 PM	#16 (permalink)
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09-28-2005, 06:37 PM	#17 (permalink)
bm8 NamePros Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 108	i'm from china, i have 7 .cn domains i like .cn domain __________________ my domains for sale: www.dnpond.com 5656977@gmail.com

09-28-2005, 08:10 PM	#18 (permalink)
leviathon NamePros Regular Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 683	.cn are WIDELY popular. Most of the largest sites in china (ATM: Sina, Sohu) They're like... .com.cn things. They're not big companies, just random association making millions of $$. They won't let anything happen to .cn, well nothing big's going to happen anyways.

09-28-2005, 08:45 PM	#19 (permalink)
touchring NamePros Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 157	I've also been looking at .cn, but it's even harder to speculate on them because you can't use the conventional way of valuing domains. For example, property.xx might be valuable if it's a .us, .net, .com, .au. or .in, but might be useless for a .cn in terms of real application. Chinese surfers will prefer a domain like 168house.cn, or SHhouse.cn - 'sh' stands for shanghai. It's even possible that 168house.cn or SHhouse.cn maybe valued a 100 or 1000 times more than property.cn.

09-29-2005, 04:05 AM	#20 (permalink)
mole Insectivora Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Under Ground Posts: 2,164	.CN is good for geotargeting. China is one of the few countries in the world where the sky is still the limit, so I see .CN domains as good holdings in the mid-long term. Which reminds me, eNom has this new $15 offer for .CN names till end of year which I just signed up for. __________________ If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall end in certainties. Sir Francis Bacon

11-01-2005, 09:59 PM	#21 (permalink)
bigcassgbr Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: China Posts: 1,050 Follow @selectcourses	Hot Chinese City Domains For Sale Touchring - I read an earlier post of yours that you have a company in China. Well, I own Huhhot.net and Huhhot.biz ( Huhhot is the capital of the Chinese province of Inner Mongolia) If you are interested PM me, or you can make an offer at Sedo. or email me at bigcassgbr@gmail.com

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