As far as we know, the Chinese government will censor a number of domain names that are considered offensive. Explanation of this can be found at: http://www.cnnic.net.cn/cnaddr/e-4.shtml
Also, there are a number of reserved names that include names of local Chinese colleges, well-known trademarks, Chinese government departments. Again, more info can be found at http://www.cnnic.net.cn/cnaddr/e-7.shtml. Besides that, registrations are considered open to anyone in the world, with no local presence required. Tom Katsiroubas TLDs Product Manager Tucows Inc. - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-discuss-list@;opensrs.org]On Behalf Of Swerve Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 7:31 AM To: Derek J. Balling; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Fwd: OpenSRS Live Reseller Update - 11/11/02] Anyone know if the Chinese gov't. will be censoring or restricting registrations? > From: "Derek J. Balling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 06:18:43 -0500 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Fwd: OpenSRS Live Reseller Update - 11/11/02] > >>> 1. Tucows to offer .cn registrations >>> ----------------- >>> .cn domain names will be available for registrations worldwide at >>> the third level (com.cn, net.cn, org.cn). It is expected that a >> >> Oh my.... > > Of course, the real motivations here are obvious.... *.cn is blocked in > a number of places, either for "ethical" reasons for its political > practices, or as an attempt to stem the flow of spam from East Asia. By > making it available worldwide, China is hoping to increase the > collateral-damage aspects of such, while at the same time generate > revenue. > > D >
