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.gov empty
by Jan Schaumann July 16, 2026

July 16, 2026

Hello, Since about two days ago, the .gov zone file on czds.icann.org appears to be empty: $ gzcat gov.txt.gz ; Transfer failed. The last working zone file was 2026-07-13. If anybody could take a look at this, that'd be appreciated. Thanks, -Jan

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ROW15 - Call for Proposals
by Gould, James July 14, 2026

July 14, 2026

30 days left to submit your proposal and join our lineup of experts exploring DNS real-world experiences of implementing registration and maintenance operations. ROW15 Call for Proposals is Now Open! | September 29th, 2026 | 13:00 - 17:00 UTC | Zoom Video Conference Since 2014, the Registration Operations Workshop (ROW)<https://secure-web.cisco.com/1pk0lZbyQ1u8uTtMlrbQHqrx5pdz3rXOR3XP4sUKIvHUvJ…>, supported by our sponsors Verisign<https://www.verisign.com/> and ICANN<https://secure-web.cisco.com/1viPCJY0-NDtahlMS3Lc1uyIpjyQo8YP9o4ymXbSkUElkZ…>, and more recently CIRA<https://secure-web.cisco.com/1ukoBQpJS_B1QC4jlqDNcwP6zzm1808KRm6l6cR1JF7v7i…>, has brought together industry professionals, such as internet gTLD/ccTLD registries, domain name registrars, resellers, and many more, to share and discuss technical topics related to real-world experiences of implementing registration and maintenance operations. See all ROW events at: https://regiops.net/events<https://secure-web.cisco.com/1uDiFospBMNVjzke1H6_fyHhVNpL34YjS6rMaMOe3BMTiN…> The Program Committee is now accepting proposals for ROW15 and invites you to submit a brief abstract outlining your presentation or panel idea to row(a)cofomo.com<mailto:row@cofomo.com> by August 14th, 2026. We invite submissions guided by this non-exhaustive list of broad topics and welcome any discussions or suggestions for additional topics on ROW’s mailing list: regiops(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:regiops@googlegroups.com>. * Operational impacts of registration technical refresh * Impact of AI in the registration ecosystem * RDAP implementation experience * EPP implementation experience * Implementation of NIS2 Directive * Best practices for DNSSEC Key management * Combating DNS abuse within registration (Global Signal Exchange, etc.) * Topics relevant to registration system protocols (Domain Connect protocol, etc.) * Digital Identity topics (eIDAS, etc.) * New gTLD application window and procedures * Supply Chain Security for Registries * RPKI Implementation Experience (...and any other registration protocol “experience”) The Program Committee will inform selected authors by August 24th, 2026. For other ROW15 important dates, checkout:https://regiops.net<https://secure-web.cisco.com/1pk0lZbyQ1u8uTtMlrbQHqrx5pdz3rXOR3XP4sUKIvHUvJ…>. We look forward to receiving your proposals. Please feel free to share this call for proposals with other mailing lists and contacts who may find it relevant. Thank you. ROW Program Committee https://regiops.net<https://secure-web.cisco.com/1pk0lZbyQ1u8uTtMlrbQHqrx5pdz3rXOR3XP4sUKIvHUvJ…> Email: row(a)cofomo.com<mailto:row@cofomo.com> ROW mailing list: regiops(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:regiops@googlegroups.com> Connect with us: LinkedIn<https://secure-web.cisco.com/1LTs1K_VftzJ8KwHJs7SaRlOuMat6uGn7xf7dtetNkVbS7…> | X<https://x.com/ROWevents> | Bluesky<https://secure-web.cisco.com/1kEM0EuHM5lVcm_JviJlSTtux2GAwRM57ZD5KICbWqSFJF…> Event sponsored by Verisign<https://www.verisign.com/>, ICANN<https://secure-web.cisco.com/1viPCJY0-NDtahlMS3Lc1uyIpjyQo8YP9o4ymXbSkUElkZ…> & CIRA<https://secure-web.cisco.com/1ukoBQpJS_B1QC4jlqDNcwP6zzm1808KRm6l6cR1JF7v7i…> and organized by Cofomo<https://secure-web.cisco.com/1OCef_fwgclBZp_m-QoWo0cChsJnSmZIifVLR8c1xJ_h-q…> -- JG [cid87442*image001.png(a)01D960C5.C631DA40] James Gould Fellow Engineer jgould(a)Verisign.com<applewebdata://13890C55-AAE8-4BF3-A6CE-B4BA42740803/jgould@Verisign.com> 703-948-3271 12061 Bluemont Way Reston, VA 20190 Verisign.com<http://verisigninc.com/>

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