NomZa

2009 February 28: NOM.ZA Upgrade

On February 27 NOM.ZA had an outage. Seems the old equipment finally gave in. Thanks to Posix Systems for their generosity and weekend work, we now have a new server up and running.

More good news, is that NOM.ZA is available on IPv6!! We now have the ability to register domains on both IPv4 and IPv6 stacks. Enjoy !

2009 February 20: NOM.ZA retires e-mail registration

Due to an amazing 3891 SPAM messages received by

in 2 days, we have had no choice but to remove the e-mail registration service. A great THANK YOU to all those involved in trying to make our lives more difficult in being one of the last registries that offer free registrations!

Fear not however, as our wiley SysAdmins have created a web-based registration request system, which will take the place of the previous e-mail based registration process. The new system can be found by clicking the Registation link.

We thank (with sincerity) all those who have helped keep NOM.ZA free and fair all these years, and congratulate the few who still see the requirement for co-operation on the electronic battlefield. To the spammers, all we have left to say, is "Shame on you !"

2008 November 17: NOM.ZA becomes ISPA member

NOM.ZA has officially been recognised as an ISPA member. Due to this, we will adhere to the ISPA Code of Conduct.

If there are any questions and or queries regarding this, please do not hestitate to contact us.

2007 September 26: NOM.ZA reply to ZADNA policy

To whom it may concern,

NOM.ZA is a second-level domain under the .ZA namespace catering for such individuals who wish to register a domain for personal use and do not have the financial means to apply for other domains within the .ZA namespace. NOM.ZA is currently also run with no compensation given to those involved in it's upkeep and administration, relying on infrastructure not owned by itself.

It has, since it's inception, been a free domain with no charges whatsoever placed on the registrant, with the condition that the domain is purely for personal use and never used for financial gain.

We believe that technology should be available to ALL South Africans - even those who cannot afford it.

The current policy does not cater for such a second-level domain and would effectively disable this domain from use if it were to come into effect. As previously mentioned, NOM.ZA caters for those individuals who cannot afford a domain; By asking NOM.ZA to adhere to a payment schedule, it will be forced to close down entirely, leaving an even larger gap in the current status quo where technology and advancement is a privilege of the rich only!

Being run by individuals for individuals, NOM.ZA does not have a company profile or HR section. Introducing this would incur costs, which would effectively negate the domain and it's current operations.

This statement serves as a plea to refine the policy to mutually include second level domains that cater for those who cannot afford the luxury of extra financial burden.

Terms and Conditions are available HERE

Kind Regards,
NOM.ZA Hostmaster