Category: Past Event

On Thursday May 21st, 2026 the registry maintenance is being performed that will affect a number of different domain name registries.

In order to successfully complete the maintenance there will be a 4 hour maintenance window from 8:00 PM PT on May 21st to 12:00 AM PT on May 22nd. During this time, certain change-related transactions will be be unsuccessful, including new registrations, renewals, transfers, contact updates and nameserver updates. It is requested that users refrain from performing these types of transactions on any affected domain name during the maintenance window.

Please note that regular operations of of associated domain names from the list below will not be impacted by this maintenance. For further removal of doubt, associated domain names will continue to function normally throughout the maintenance period.

Affected domain extensions:

Questions? Please contact Customer Support at 1-866-221-7878 or support@webnames.ca

On Saturday May 17th, 2026 the registry maintenance is being performed that will affect a number of different domain name registries.

In order to successfully complete the maintenance there will be a 45 minute maintenance window from 6:00 PM PT to 6:45 PM PT on May 17th. During this time, certain change-related transactions will be be unsuccessful, including new registrations, renewals, transfers, contact updates and nameserver updates. It is requested that users refrain from performing these types of transactions on any affected domain name during the maintenance window.

Please note that regular operations of of associated domain names from the list below will not be impacted by this maintenance. For further removal of doubt, associated domain names will continue to function normally throughout the maintenance period.

Affected domain extensions:

Questions? Please contact Customer Support at 1-866-221-7878 or support@webnames.ca

Please note that we will be performing security-related maintenance on our website at 5:00 PM PDT Thursday, May 14th

• Start: 5:00 PM PT Thursday, May 14th
• End: 5:15 PM PT Thursday, May 14th

During this maintenance window, many of the functions of our website will be impacted, including the following:

• Domain search and WHOIS lookup
• All transactions, including domain registrations, renewals and transfers
• Updates and configuration changes to existing products and services

Transactions which are affected by this maintenance will be identified and reprocessed by Webnames. No action is required by customers.

For all other actions which fail during the maintenance period, we ask that customers re-perform those actions once maintenance has been completed.

On Thursday May 7th, 2026 the Registry Operator for the domain extensions listed below is performing system maintenance which will affect the availability of management functions for a number of different domain extensions.

In order to successfully complete the maintenance there will be a 2 hour maintenance window from 8:00 AM PT to 10:00 AM PT on May 7th. During this time, certain change-related transactions will be be unsuccessful, including new registrations, renewals, transfers, contact updates and nameserver updates. It is requested that users refrain from performing these types of transactions on any affected domain name during the maintenance window.

Please note that regular operations of of associated domain names from the list below will not be impacted by this maintenance. For further removal of doubt, associated domain names will continue to function normally throughout the maintenance period.

Affected domain extensions:

Questions? Please contact Customer Support at 1-866-221-7878 or support@webnames.ca

This is a notice to inform you that emergency maintenance to our website hosting infrastructure will be performed during the following maintenance window:

Start: 11:00 AM PT Friday May 1 (2:00 PM ET )

End: 12:15 AM PT Friday May 1   (3:15 PM ET )

Status: During this maintenance window, websites will be offline for up to 10 minutes.

We apologize for the short notice and any inconvenience this may cause. This maintenance is necessary and being performed in the best interests of our customers.

If you have any questions regarding this announcement or its implications, please contact hosting@webnames.ca at your earliest convenience.

Sincerely,

Webnames.ca 

On Tuesday April 21st, 2026 the Registry Operator for the domain extensions listed below is performing system maintenance which will affect the availability of management functions for a number of different domain extensions.

In order to successfully complete the maintenance there will be a 4 hour maintenance window from 8:00 PM PT on April 21st to 12:00 AM PT on April 22nd. During this time, certain change-related transactions will be be unsuccessful, including new registrations, renewals, transfers, contact updates and nameserver updates. It is requested that users refrain from performing these types of transactions on any affected domain name during the maintenance window.

Please note that regular operations of of associated domain names from the list below will not be impacted by this maintenance. For further removal of doubt, associated domain names will continue to function normally throughout the maintenance period.

Affected domain extensions:

Questions? Please contact Customer Support at 1-866-221-7878 or support@webnames.ca

On Monday April 20th, 2026 the registry maintenance is being performed that will affect a number of different domain name registries.

In order to successfully complete the maintenance there will be a 120 minute maintenance window from 1:00 PM PT to 3:00 PM PT on April 20th . During this time, certain change-related transactions will be be unsuccessful, including new registrations, renewals, transfers, contact updates and nameserver updates. It is requested that users refrain from performing these types of transactions on any affected domain name during the maintenance window.

Please note that regular operations of of associated domain names from the list below will not be impacted by this maintenance. For further removal of doubt, associated domain names will continue to function normally throughout the maintenance period.

Affected domain extensions:

Questions? Please contact Customer Support at 1-866-221-7878 or support@webnames.ca

On Saturday April 18th, 2026 the registry maintenance is being performed that will affect a number of different domain name registries.

In order to successfully complete the maintenance there will be a 45 minute maintenance window from 6:00 PM PT to 6:45 PM PT on April 18th. During this time, certain change-related transactions will be be unsuccessful, including new registrations, renewals, transfers, contact updates and nameserver updates. It is requested that users refrain from performing these types of transactions on any affected domain name during the maintenance window.

Please note that regular operations of of associated domain names from the list below will not be impacted by this maintenance. For further removal of doubt, associated domain names will continue to function normally throughout the maintenance period.

Affected domain extensions:

Questions? Please contact Customer Support at 1-866-221-7878 or support@webnames.ca

2:15 PM PDT: The previously identified attack has subsided and service levels have returned to normal. We will continue to monitor the situation for any indications of further trouble.

1:30 PM PDT: Issue is still ongoing and has been identified as a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. DDoS protection services are in place and responding, which is keep services up and available, although performance is still severely impacted.

12:30 PM PDT: We have been alerted to an internet connectivity disruption with one of our upstream providers. This disruption is causing degradation across many of our services. Engineers are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.

This post will be updated as more information becomes available.

This is a notice to inform our web hosting customers with services hosted on 209.15.37.29, 209.15.37.30, 209.15.37.21, 209.15.37.34 and 209.15.37.9 that upgrades to our website hosting infrastructure will be performed during the following maintenance window:

Start: 8:00 PM PT Thursday, March 12th (11:00 PM ET)

End: 9:00 PM PT Thursday, March 12th (12:00 AM ET)

Status: During this maintenance window, websites will be offline for up to 10 minutes.

Affected customers have also been emailed a notice directly. This maintenance is in accordance with our policy to ensure the continued reliability of Webnames.ca’s systems.