Thanks for the URL Josh. It goes to show why there are so many disgruntled
aspirants out there - eg how can Sanford register virtualbroker.com.au?
Sounds pretty generic to me ...

FWIW, I like the tenor of what David Wise wrote.

Regards,
Mark Davidson
Partner
Marshall Marks Kennedy Lawyers
Ph: 61-2-9950 2600
Fax 61-2-9950 2650
Email: davidson§mmk.com.au

"Rowe, Joshua" wrote:

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David_Wise§fhp.com.au [mailto:David_Wise§fhp.com.au]
> > Sent: Wednesday, 30 June 1999 11:08
> > To: dns§waia.asn.au
> > Subject: Re: [DNS] generic domain names
>
> [snip-snip]
>
> > Also, it would be impossible to make special rules governing
> > "generic" domain names because you cannot draw a line between
> > what is generic and what is not.    Consider
> > "www.news.com.au"  for example.
> >
> > David Wise
> > Brisbane
>
> check out http://www.mpx.com.au/~ianw/dnsw.html for a list of the latest
> generic and common word domains that have been registered.
>
> Regards
>
> Josh
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> Australia Post Headquarters
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