What was the outcome of the meeting please?

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Ian Johnston, Policy Consultant
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron Stark [mailto:ronstark§businesspark.com.au]
> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 4:30 AM
> To: dns§auda.org.au
> Subject: FW: [DNS] Urgent Call for public meeting
>
>
> To everybody who called and otherwise contacted me off line on
> this subject
> - your support is great.  Jo, thanks for arranging the meeting.
>
> For everybody on the list, the meeting is on Friday 05 Oct, 14h30
> - 17h00 at
> Maddock Lonie & Chisolm, 140 William Street.
>
> According to the information on auDA's site, IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT
> YOU EMAIL
> JO at jo.lim§auda.org.au, telling her of your intention to attend -
> otherwise you will be excluded from participation.
>
> I suspect that this will be the ONLY chance you'll get to have a say, so
> it's vitally important that we all rally for this meeting.
>
>
> Ron Stark
> Business Park Pty Ltd
> mail: ronstark§businesspark.com.au
> tel: +61 (0)3 9592 6895   fax: +61 (0)3 9591 0729
> mob: +61 (0)41 812 9922
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron Stark [mailto:ronstark§businesspark.com.au]
> Sent: Wednesday, 3 October 2001 2:01 PM
> To: dns§auda.org.au
> Subject: [DNS] Urgent Call for public meeting
>
>
> As an auDA member (yet to be ratified) I have to say that we're NOT HAPPY
> with what's being rushed through by auDA, for whatever reason.
> And I think
> that we're probably typical of a whole swag of domain name resellers out
> there, who should be fearful for their businesses if our concerns are
> anything to go by.  Some examples:
>
> *	We have only 2 days in which to comment on the complex draft
> registrar agreement, but NO opportunity to discuss concerns we have.  We,
> for one, received no notification of its release.  This is
> inexcusably short
> for such a crucial issue that will directly affect us all.
> *	Any auDA impositions on their registrars are foisted on us
> resellers, yet we've had no input into their composition or content.
> *	There is NO obligation on auDA to develop or publish a Code of
> Practice.
> *	What references there are to any Code of Practice make no measurable
> or enforceable provision for recourse or punitive action in the event of
> non-compliance.
> *	The issue of SPAM is inadequately addressed
> *	There is no obligation on registrars to resolve (only to
> investigate) or act on complaints from us or our collective clients
> *	No criteria are given whereby reseller agreements can be terminated
> - only a directive from auDA.  Hair colour, perhaps?  We resellers have no
> recourse or appeal mechanism.
> *	auDa acknowledges that it acts "for the benefit of the Australian
> public", yet their actions and indecent haste are excluding imput by that
> very public they purport to serve.
> *	There are no provisions to protect registrars, we resellers or
> registrants (our customers) against vested interests or conflict
> of interest
> by auDA officials and/or auDA service providers.
> *	Where is the transparancy of process that an organisation owes, and
> is obligated to provide, its members?
>
> Our concerns are considerably heightened by recent (and not so recent)
> examples of abuse and predatory business practice of which several members
> complained, but against which auDA and Melbourne IT were apparently
> powerless to act.  By the way, we are STILL waiting on auDA's
> reponse to our
> specific question in this reard.
>
> We see nothing in the draft agreement that will improve our already weak
> situation - indeed, we see our collective ability for recourse
> against shady
> business practice, and abuse of improperly obtained information, being
> weakened still further.
>
> We are deeply concerned, and I would like to call a public meeting to be
> held in the next 48 hours (say 10h00 Friday), to get these and
> other issues
> on the table WHILE WE STILL HAVE THE CHANCE.  Let's not emasculate
> ourselves, and our customers, through apathy.
>
> Your expressions of interest PLEASE.
>
>
> Ron Stark
> Business Park Pty Ltd
> mail: ronstark§businesspark.com.au
> tel: +61 (0)3 9592 6895   fax: +61 (0)3 9591 0729
> mob: +61 (0)41 812 9922
>
>
>
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