i'm sure new.net will sell it to you at the right price >-- Original Message -- >Reply-To: dns§lists.auda.org.au >From: "aussiewide.com (administration)" <rebecca§aussiewide.com> >To: <dns§lists.auda.org.au> >Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 19:30:15 +1000 >Subject: Re: [DNS] RE: auDA to consider new names for .au > > >I dont care provided I can get .bitch > >Rebecca >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Jon Lawrence" <jon§jonlawrence.com> >To: <dns§lists.auda.org.au>; <dns§auda.org.au> >Cc: "'Grant Bayley'" <gbayley§ausmac.net> >Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 6:24 PM >Subject: RE: [DNS] RE: auDA to consider new names for .au > > >Actually I think .biz reeks of ICANN's spinelessness. If they'd been >willing >to give the internet community what it wanted it would have taken on Image >Online Design and approved .web > > >>-- Original Message -- >>Reply-To: dns§lists.auda.org.au >>From: "Rowe, Joshua" <Joshua.Rowe§auspost.com.au> >>To: "'Dns List (dns§auda.org.au)'" <dns§auda.org.au> >>Cc: 'Grant Bayley' <gbayley§ausmac.net> >>Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 18:03:47 +1000 >>Subject: [DNS] RE: auDA to consider new names for .au >> >> >>Forwarded with Grant's permission. >> >> >>Josh >>-- >>* any views are my own >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Grant Bayley [mailto:gbayley§ausmac.net] >>Sent: Wednesday, 24 April 2002 5:35 PM >>To: Rowe, Joshua >>Cc: Link List (link§www.anu.edu.au) >>Subject: Re: [LINK] auDA to consider new names for .au >> >> >>On Wed, 24 Apr 2002, Rowe, Joshua wrote: >> >>> auDA to consider new names for .au >>> http://www.auda.org.au/about/news/2002042402.html >> >>[snip] >> >>> auDA is considering whether there is sufficient public support for the >> >>> creation of some new 2LDs. For example, should auDA follow the example >> >>> of ICANN and create a new "biz.au" or "name.au"? Another option might > >>> be to create new 2LDs for specific sectors of the community, like >>> "law.au" for lawyers. >> >>I'll bite on this particular point. >> >>Anyone else think that ".biz" reeks of "1999 dot com excesses"? >> >>For this reason alone I'd assert that it's worth ignoring. >> >>> auDA is particularly interested in receiving proposals for the >>> existing info.au 2LD, which is currently inactive. >>> >>> "Now that the .info gTLD has commenced operation, we think there is >>> real potential for info.au to become a very popular domain among >>> Australian Internet users," said auDA CEO, Chris Disspain. >> >>This is mostly personal opinion, but the existing "new" TLDs have gotten >>a >>bad name for themselves, and mostly because of the process that was >followed >>to bring them into operation. Firstly, the fact that preference was given >>to those wanted to "reserve" / stake a claim to an existing name meant >that >>it was abused heavily by anyone that could convincingly lie about the >>trademarks/service marks etc that they held. Secondly, the fact that >>spammers picked up the baton and ran with it for .biz/.info/.name meant >that >>by the time the domains eventually became available, there was such >>confusion and latent anger about having received 500 unsolicited email >>offers to "reserve" domains in the new TLDs, nobody cared about them. >> >>More personal opinion. Who really wants a domain ending in .name? >>"john.smith.name" That's got about as much appeal as a warm, mouldy rag. >>Ditto on ".per" as a 2LD/TLD. At the very least, an opening up of .id.au >>without the 3LD requirement for an Australian animal ought to cater for >the >>demand for personal domain names. >> >>As Chris has hinted at above, the only TLD/2LD's that strike me as having >>any appeal are those that can be immediately used by organisations that >are >>part of a body of professionals or perhaps a club (.law, .club (?)), >>organisations that perform some historical, information aggregation or >>archiving function (.museum, .archive (?)), or provide a clear and obvious >>source of information on a particular topic (.info). >> >>Grant >> >> >> >>-- >> >>Australia Post is committed to providing our customers with excellent >service. >> If we can assist you in any way please either telephone 13 13 18 or visit >>our website www.auspost.com.au. >> >>CAUTION >> >>This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are privileged and >confidential >>information intended for the use of the addressee. 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