That's a different issue, and I agree that it would have been less
controversial had auDA chosen a different strategy.  It would have been
better to give the resellers the option, as MIT have done.

My reaction was you comparing auDA to ING, which I think was uncalled for.

Ron

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael-Pappas [mailto:auda§michael-pappas.com]
Sent: Tuesday, 2 July 2002 7:11 PM
To: dns§lists.auda.org.au
Subject: RE: [DNS] Re: anydomain.com.au


Ron,

auDA is not soliciting business but the fact that they mention one
registrar in the email and only a link to the other listings it seems that
there is a preferred registrar to those who only glance at the email and
hit the delete button.
With all the SPAM that we all receive and the way in which most people
view things that they do not know, it's not wonder that I have spend most
of my day on the phone just explaining that auDA do not want them to take
their business to Melb IT.
It was a bad move to email out to people as a once off, unless they know
who you are and exactly what you want, I would say that most registrants
see and registrar name and hit delete or the from address as auDA and hit
delete. It means nothing to a lot of people if it's not know
Regards,

Michael-Pappas.


> As an observer here, let me say that the big difference between auDA
> and ING is that auDA is not soliciting business
>
> Ron Stark
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marco Botros [mailto:mehanna§tpg.com.au]
> Sent: Tuesday, 2 July 2002 4:57 PM
> To: ceo§auda.org.au
> Cc: dns§lists.auda.org.au
> Subject: [DNS] Re: anydomain.com.au
>
>
> Dear auDA,
>
> To be honest, I am disappointed,
>
> With MIT, I do have a choice it seems about how
> to inform my clients of the new transition:
>
>>>Please find below a copy of the message that Melbourne IT will be
> sending on Monday 24th June, 2002 to the administrative e-mail contact
> of all .com.au domains that are currently managed under reseller
> accounts.
>
> If you would not like Melbourne IT to send this communication to the
> com.au registrants on your reseller account, simply reply to this e-
> mail adding the word OPTOUT to end of the subject line, by COB today.
>
> If you choose the opt out option, we request that you convey this
> information to your customers as soon as practicable.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> But with auDA, It seems I do not and you around telling every admin
> contract of any domain under our management with emails like this:
>
>>>>auDA's new Australian domain name regime and com.au names
> .au Domain Administration Ltd (auDA) is the government-endorsed manager
> of Australian domain names (see http://www.auda.org.au).
>>>>>>>
>
> What makes you different from ING, you seems to have went directly to
> our clients anyway. this question needs to be answered!!! :-(
>
> regards,
>
> Marco Botros
> Operations Manager
> Spirit Servers
> mehanna§spiritservers.com.au
> http://spiritservers.com.au
>
> *******************************************************
> Spirit Servers, "A Solid, Reliable .dotHosting".
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: auDA Info <info&#167;auda.org.au>
> To: <domain&#167;spiritservers.com.au>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 3:29 AM
> Subject: hostpro.com.au
>
>
> auDA's new Australian domain name regime and com.au names
> .au Domain Administration Ltd (auDA) is the government-endorsed manager
> of Australian domain names (see
> http://www.auda.org.au).
>
> You are being sent this email because you are listed in the com.au
> database as the administrative contact for the above
> com.au name.
>
> This email contains important information about the above domain name.
> If you are no longer the administrative contact
> and you know who has replaced you, please urgently forward this email
> to them. If you do not know who has replaced you
> forward this email to noadmin&#167;auda.org.au
>
> Today, auDA introduced a new domain name regime and new domain name
> policy rules. This will affect your domain name in
> the following ways.
>
> Under the new system, each domain name has a Registrar of Record
> entered in the database. Your Registrar of Record is
> Melbourne IT Ltd. This is because when you licensed or last renewed the
> domain name, you did so directly through
> Melbourne IT Ltd or through one of their domain name resellers.
>
> When your domain name licence expires you can renew it through your
> Registrar of Record or you may decide to transfer
> to another auDA Accredited Registrar, in which case they will become
> your new Registrar of Record. The cost of renewal
> may vary from registrar to registrar. It is important to check the
> service offerings and charges of each registrar
> before making your choice. A list of registrars and links to their
> websites is available at
> http://www.auda.org.au/registrars
>
> If you have any queries about your domain name you should contact
> Melbourne IT Ltd or the reseller you normally deal
> with.
>
> For more information about auDA and the new domain name regime and
> policy rules, see http://www.auda.org.au
>
>
>
>
>
>
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