RE: [DNS] Geographic Domain Name Proposal

RE: [DNS] Geographic Domain Name Proposal

From: Chris Disspain <ceo§auda.org.au>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 17:57:00 +1000
It's there.
http://www.auda.org.au/policy/panel-newname-2002/geo2LDs-recs.pdf

Cheers,

Chris Disspain
CEO - auDA
ceo&#167;auda.org.au
www.auda.org.au


-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Tonkin [mailto:Bruce.Tonkin&#167;melbourneit.com.au] 
Sent: Tuesday, 15 October 2002 17:44
To: 'dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au'
Subject: RE: [DNS] Geographic Domain Name Proposal

I expect the report of the 2LD names panel will be available on the auDA
website soon.

It does discuss this topic.

Regards,
Bruce Tonkin


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Leonard Samuel [mailto:leonard.samuel&#167;pof.com.au]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 5:02 PM
> To: dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au
> Subject: Re: [DNS] Geographic Domain Name Proposal
> 
> 
> Anthony,
> 
> I think that if the news article is true, then the idea 
> behind it has good
> intentions. However, in reality there are a lot of .com.au 
> domain names that
> are unavailable because they are geographic locations. These include
> dollar.com.au, as Dollar is a town in Victoria. There are 
> more examples of
> situations where a company has a name that is close to a town 
> name, or even
> a surname.
> 
> The policy should be broadened to allow companies that 
> fulfill the .com.au
> criteria to get those "geographical" .com.au domains also.
> 
> Chris and others on the auDA Board - can this be put on the agenda for
> consideration?
> 
> Len
>> 

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