You are meant to do these things slowly so the stats tool doesn't pick it up...

At 02:47 PM 18/06/2003 +1000, you wrote:

>1600 mistakes  ?
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Discount Domain Name Services [mailto:rod§ddns.com.au]
>Sent: Wednesday, 18 June 2003 2:40 PM
>To: dns§lists.auda.org.au
>Subject: RE: [DNS] auDA media release
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>let any of you who has not made a mistake cast the first stone.
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jason Pay [mailto:jasonpay§au1.ibm.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 2:34 PM
>To: dns§lists.auda.org.au
>Subject: RE: [DNS] auDA media release
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>Two months not being able to transfer domain to itself without jumping
>through hoops   is as good a punishment as any. that said, seen as they are
>an auDA accredited registrar this should be treated as a first of three
>strikes.
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>Prohibited DDNS (for a period of 60 days) from transferring any domain name
>from another registrar to itself unless it provides auDA with a copy of the
>relevant authorisation, and auDA provides its consent.
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> >From: "Dave Hooper" <dave&#167;davehooper.net>
> >Subject: RE: [DNS] auDA media release
> >
> >My goodness. Unless we see some real action taken when these events take
> >place we will continue to see them happen. What implications are there
> >for a registrar failing to act as it should? Apparently none.
> >
> >Dave Hooper.
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Chris Disspain [mailto:ceo&#167;auda.org.au]
> > Sent: Wednesday, 18 June 2003 1:59 PM
> > To: 'Chris Disspain'
> > Cc: announce&#167;lists.auda.org.au; dns§lists.auda.org.au;
> > members&#167;lists.auda.org.au
> > Subject: [DNS] auDA media release
> >
> >
> > Discount Domain Name Services breaches new transfer policy
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> >
> > Melbourne, 18 June 2003 - auDA has found that actions by
> > Discount Domain Name Services (DDNS) breached the new
> > Transfers (Change of Registrar of
> > Record) Policy (auDA published policy number 2003-03 located at
> > http://www.auda.org.au/docs/auda-2003-03.pdf)
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> > The new policy came into force on Monday 16th June 2003.
> > Under the policy a transfer of a domain name from one
> > registrar of record to another became free. However,
> > registrars are required to obtain authorisation from the registrant.
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> > On Monday 16th June 2003 DDNS initiated over 1600 transfers
> > from other registrars to itself which auDA has found had not
> > been authorised by the relevant registrants.
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> > auDA has taken the following actions:-
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> > 1.      Instructed AusRegistry to transfer each domain name
> > transferred
> > by DDNS back to its original registrar of record.
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> > 2.      Directed the original registrars of record to send an
> > explanatory communication to each affected registrant.
> >
> > 3.      Directed DDNS to post a corrective notice on its web
> > site, for a
> > period of 30 days.
> >
> > 4.      Prohibited DDNS (for a period of 60 days) from
> > transferring any
> > domain name from another registrar to itself unless it
> > provides auDA with a copy of the relevant authorisation, and
> > auDA provides its consent.
> >
> > 5.      Required DDNS to review its systems and procedures to ensure
> > that DDNS adheres to all of its obligations under the
> > published policies and the Registrar Agreement.
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> >
> > -ENDS-
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> > For media contact:
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> > auDA:
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> > Chris Disspain
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> > Chief Executive Officer
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> > tel: 03 9349 4711
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> > email:  <mailto:ceo&#167;auda.org.au> ceo§auda.org.au
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> > Chris Disspain
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> > CEO - auDA
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> > ceo&#167;auda.org.au
> >
>www.auda.org.au <http://www.auda.org.au/>
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