>auDA is not run by registrars. It should be - if it was, policy would be
>objective and automatic, names would be cheaper and overall a far more
>rational and market driven system would pertain.

I probably am not up on all the facts but ...

If we are paying more for a name because a human "vets" names to avoid 
obvious shams, how the heck could
msnmessenger.com.au get through? or any of the other blatant trademark 
ripoffs?

Cheers Tony