> At 8:33 +0800 3/12/96, Michael Malone wrote:
> 
> >            Proposed Australian BIZ.AU Registry
> 
> 
> 'BIZ' is a somewhat tacky abbreviation.
> 
> '.CO.AU' would be better, as is is a direct abbreviation of 'commercial'.
> This presents a more professional full domain name.
> 
> After all, the reason most companies register domain names is to look more
> professional on the Internet, otherwise their web sites would all be
> http://www.isp.net.au/~someone.
> 
> 'CO.AU' has the added benefit of being a standard abbreviation for
> commercial domains (e.g. .co.uk).
>

No, this would only lead to confusion for people trying to locate sites etc.
Having .COM.AU and .CO.AU would be a bad move.
 
> 
> I do not think it is a good idea to have two commercial 2LD's under the
> same TLD. This is only going to confuse people, and there are still
> plenty of free names in the '.COM.AU' namespace.
> 
> How about setting up as a second DNA for .com.au instead?
> 

Yes, we should look at two or more DNA's. And contrary to popular belief,
using large ISPs will not necessarily be the answer. More people respond the
'personal' touch that smaller companies can provide.

Have you ever tried to get ahold of a specific person at Telstra or
Connect.com.au and actually got them first time? Rare in my experience.

Antony.

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