] > In the mean time, I'd like to suggest that the new list have "au" in
] > its name (eg: au-dns or dns-au)
] > (1) To underline the point that this is just for Australian DNS,
] >     not for discussions of alternate roots, gTLDs, InterNIC, etc.
] > (2) To differentiate this list from the previous one (some people
] >     like to tell from the Subject: which list it is from).
] 
] I trust you mean the [DNS] bit be changed to  [DNS-AU] or [AU-DNS]  and not
] the email address be changed. This could mean everyone re-subscribing to
] another list... messy.

Yes.  (I hadn't noticed the difference between DNS: and [DNS] earlier,
sorry about that.)

There is also the question of how to refer to the list to distinguish it
from dns§iaa (and other mail lists), other than "the new DNS list" (which
would quickly become dated) or "the WAIA DNS list" (which may not convey
the right connotations).

] Also, a total exclusion on 'other' DNS should not happen. Yes, the focus
] should be on the Australia DNS, but issues external should be open for
] discussion if they might potentially impact us. Eg, there was discussion one
] time about having to pay licencing fees on subdomains without our own domain
] names.

Perhaps the wording in reason 1 was over-reacting a bit.  IMHO the list
should be focussed on `exclusively Australian DNS', but allow comments
on other related topics as long as that doesn't swamp the main focus.
__________________________________________________________________________
 David Keegel <djk&#167;cyber.com.au>  URL: http://www.cyber.com.au/users/djk/
Cybersource P/L: Unix Systems Administration and TCP/IP network management