Exactly

I don't see how people dont understand this...

*snip*
> The monopoly is only at the registry level,
> which is not the level customers go to. Customers go to registrars.
*snip*

Gee Whiz... Sounds like the .com/.net/.org system...
A system that *works*.

Kenneth Brownsmith
kb§kb.au.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kim Davies" <kim&#167;cynosure.com.au>
To: <dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au>
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 9:25 PM
Subject: Re: [DNS] Domain name industry structure


> Quoting Support on Friday December 14, 2001:
> | Ok so what you have just said in simple basic terms in that!
> |
> | MelbourneIT/Melb Uni! and AUNIC are all going to be combined into one
and be
> | managed by One Company!  AusRegistry(etc)
>
> No.. I think Bruce's explanation while correct is a bit more detailed
> that it needs to be. In simple terms, the current and future setup of
> .com.au would be:
>
>    Current                         New
>    ====================            ==================================
>    Delegant:  auDA                 Delegant:  auDA
>    Registry:  AUNIC                Registry:  AusRegistry
>    Registrar: Melbourne IT         Registrar: Lots (i.e. competitive)
>
> As you don't seem too familiar with all this terminology you may wish
> to read through the auDA website, particularly the competition panel
> reports.
>
> | To follow the current policy of the current .com .org .net would have
been a
> | better solution! Have the DB under strict control of auDA or similar and
> | then sales and etc by MANY unrelated 3rd parties!
>
> That is what is happening.. The monopoly is only at the registry level,
> which is not the level customers go to. Customers go to registrars. The
> registry needs to be a monopoly as it is what keeps the official list of
> which domains are registered.
>
> kim
>
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