Good question. As you know, it's Melbourne IT's list and auDA has not been
involved in any of the policy decisions about individual names. Maybe
someone at MIT can answer the question.

Regards,

Chris Disspain
CEO - auDA
ceo§auda.org.au
+61-3-9349-4711
www.auda.org.au


-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Batchelor [mailto:peterbat§vic.bigpond.net.au]
Sent: Thursday, 17 January 2002 09:51
To: dns§lists.auda.org.au
Subject: Re: [DNS] Media Release

Chris, the aunic name status report shows airshows.com.au as having been
registered on 24 December 2001.

How is it that a name on the list of domains to be auctioned managed to be
registered, particularly if it was considered a generic name?

Who slipped up?

Peter


>* The names email.com.au and airshows.com.au have been removed from the
list
>because they have already been issued and are thus not available. Those who
>applied for these names prior to their removal will be individually
informed
>that the names are not available.
>
>
>-ENDS-
>
>For media contact:
>
>Chris Disspain
>Chief Executive Officer
>auDA
>tel: 03 9349 4711
>email: ceo§auda.org.au
>
>
>
>
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