|> -----Original Message-----
|> From: Michael-Pappas [mailto:auda§michael-pappas.com] 
|> Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 9:18 AM
|> To: dns§lists.auda.org.au
|> Subject: RE: [DNS] RE: auDA to consider new names for .au
|> 
|> 
|> $5 is not possible either, you need to remember that ther is the $11
charge
|> to auDA from the registry.
|> 
|> $11 + $(Registry charge) + $(Registrar costs) = Total$
|> 
|> It would nearly be impossible for the auDA to restrict pricing on any
and
|> all TLD's other than at the registry record end.

The $11 charge applies to 3rd level hostnames/domains under the
currently released 2LTD's.  It does not have to carry on past that
level.  I can register a domain such as mysite.net.au and then release
sub-domains under it for free if I wish, or charge for them.  What I'm
suggesting is that with the geographical domains, city.state.au be
released under the current pricing structure but with restrictions how
how sub-domains/hostnames may be sold/handled.  The idea being that all
of the hostnames irrespective of 2LD (state or 3LD (city)) are handled
in a similar way with similar pricing structures.

Darryl (Dassa) Lynch.