>Doesn't anyone remember the scandal that was associated with the float
of
>MIT? The 
>people who were allocated shares (a lot of them academics at Melbourne
Uni)
>and then 
>sold shares in the first few days who are pissing themselves laughing at
>all us mugs 
>who subsidised their already "rich and famous" lifesytles.

So you've got an issue with the way JB Were and MEI (Melbourne IT's former
parent company) administered the float?  This is hardly relevant to this
discussion, almost 3 years later...


>-- Original Message --
>Reply-To: dns§lists.auda.org.au
>From: "Chris Berkeley" <magic2147&#167;optushome.com.au>
>To: dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au
>Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 15:04:59 +1000
>Subject: RE: [DNS] Melbourne IT - slow speed, laxsecurity and poor quality
>of service
>
>
>On 6 Aug 2002 at 17:50, ginger FISH wrote:
>
>> Hey Pete,
>> 
>> To give a bit more substance to your essay, tell us exactly what you
would
>> do in their place ?
>> 
>> ginger FISH
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Peter [mailto:peterc005&#167;yahoo.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 1:59 PM
>> To: dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au
>> Subject: [DNS] Melbourne IT - slow speed, laxsecurity and poor quality
>> of service
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Melbourne IT is a good example of why academics should
>> not get involved with real-world IT.
>> 
>> don't they understand that one reason we pay taxes is
>> to fund universities and keep academics off the
>> streets where they can do little harm!
>> 
>> MIT are totally clueless.
>> 
>> I read the auda documentation that said the the domain
>> registrations only cost $12, yet the parasites losers
>> at Melbourne IT are forcing us to pay them $140 for
>> this service.
>> 
>> Yes, they charge $140 for something that costs them
>> $12. Monopoly pricing! A .com domain from the USA only
>> costs $30.
>> 
>> Melbourne IT - you have been using your monopoly
>> powers to steal from the public!
>> 
>
>Doesn't anyone remember the scandal that was associated with the float
of
>MIT? The 
>people who were allocated shares (a lot of them academics at Melbourne
Uni)
>and then 
>sold shares in the first few days who are pissing themselves laughing at
>all us mugs 
>who subsidised their already "rich and famous" lifesytles.
>
>cb
>
>
>
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