Bernard,
Have you ever been to an AUDA meeting?
I agree with Craig.
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From: "bw" <bw&#167;efe.com.au>
To: <dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au>
Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 5:15 PM
Subject: Re: [DNS] RE: bizcatalyst.com.au


> Can i stop laughing now?
>
> Bernard Weekes
>
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> To: <bw&#167;efe.com.au>; <dns§lists.auda.org.au>
> Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 5:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [DNS] RE: bizcatalyst.com.au
>
>
> Bernard
>
> You may care to note that auDA is a non-profit organisation.
>
> This means that the proceeds will be used to fund the operating costs of
> managing .au.  The higher the proceeds from the auction, the lower amount
of
> levy will need to be imposed on domain name registrations in the long run.
> It
> is not as though the money disappears into someone's pocket! com.au is
after
> all a commercial domain.  What is wrong with getting the
> market to fund such operating costs and other projects which ultimately
> benefit the Australian Internet community (which auDA is obliged to do
under
> its constitution)?
>
> Craig
>
>
>
>
> Craig Ng
> Partner
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> >>> "bw&#167;efe.com.au" 20/09/02 4:57:45 pm >>>
> Rod,
>
> Was it fair that the person with most money won the domain?
>
> Wouldnt drawing them from a hat been better?
>
> Yes i agree, money make the world go round, the auDA is making sure they
> stop that too AFTER they made theirs
>
> I was part of serveral auctions that went for quite large sums,
> nobody knows it yet tho because the cards are not all on the table.
>
> Bernard Weekes
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rod Keys" <rod&#167;ddns.com.au>
> To: <dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au>
> Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 4:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [DNS] RE: bizcatalyst.com.au
>
>
> > Bernard,
> > 1/ There was huge demand for the generic names to be released.
> > 2/ What is the fairest way to licence them.
> > 3/ What good are they sitting doing nothing.
> > 4/ It became revenue for AUDA to manage the .au namespace for all
> > stakeholders including you.
> > With attitude like that you would stop governments selling anything be
it
> > personalised numberplates or Telstra.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "bw" <bw&#167;efe.com.au>
> > To: <dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au>
> > Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 4:05 PM
> > Subject: Re: [DNS] RE: bizcatalyst.com.au
> >
> >
> > > No, i'm asking why the auDA made money yet the auDA have now made
rules
> > that
> > > no one else can.
> > >
> > > Bernard Weekes
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Adrian Chadd" <adrian&#167;creative.net.au>
> > > To: <dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au>
> > > Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 2:34 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [DNS] RE: bizcatalyst.com.au
> > >
> > >
> > > > On Fri, Sep 20, 2002, bw wrote:
> > > > > Ethics?
> > > > >
> > > > > if no one can own a domain to sell or lease then why did the
> auctions
> > > occur?
> > > >
> > > > Hm. I could have sworn I read somewhere in the auda documentation
> > > > that as long as you continue to meet the eleigibility requirements
> > > > you're guaranteed to renew the domain name after a 2-year licence
> > period.
> > > >
> > > > Could someone verify that for me?
> > > > If its the case, then it makes the "auction" logical (at least from
> the
> > > perspective
> > > > that you seem to be asking..)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Adrian
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Adrian Chadd "<WeBGrrL> i WAS a lesbian.....but now i love everyone
> :P"
> > > > <adrian&#167;creative.net.au>
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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