Bruce,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Tonkin [mailto:Bruce.Tonkin§melbourneit.com.au] 
> Sent: Friday, 11 October 2002 10:23 AM
> To: 'dns§lists.auda.org.au'
> Subject: [DNS] Regarding Webarama mailout
> 
> In the same way that AusRegistry now has a monopoly.  
> 
> Melbourne IT did create the opportunity for an industry of 
> companies to participate in the domain name registration 
> business, via a reseller program.  Competition and consumer 
> choice was available at the reseller level.  It was under no 
> obligation to do so.  We now have an additional level in the 
> industry - Registrar.  Companies can now choose to be either 
> a registrar or a reseller of a registrar.  There is now 
> competition at both the registrar and reseller level.  
> Melbourne IT has chosen to become an auDA accredited registrar.

And who's clients are they?
http://web.archive.org/web/20010425102300/www.inww.com/partners/page2.ph
p3
"We recognise that your customers are your most valuable asset and we do
not correspond with them in any direct way."

Also, this remains unanswered;
Does a domain registrar have the right to change a registrants registry
key without the registrant requesting they do so?

Dave Hooper