> This trivial task should be performed by the registry under the
> watchful eye of auDA. After all, that is the central point where
> the policy should be applied, not at the distributed registrar
> level. It makes no sense having 50 organisations applying
> policy at this level.
>
>  ...R.

Richard

Indeed, the Competition Policy Advisory Panel recommended (Policy compliance
checks - 2.4.3 & 2.4.4) <www.auda.org.au/docs/auda-competition-final.html>: ...
that compliance checks for non-objective policy rules be approved by an
independent body before a domain name is submitted to the registry.  ... the
independent body would ensure fairer, more equitable and consistent application
of domain name policy rules.  ... would also guard against registrar-shopping by
registrants to obtain ‘soft’ policy compliance checking.

The Panel recommendation at 2.4.3 was not implemented by auDA.  I can find no
explanation on the auDA website for auDA not accepting this recommendation.  The
auDA Board's decisions on the Final Report are at
<www.auda.org.au/about/minutes/board-200105.html>.


Ian Johnston
Former Panel Member

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Archer [mailto:rha&#167;juggernaut.com.au]
> Sent: 24 June 2003 11:01 AM
> To: dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au
> Subject: RE: [DNS] More on the issue of reseller / registrar
> relationship
>
> At 10:19 +1000 24/6/03, Sean Finn wrote:
>
> >Its the fact that they have *proven* their technical ability to run a perl
> >script.
>
> Well, if that's all they do (i.e. enforce the naming policy) then
> IMHO there is no place for them in the .AU hierarchy.
>
> This trivial task should be performed by the registry under the
> watchful eye of auDA. After all, that is the central point where
> the policy should be applied, not at the distributed registrar
> level. It makes no sense having 50 organisations applying
> policy at this level.
>
>  ...R.
>
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