Yea $100 bucks for 2 years is really going to send them broke!
Come on, most edu institutions get discounted everything from software,
computers to Internet services, they need to start paying their fair share.

I don't believe it's really a rip-off; it isn�t cheap to run a registry. If
they want an Internet presents in this day and age then they should be
willing to pay for the domain name!


Kind Regards,
Brenden Cruikshank
______________________________________
Spirit Communications Pty. Ltd.
ACN: 108 669 754
PO Box 232, Aitkenvale, Q. 4814
www.spiritcommunications.com.au

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <magic2147&#167;optushome.com.au>
To: <dns&#167;dotau.org>
Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 10:04 AM
Subject: [DNS] More overpriced .au domains


> The Principal of my daughter's school has received this:
>
> > From:
> > To:
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 2:09 PM
> > Subject: All Independent Schools - Heads - 4/27/2004 12:23:33 PM
> >
> >
> >
> > Dear
> >
> > Important Information about changes to the management of edu.au domain
> > names
> >
> > >From May 6th 2004 holders of edu.au domain names will be required to
> > register their domain every two years. Registration will attract a $100
> > fee.
> >
> > Background
> > As a result of changes to the management of AU domain, the Education
> > Domain Advisory Committee (eDAC) was established 2001 to oversee policy
> > and administration of the edu.au domain name space in relation to
> > Australian education and training internet addresses. At that time, it
was
> > decided that the edu.au domain should remain closed and controlled by
the
> > education community, and as it had a very limited policy,
representatives
> > of each system and sector were called upon to develop appropriate
policy.
> >
> > As part of the process, the decision was made to have Education.au take
> > over responsibility for the edu.au registry from AUNIC. The registry is
> > the online database of Australian education domain names. In order to
fund
> > the management of the registry, it was concluded that, after a grace
> > period, edu.au domain names would attract a registration fee, renewable
> > every two years. During the initial one year phase-in period, the
running
> > costs were met by the States and Commonwealth.
> >
> > Domain name renewal notices will be sent to the holders of edu.au domain
> > names by using the email addresses available in the contact details
> > registered with the domain. Reminders will be sent at pre-determined
> > intervals and if renewal is not carried out, domains will be suspended.
> >
> >
> > Action required re accuracy of domain name contact information
> > Given that individual independent schools commenced registration of
> > domains from 1995, it is highly possible that the contact details and
> > contact email address have become out of date.
> >
> > This has the potential to cause domain renewal notice emails to fail,
> > meaning that the school domain could ultimately be suspended.
> >
> > Recommendation:
> > If your school has an edu.au domain name, it is important that admin
> > contact details are brought up to date.
> >
> > Details can be updated in the education domain name website at:
> > http://www.domainname.edu.au
> >
> > Accessing your school details will require a password.
> >
> > Contact Education.au (08) 8334 3245 in order to obtain a password to
> > update your domain name contact details as soon as possible.
> >
> > Further information can be found at:
> > http://www.domainname.edu.au/registrar/page1022.html
>
> Quite why a .edu.au domain should be charged at $50 per annum is a
mystery. I just
> renewed some .za, .nz, .uk, and .il domains and not one cost more than $30
per
> annum and at least two were done through a "monopoly" but not-for-profit
> registry/registrar.
>
> Somebody is doing very well out of this - just like the rip off merchants
at
> auDA/Ausregistry
>
> cb
>
>
>
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