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OK. I've had enough. Been watching this debate.

Once and for all I'm going to state my position on this thing.

Reference: 
http://www.sedo.co.uk/links/showhtml.php3?Id=1453&tracked=&partnerid=&language=e

As far as I'm concerned, this whole process is not about de-regulation 
or technical optimisation. We all know that wireless bandwidth is 
reduced on the base of numbers!

And, no matter what the result, some over-clued c0cK-suK3R will come up 
with a way to deliver better search engine results, no matter how 
conservative you registration policy. To sell YOUR .AU domain. Yeh let's 
sell it, well WHO will reap the rewards from TLD .au registrations? WHO 
will benefit from de-regulation?

This is all about low-margin registration and advertising. We forwarded 
our own man to ICANN - Paul Twomey - and just look how /badly/ our 
Industry has been hurt overall in the last five years. Domain-tasting 
and all that - is that a mess we want to invite into .au?

We Do Not Need This In Australia. We were there at the beginning of this 
Internet thing, we've contributed more than most. To accede to this 
change is to write off everything that was ever achieved.

Not that we haven't done it before. Rotary engine springs to mind, John 
B? sure that you have another 20 examples to add to that.

Once you go down this path, we're all fuck3D.

Chris Bell
Blue Sky Host
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By Selling the .au NameSpace we are betraying our fathers. We are 
deleting the line that stands between pucnh-cards and keyboards. We are 
basically saying that all your efforts were worthless.

Despite the connection I would welcome a Bob - it's so long since we 
considered a Bob. Some of these people put their lives and careers on 
the line to make this happen. What recognition do they get now?   A 
couple of tweaqy student$?>

Not good enough.

The .au domain is solid, resolvable, searchable... the commercial 
interests should be considered, but NOT at the expense of .AU