My feeling is that approach will further confuse noobs/non-tech-savy
users.

-Sean.

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From: dns-bounces+sean.finn=ozservers.com.au§dotau.org
[mailto:dns-bounces+sean.finn=ozservers.com.au§dotau.org] On Behalf Of
Josh Rowe
Sent: Friday, 29 June 2007 12:42 PM
To: .au DNS Discussion List
Subject: Re: [DNS] Australia registers more .au than .com domains

Australia could adopt the same approach as Bulgaria; which offers direct
registrations under .bg and in September, 2006 introduced 36 seemingly
meaningless 2LD domains. These provide 37 separate domain name spaces
for registrants to choose from.

Examples of actual .bg registered domains include: pcstore.bg,
plasticsurgery.a.bg, and cosmos.1.bg. The introduction of these new
spaces reveal two characteristics; firstly the 2LDs won't become less
meaningful over time (since they start with no intended meaning) and
secondly there is a larger number "good" domain names available for
registration (e.g. acme.a.bg, acme.x.bg,acme.1.bg, etc).

Bulgarian 2LD hierarchy
.a.bg .b.bg .c.bg .d.bg .e.bg .f.bg 
.g.bg .h.bg .i.bg .j.bg .k.bg .l.bg 
.m.bg .n.bg .o.bg .p.bg .q.bg .r.bg
.s.bg .t.bg .u.bg .v.bg .w.bg .x.bg 
.y.bg .z.bg .0.bg .1.bg .2.bg .3.bg
.4.bg .5.bg .6.bg .7.bg .8.bg .9.bg


Josh
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On Fri, Jun 29, 2007 at 12:24:25PM +1000, info§enigmaticminds.com.au
wrote:
> To point things in a completely different direction, rather than
moving 
> to the model of direct registration of .au domains, which in effect 
> closes the .au namespace to any further 2LDs, I think it makes far
more 
> sense to open the .au namespace up even further by introducing more
2LDs.
> 
> For example, a model based on industry classification - i.e. 
> name.industry.au
> 
> For example:
> - anz.bank.au
> - abc.tv.au
> - mmm.radio.au
> - bigpond.isp.au
> - telstra.tel.au / telstra.telco.au
> - johns.plumbing.au
> 
> The greater the number of 2LDs and the more specific they are, the
more 
> open the .au namespace is, the greater the room to grow and more 
> importantly, the fewer IP issues and domain conflicts. There is no 
> conflict between xyz.bank.au and xyz.plumbing.au but there is when
both 
> want xyz.com.au
> 
> Andrew
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