Forwarding a message from Simon Hackett:
> I would appreciate an answer to the following suggestion of mine (and
> subsequent words of support from Boz Cappie as below). I think it is the
> fairest way to address the renewal situation - fairest for all concerned. I
> have discussed this with others who also agree that the logical thing to do
> with existing com.au registrations is to simply leave them alone until (any)
> defined event which causes them to be re-registered, but to otherwise take
> no action to change (or remove) existing com.au names prior to any
> re-registration of same.

I agree. If the owner of the domain fronts up and causes you to do some
work, charge the re-registration fee. If not, leave the domain alone. I
don't see forcing all existing re-registrations to be completed by 1st
of February to be consistent with the concept of a second .com.au DNA,
which might or might not be operational by 1st February, with which the
domain owner may choose to register.

Nick.
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