Richard wrote:




>
>I do not think it is a good idea to have two commercial 2LD's under the
>same TLD. This is only going to confuse people, and there are still
>plenty of free names in the '.COM.AU' namespace.
>
>How about setting up as a second DNA for .com.au instead?
>

Hear hear. I cannot see whay another commercial domain is required. Whilst I 
think the way Melbourne IT has handled the commercialisation of the COM.AU 
registry, I believe that the proposed annual charges are not unreasonable.

Dougal Holmes
Group Information Technology Manager
NORTH LIMITED

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed above are mine, and not necessarily  my 
employers