Simon,

I know from talking with you that we are substantially in
agreement about the uses of the DNS .com.au namespace.

So what gives below?  I'm providing the original e-mail
in case you didn't see the material you quoted in context.

As you can see, we agree that:

 - DNS is not a directory service (and I never said
   that it was, so I'll assume your repeated comment
   was aimed at the list as a whole).

 - The desirability of a search engine (which I stated
   in the next sentence after the text you quoted).

The ACN registry has always struck me as a good idea,
especially as a search engine could be easily built
from publically available ASC material (company name,
ACN, industry code) and it would fit well into X.500.

Cheers,
glen


> Subject: Re: DNS: .biz.au or .co.au
> Date: Wed, 04 Dec 1996 09:31:26 +1030
> From: Glen Turner <glen.turner&#167;itd.adelaide.edu.au>
> Reply-To: dns&#167;intiaa.asn.au
> Organization: IT Division, University of Adelaide, South Australia
> To: dns&#167;intiaa.asn.au
> 
> Paul Foxworthy <coherent&#167;cohsoft.com.au> wrote:
> > In general, people don't know or care whether a business is
> > registered by the ASC or the state business name registration body,
> > so using this as the basis for a domain name will make it harder
> > for people to find you on the 'Net.
> 
> I think whatever happens it will be harder to find
> companies on the net.  Is Widgets (NSW) Pty Ltd:
> 
>  - widgetsinc.com.au or widgetsrus.com.au under the current
>    .com.au rules (widgets.com.au is generic, and thus not
>    allowed)
> 
>  - widgets.biz.au or widgetsXXX.com (by definition, under
>    the alternative 2LD structure there will be two places
>    to look).
> 
>  - widgets.ptyltdnsw.au under a company name register
>    proposal.
> 
> I see the best structure for DNS names as one that
> side-steps the conflict of name issue and allows
> a search engine to be constructed simply.
> 
> In my mind the problem is that the people applying
> for .com.au domain names are willing to sacrifice
> a good structure for short-term PR advantage (the
> supposed benefit of a name like widgets.com.au).
> 
> Cheers,
> glen

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