I though the message received from Kim Davies (below) :

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>From kim§gospel.iinet.net.au Wed Apr  2 17:36:57 1997
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 11:24:57 +0800
From: Kim Davies <kim&#167;gospel.iinet.net.au>
Reply-To: dns&#167;intiaa.asn.au
To: dns&#167;intiaa.asn.au, inet-issues§mail.aone.net.au
Subject: DNS: Latest on iiNet vs MITA court case



iiNet Technologies is pleased with the changes in the COM.AU renewal
policy by Melbourne IT, as faxed to Pauline Van Winsen of the Internet
Society of Australia. In these changes, Melbourne IT will not remove
unpaid domains until November 1997 that do not require service.

This resolution achieves the goal we aimed for - ensuring that there is
competition in the management of the COM.AU zone before companies are
removed. A group of Internet industry heads has formed a working party
to create the Australian Domain Name Authority (ADNA), which will
oversee the introduction of competing domain name administrators for
COM.AU. A public meeting on this will be held in Sydney next week.

As a result, we are taking steps to suspend recently announced legal
action against Melbourne IT, Robert Elz and Telstra Corporation.

Thanks for all the support we've received from thousands of COM.AU holders
across Australia, and to Melbourne IT for altering their policy to one
which is workable for the Internet community.

kim
for iinet technologies

% kim davies <kim&#167;west.net.au> tel: (09) 322 7770 fax: (09) 322 6660
  Connect West Pty Ltd, Level 9, 250 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000
  url = http://www.cynosure.com.au/~kim/


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that mentioned legal activity was being suspended against MIT would have
cleared this matter up.




> Dear DNS list members,
> 
> First, let me note that the following comments are made entirely as an
> individual, not as a representative of anyone else. 
> 
> As I sit here, having paid for my airline tickets to Sydney to attend the
> "DNS Forum" meeting, I find myself seriously wondering what the outcome of