Re: DNS: Prospective new domains (tm.au) & (pr.au)

Re: DNS: Prospective new domains (tm.au) & (pr.au)

From: <vicc§cia.net.au>
Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 23:50:23 +1000 (EST)
>_From: Rick Welykochy
> 
> 
> (1) .com.au is currently administered using the last suggestion.
>     .com is adminstered using the first suggestion.
> 
> (2) the USA is a battleground of domain-name "property"
>     litigations, some going on for years now; I see no such
>     tendency here in Australia

the USA is a battleground for all legal issues. so what?

> If I get the name I want in the .com domain, I could lose my
> shirt over it ;) The .com.au policy goes a long way to avoiding
> such conflicts, since its policies closely mirror those of
> naming rights in business.

it also goes a long way towards punishing and frustrating users that want
alternatives.  what you are saying is we should all loose our freedoms 
just in case a few might do something worng. what complete utter crap.

Vic
Received on Mon May 18 1998 - 23:24:08 UTC

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