At 19:31 21/07/98 +1000, you wrote:
>With respect Larry, what sort of infrastructure do you have? Hang on -
>that question should probably be rhetorical, because we really should
>define what sort of standard solution is required rather than hand
>about domain name governance willy nilly. After one year will you charge
>for the service? Will you charge so much that you cover the
>infrastructure costs of the first year? Is that wise for the *.org.au
>name space? Do shoestring budget orgs really *want* to have to pay
>market/industry rates?

With equal respect Narelle (and kre) a lot more than Robert Elz. The kind of infrastructure that has enabled us to sell (yes register and administer) over 2500 domains in 5 months in seven different domain endings.

My offer is (believe it or not) genuine.

What I mean is a free service for one year with no charges to anyone, adhering to the current rules, for the good of the Australian Internet community, with no ability to start charging at any point.

The one year was to allow us to get out if it costs us too much money, not to allow us to then start charging.

Let me repeat - this is a serious and genuine offer. NetRegistry would like to take the administrative burden of .org.au from kre as a volunteer service to the Australian Internet Industry and community.

This is not a quick fix offer, this is a serious move forward for .org.au and the DNS in Australia.

Regards

Larry Bloch
>
>We need to examine the other issues around dns rather than opt for
>quick fixes - damn nice of you to offer, though.
>
>I'm glad we have mentioned Lifeline here, they are one volunteer
>organisation that demonstrate the excellence that volunteer
>organisations can attain.
>
>Please folks, can we get PRACTICAL??? Rather than produce more noise
>that detracts from real progress...
>
>
>Narelle
>
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>
>Larry Bloch wrote:
>
>> >If anyone is sure that they can do a better job for the same price or
>> >contribute to the service, why not step forward and volunteer rather than
>> >complain?
>> >
>>
>> NetRegistry would like to take over the full technical and admin management of the .org.au name space for FREE for 1 year with a 1 working day turnaround GUARANTEE on ALL requests for service.
>>
>> We will accept and implement current policy or assist in revising this policy as directed by either the .au 'name' or this list.
>>
>> kre, this is a serious offer. Please consider it - we are structured to enable us to do a better job than an individual volunteer, and you have my personal guarantee that although the service may be free it will receive the same care and attention as the rest of our business.
>>
>> Regards
>>
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Larry Bloch                   
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NetRegistry Pty Limited       
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