I think I might bid for logistics.com.au I might even be able to resell it
to Adrian Stephan.
Merry Xmas
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adrian Stephan" <akstephan&#167;ozemail.com.au>
To: <dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au>
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 5:49 AM
Subject: [DNS] auDA Service Level


> Hi,
>
> I am struggling with whether or not it is worth  bidding for
> logistics.com.au.  My thoughts at this time are no.  If we cannot find the
> commonsense solution of enabling a company to use its own name as a domain
> name I really doubt the credibility and integrity of what this is about
for
> a business.
>
> Here is how I see it.  I am a  business consumer looking for an electronic
> mail function such that I can correctly identify my company for the life
of
> the company, which is providing I pay the appropriate registration fees to
> ASIC every year.
>
> At the present time the access to the function is a monopoly run by auDA
and
> the current level of service they are offering is like a phone company who
> will give you a phone number but will not allow you to use your correct
name
> in the phone book.  More to the point, it will allow others to use your
name
> in the phone book if they pay enough money.  Moreover, it might say in a
few
> years time that you can't use that name.  Can you imagine the uproar if
> White Pages/Yellow Pages did that?  Yet, that is exactly what auDA is
doing
> and there isn't a whimper.  It is so illogical I cannot understand why
there
> is not an uproar over it.
>
> What are the options:
>
> 1. auDA forthwith stop discriminating and restricting trade by refusing
some
> companies the use of their company name as a domain name, whilst enabling
> others to do so.  If it isn't commonsense to do that within the .com.au
> space, then I am suggesting a category .ivn (Identity Verified Name).  To
be
> in this category your domain name must be identical to the word or words
> approved to you by ASIC or State Government.  I am suggesting .ivn over
.abn
> as it is more general and overcomes differences with ABN, ACN, RBN, ARBNs,
> etc for each company.  Also, this is not some weird license, it is your
> name.  If I can have www.logistics.ivn.au for as long as my company exists
> without any further obstacles, uncertainties, or mind numbing minutia I
will
> be happy.  If someone wanted to have logistics.com.au and providing it
> didn't violate any ACCC/ASIC rules I don't care.  The .net and .org don't
> have the same precondition.  From what I have seen .biz is not identity
> rigorous enough either.
>
> 2. If auDA wont/can't do this then the Minister should establish this
> forthwith under ASIC and is paid for as part of annual registration fees.
> auDA is not involved and should go away and annoy other people and stop
> dictating to a company whether or not it can use its lawful name as a
domain
> name simply because it has a particular position on words.
>
> 3. If the required service cannot be delivered, the monopoly rights over
> this category of service should be taken from them and given to someone
else
> who will.
>
>
>
> Rgds
>
> Adrian
>
>
> ===========================================
> Adrian Stephan (Managing Director)
> Logistics Pty Ltd
> POB 5068
> PINEWOOD  VIC  3149
> Ph: +61 (0)3 9888 2366 Fx: +61 (0)3 9888 2377
> akstephan&#167;ozemail.com.au
> adrian.stephan&#167;logistic.com.au
> www.logistic.com.au
> ===========================================
>
>
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