I can't find airshows.com.au on the generic names list at stuff.com.au.
(But airshow.com.au [singular] is on the generic list.)

Can we clarify whether airshows.com.au was on the generic names list?

] Good question. As you know, it's Melbourne IT's list and auDA has not been
] involved in any of the policy decisions about individual names. Maybe
] someone at MIT can answer the question.
] 
] Regards,
] 
] Chris Disspain
] CEO - auDA
] ceo§auda.org.au
] +61-3-9349-4711
] www.auda.org.au
] 
] 
] -----Original Message-----
] From: Peter Batchelor [mailto:peterbat§vic.bigpond.net.au]
] Sent: Thursday, 17 January 2002 09:51
] To: dns§lists.auda.org.au
] Subject: Re: [DNS] Media Release
] 
] Chris, the aunic name status report shows airshows.com.au as having been
] registered on 24 December 2001.
] 
] How is it that a name on the list of domains to be auctioned managed to be
] registered, particularly if it was considered a generic name?
] 
] Who slipped up?
] 
] Peter
] 
] 
] >* The names email.com.au and airshows.com.au have been removed from the
] list
] >because they have already been issued and are thus not available. Those who
] >applied for these names prior to their removal will be individually
] informed
] >that the names are not available.
] >
] >
] >-ENDS-
] >
] >For media contact:
] >
] >Chris Disspain
] >Chief Executive Officer
] >auDA
] >tel: 03 9349 4711
] >email: ceo§auda.org.au
] >
] >
] >
] >
] >
] >---------------------------------------------------------------------------
] >List policy, unsubscribing and archives => http://www.auda.org.au/list/dns/
] >Please do not retransmit articles on this list without permission of the
] >author, further information at the above URL.  (330 subscribers.)
] 
] 
] Internet Technology Services
] 24A Speight Street  Thornbury
] Victoria  3071   Australia
] 
] Phone: +613 8430 3532
] Mobile: 0425 733 532
] 
] http://www.batchelors.net/
] 
] 
] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
] List policy, unsubscribing and archives => http://www.auda.org.au/list/dns/
] Please do not retransmit articles on this list without permission of the
] author, further information at the above URL.  (330 subscribers.)
] 
] 
] 
] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
] List policy, unsubscribing and archives => http://www.auda.org.au/list/dns/
] Please do not retransmit articles on this list without permission of the 
] author, further information at the above URL.  (331 subscribers.)
] 

__________________________________________________________________________
 David Keegel <djk&#167;cyber.com.au>  URL: http://www.cyber.com.au/users/djk/
Cybersource P/L: Unix Systems Administration and TCP/IP network management