...not according to Australia Post's postcode database which was (and AFAIK
still is) the objective criteria used by MelbIT to determine whether or
not a geographic placename was "significant" for the purposes of the .com.au
policy.

-- Original Message --

>
>While we're talking geographicals, check the CREATED date on 
>blackjack.com.au..
>
><snip>
>
>     Object-Type: DOMAIN
>     Organization-Name: PLANET INTERACTIVE LIMITED
>     Organization-ACN: 089 659 245
>     Reg-Bus-Name: BLACK JACK CASINOS
>     Reg-Bus-Number: B1443278T (VIC)
>     Organization-Postal: Suite 7, 2 Burwood Highway
>     Organization-Postal: East Burwood
>     Organization-Postal: VIC 3151
>     Organization-Country-Code: AU
>     Domain-Name: blackjack.com.au
>     Admin-Contact: (MA650-AU)
>     Tech-Contact: (MA650-AU)
>     Handle: BLACKJACK-COM-AU-DOM
>     Created: 23-Jun-99
>     Updated: 10-Nov-2000
><unsnip>
>
>btw.
>Blackjack is a town in Qld...
>

>
>
>Mike Russell.
>
>
>On Friday, January 25, 2002, at 05:52 PM, David Keegel wrote:
>
>> Strathfield.com.au was registered before Melbourne IT started doing
>> administrative work for com.au (Oct/Nov 1996).
>>
>> I think they should be able to keep renewing the domain as long as
>> they have "Strathfield" in their company name and they don't ever
>> let it lapse (and maybe other conditions I don't remember).
>>
>> Registration policy does not apply retrospectively, it applies at
>> the time of registration.
>>
>> ] And Strathfield as in www.strathfield.com.au is in Sydney
>> ]
>> ] TOO many double standards and not just on Geographicals but on 
>> Generics too!
>> ]
>> ] Phil
>> ]
>>
>> __________________________________________________________________________
>>  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
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