Don't you have a weekend at the moment Adrian?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adrian Kinderis" <adrian&#167;regasia.com>
To: <dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au>
Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 2:14 PM
Subject: RE: [DNS] RE: auDA to consider new names for .au


> Actually - that's not right also.
>
> ICANN approximately receives $1US for every domain registered from the
> respective registries - Verisign, Neulevel and Afilias (and soon The
> Global Name Registry).
>
>
>
> Adrian Kinderis
> Managing Director
> RegistrarsAsia Pty. Ltd.
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> Victoria. Australia 3004
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DPF [mailto:david&#167;farrar.com]
> Sent: Saturday, 27 April 2002 2:08 PM
> To: dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au
> Subject: Re: [DNS] RE: auDA to consider new names for .au
>
> On Sat, 27 Apr 2002 11:52:56 +1000, "Dassa" <dassa&#167;dhs.org> wrote:
> >|> -----Original Message-----
> >|> From: Jon Lawrence [mailto:jon&#167;jonlawrence.com]
> >|> Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 12:25 AM
> >|> To: dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au
> >|> Subject: RE: [DNS] RE: auDA to consider new names for .au
> >|>
> >|>
> >|> >You were equating the need for charging (higher) fees with the
> >provison
> >|> >of a professional service, as evidence in the past and present,
> this
> >|> >does not hold true and the level of fees charged has no bearing on
> >the
> >|> >service provided in most cases.
> >|>
> >|> No I wasn't.  I simply said that I think the DNS should berun
> >professionally.
> >|> You assume that I think fees should rise, which I don't.
> >|> For instance I think the US$6 per name per year that Verisign
> >Registry
> >|> charge for .coms is way too high, especially as they have almost 30
> >million
> >|> names under management.
> ><snip>
> >
> >One thing we should bear in mind is the difference between AuDA and
> >Registries/Registrars operating within the .au namespace.  AuDA is
> >primarily concerned with the overall management of the namespace and
> the
> >fees they charge are to be used for different purposes to those charged
> >by Registries/Registrars operating within the namespace.
> >
> >The $6USD fee you quote above is set by ICANN and is delivered into
> >their control, much like the $11AuD quoted to go towards AuDA.  When
> you
> >purchase a second level domain under .com $6USD goes to ICANN and the
> >rest of the registration fee goes to the Registry/Registrar.
>
> This isn't quite right.  The US6/year fee for .com etc all goes to the
> registry.  ICANN does not get that money or even a specific proportion
> per domain name.  They do get around $1,000,000 a year or so from
> Verisign but this is equivalent to less than 10 cents per name.
>
> DPF
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