On 28 Apr 2004 at 17:25, Chris Disspain wrote:

> Greetings All,
> 

> See comments below.


Although oblique to the point of being opaque this comment reveals 
that CD is still with us and apparently paying attention sometimes.

What about answers to the queries raised over the last couple of 
weeks, ie.:-

a) why was Namescout allowed to publish .au domain renewal 
dates? 

b) what action was taken by auDA to stop this? 

c) what penalties/sanctions will auDA impose on Namescout in 
respect to this clear breach of auDA rules? 

d) is the "Namescout" registrar a Barbadian corporation or 
Momentous Australia Pty Ltd? If the latter why is GST not charged in 
respect of .au domain transactions? 

e) why do registrants of .au doman names with Namescout have to 
deal with either "Master Agents" or Namescout support direct to 
make changes to a .au domain eg. delegation? That is to say a 
registrant who has used a reseller/agent can't make changes for 
themsleves as they cannot have access to a Master Account (which 
would give them the right to make changes to all domains on the 
account). Note that registrants are locked into a reseller/agent once a 
domain has been registered by a Master Account holder.

 f) why are the contact details on Namescout registered domains 
demonstrably incorrect when there is a requirement that contact 
details be accurate? With Namescout the registrant contact defaults 
to a "cloaked" alias for the Master Agent contact. To get this his changed 
you must either contact Namescout or the Master Agent which invloves 
considerable delays and expense.

g) why do auDA staff apparently describe Namescout as a "major 
international  domain registrar" when in fact they only have a miniscule 
share of the market?


cb