|> -----Original Message-----
|> From: dns-bounces+dassa=dhs.org§dotau.org 
|> [mailto:dns-bounces+dassa=dhs.org§dotau.org] On Behalf Of 
|> Bennett Oprysa
|> Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 10:13 AM
|> To: .au DNS Discussion List
|> Subject: Re: [DNS] Time for the rules to change 
|> regardingtransferringdomainname licences
|> 
|> > I'm afraid being a registrar doesn't give you a monopoly on being 
|> > correct. The implication that registrars have the 
|> unassailable high 
|> > ground and other people are not in a position to have any 
|> expertise is 
|> > laughable.
|> 
|> no Kim, what's laughable is that a dozen or so domain users 
|> on this list think that their personal opinions 
|> automatically represent all other domain users, without any 
|> empirical data whatsoever, while at the same time totally 
|> discounting the views of registrars who actually do have 
|> access to the requirements and demands of large numbers of users.
|> 
|> The com.au domain space is a COMMERCIAL domain space, as 
|> such it's rules should be decided on a commercial basis, not 
|> based on what people with zero or little business 
|> understanding have to say about it.

The .au namespace isn't all a commercial space and even if some sections are
devoted to commercial use, doesn't make them a business commodity for people
to profit from.  It is all a public resource and as such, should be overseen
to benefit the public.

Having an understanding of business doesn't mean that there is a good
understanding of the public requirements, often the reverse.

But since those calling for change wish to have "empirical data", let them
provide the data that shows changes would be to the public benefit.

Darryl (Dassa) Lynch