[LINK] Re: .asn.au Domain Name Registrations (fwd)

[Craig Sanders]

On Mon, Oct 29, 2001 at 03:43:05PM +1100, Tony Barry wrote:
> At 11:56 AM +1100 29/10/01, Craig Sanders wrote:
> >from what i've heard, CW want to continue running asn.au as a free
> >service but are being charged a setup fee ($15000) and a fee per domain
> >($12 pa) by auDA. obviously, they can't run it at a loss so they have to
> >pass on the expenses.
> >
> >auDA are also doing the same thing to .id.au domains.
> 
> These domains are mostly small scale and many charge $0 for the 
> subdomains they provide, mine being one :-(

that's true for now, but don't expect it to last much longer.

auDA is changing all that.

the figures i've seen are that auDA will be charging $15,000 setup fee
for anyone who wants to be an .id.au registrar, plus $12 per domain.

craig

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