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[Craig Sanders]

On Wed, Sep 06, 2006 at 11:42:29AM +1000, Eleanor Lister wrote:
> Craig Sanders wrote:
> >.asn.au was created to replace .org.au, and there's no point in doing
> >that if .org.au registrations are still being processed.
> >  
> bollocks.
> 
> .asn[.au] was created specifically for registered associations, such as 
> charities and other non-profits, and i have registered such domains in 
> the past, and probably will again in the future.
> 
> .org[.au] is for organisations that do not fit any of the regular 
> type-profiles, yet are not commercial.  for example, i own 
> webspinning.org which is really just my internet "condom" that i give 
> out so that i can easily block spam;  or ssg.nsw.greens.org.au as in my 
> .sig ... a political party is not an .asn[.au]

yes, that's a reasonable summary of the official policy. and it may even
be an accurate reflection of reality these days.

the unofficial policy for many years was that there was no point in
applying for a .org.au domain unless you were a personal friend of
Robert Elz or were somehow able to apply some pressure on him or
Melbourne Uni to make him give you one.


in theory, practice and theory are the same.  in practice, they're not.

craig

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craig sanders <cas at taz.net.au>           (part time cyborg)