[LINK] Dropping the .com from the .au web address

[Narelle Clark]

The rules for eligibility are well set out on the auDA website. Numerous
other namespaces have introduced direct registrations and the world did not
end. Actually co.uk is stronger.

The bigger issue is that .au went down for about an hour today, see:
https://domainincite.com/27675-another-dnssec-screw-up-takes-down-thousands-of-au-domains

The Guardian also picked it up.

Looking forward to a thorough public statement on the topic.


Cheers


Narelle

On Tue, 22 Mar 2022, 1:27 pm Antony Barry, <antonybbarry at me.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Mar 21, 2022 at 11:16 PM Stephen Loosley <
> StephenLoosley at outlook.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Launch of .au domains will allow Australians to drop .com from web
> > addresses
> >
> > People who can demonstrate they or their business have a connection to
> > Australia will be able to purchase new domain from Thursday
> >
> >
> > Hmmm...
> "Connection to Australia" now what does that mean?
>
> I'm a fifth-generation Australian as my first ancestor came here in 1801,
> Thomas Lees, a thief (my mother thought that was something to be proud of)
> which makes me pretty Australian. But surely ALL Australian of aboriginal
> descent would qualify? two thousand plus generations trump a mere five.
>
> Perhaps had an Australian honour bestowed by Her Majesty or Her
> Governor-general? Maybe state honours as well??
>
> Perhaps been a member of a national sporting team?
>
> On the voting roll perhaps?
>
> As far as companies are concerned what about BHP-Billiton or News Corp?
> They may have started off in Australia but that now just looks like ancient
> history as well as the current overseas owners of icons of Australian food
> and drink.
>
> Tony
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