[LINK] Anyone have any insights into the auDA/Afilias .au Stuff-Up?

[Narelle Clark]

Apparently automation of regigistry updates for direct .au names is working
now.


Regards


Narelle

On Fri, 25 Mar 2022, 8:09 am Roger Clarke, <Roger.Clarke at xamax.com.au>
wrote:

> [ I've recorded many times my serious objections to the
> commercialisation of the national resource, the .au domain.
>
> [ But it seems that auDA hasn't even got the competence to implement an
> effective commercialisation process. ]
>
>
> ISP says:
> > Due to issues with the .au direct launch, any new .au direct domain
> names you register will not resolve (be accessible) immediately. For
> more information, please visit our status page.
>
> https://status.ventraip.com.au/event/1575
>
> Due to issues launching the new .au direct domain names, newly
> registered domain names will not resolve to your chosen site until the
> DNS for the domain is manually added to the registry by Afilias.
>
> Once you have registered your .au direct domain, you will be able to
> edit your Nameserver records through VIPControl; however, the DNS will
> not be synced to the registry until Afilias adds them manually. Once the
> DNS zone is manually added, your website will be able to resolve as normal.
>
> Afilias will perform these actions once a day, Tuesday to Friday each
> week, which means you could have to wait a few days until your DNS
> records become active on the domain name.
>
> The issue will also include changing Nameserver records for .au direct
> domains from one Nameserver to another.
>
> We are pressuring auDA and Afilias to perform these manual actions daily
> to reduce the delay for our customers.
>
> We currently do not know when DNS will update automatically for .au
> direct domain names, although we have been informed that it could be at
> least a week before the fix is implemented.
>
> This issue will not affect existing .au domain names such as .com.au and
> .net.au; these will continue to work as expected.
>
> We very much apologise for any inconvenience this may cause you.
> Unfortunately, these issues are outside of our control and will be
> affecting everyone who acquires a .au direct domain.
>
>
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