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Dear Responsible Person on AUUG Committee,

Not sure how to address this to but could anyone who knows please respond.
Thank you.

We recently received the latest AARNET report and fees for for next year.
Our MX record was purchased via AUUG at the concessional rate.
My question is: will the concessional rate  for MX records to AUUG members continue for next year?  If so then when do we hear about it?

Coincidently, our membership of AUUG expires when our MX does.  If the
concessional MX is not available then I currently see little benefit for
our orgainisation continuing membership of AUUG.  Am I missing something?
I can be a mail affiliate for $1000p.a., why pay the AUUG membership
on top?

The only benefit is the dubious one of lower cost to attend a conference
in Melbourne that I would not attend anyway.  The local Canberra group (COSUG)
offers benefits (Internet access for News and e-mail, meetings and local
 support) but I do not need to join AUUG to attend meetings.  I would rather
fund a local organisation that I would get some benefit out of.

This is clearly not on the agenda for the AUUG committee given the minutes of
meetings as in AUUGN.  Although, it would seem that a few current committee
members that are seeking re election have jumped on the "local member benefits" bandwagon.
Are they seeing the light or electioneering?

Anyway just what is the status re concessional MX records?

Thanks
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