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In article <1992Jun02.051815.6353@hakea.adept.oz.au> smh@hakea.adept.oz.au (Stephen Hodgman) writes:
>
>Dear Responsible Person on AUUG Committee,

That is probably Chris, but he usually takes some time to respond due to
work commitments.

>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?

Yes it will and you'll hear RSN :-)

Sorry, you should be receiving an invoice within the next month.  As the
MX scheme didn't start until part way through last year it was decided not
to invoice people until about that time.

>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.

In fact COSUG is a chapter of AUUG (although just what this means is being
worked out now).  They partitioned to become a chapter earlier this year.
Some of the funding for such facilities has come, and more in future will
come, from your AUUG membership.  This applies not only to COSUG but also
to other chapters around Australia, as they are created.

>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?

The current (retiring) committee has had considerable discussion
regarding chapters.  There have been a small number of motions passed as
well as the discussions (unfortunately the minutes mainly reflect
motions rather than general discussion).  There is also a subcommittee
which includes Glenn Huxtable, members from COSUG and Scott Merrilees
looking at the details of how the Executive and the Chapter work
together.

>Anyway just what is the status re concessional MX records?

For this year (at least) it will be the same as previously.  In future
years it is hard to tell as AARNet have the right to change the deal at
any time (and there have been some rumbling about "free rides" by the AARNet
hierarchy).

>Thanks
>-- 
>
>Stephen Hodgman                                      Tel: (06) 285 3460
>                                                     Fax: (06) 285 3459
>Adept Software                                    E-mail: smh@hakea.adept.oz.au


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