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johnc@csdc.toshiba.com.au (John Creasey) writes:

>I've just been contacted by someone selling .com.aus 
>domain names.  Is this legitimate? Why on earth is Australia
>changing its domain suffix now.  To me it would seem a 
>pretty crazy thing to do.

>I'm very suspicious as this company does not have a .com.aus 
>domain itself and neither has anyone else from what I can tell.
>Does anyone know anything about this?

johnc@csdc.toshiba.com.au (John Creasey) writes:
>I've just been contacted by someone selling .com.aus
>domain names.  Is this legitimate? Why on earth is Australia
>changing its domain suffix now.  To me it would seem a
>pretty crazy thing to do.

>I'm very suspicious as this company does not have a .com.aus
>domain itself and neither has anyone else from what I can tell.
>Does anyone know anything about this?

If it's the Dot.Aus company, it's best to bear in mind that they not
recognised by 99.999% of the internet - it's more of an experiment
in alternative root servers. They have a couple of 'participating'
ISPs in Australia, and more in the US, and have struck a deal with
the infamous Alternic. Basically they are hoping to hook into a
company with enough publicity to force the hand of ISPs to recognise
their domain (squatting essentially). 

I believe the ACCC has been notified about the Dot.Aus company and
their .aus domain.

tom@interact.net.au