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	Monday, 29 November 2004

ICANN new and improved? TheReg has a story on the new ICANN and the old ICANN. See if you can spot the difference. 8:49:40 PM      Like to comment? []

I thought I had seen everything What else can I say but what a loser this guy is. 8:40:56 AM      Like to comment? []

	Friday, 26 November 2004

caseydonovan.com(.au) opinion story This story has just appeared on SMH about the T Corp promoting gay porn 'event'. It has a number of errors which I have actually emailed the author about (most will be corrected online by time most ppl read this I expect). That was kinda easy as it is my brother... man, if he can not get his head around the entire ccTLD/gTLD domain stuff then no wonder that the 'great unwashed' think that a webname is cool. 10:39:05 AM      Like to comment? []

	Thursday, 25 November 2004

TheReg on BigPond The Register has a very amusing story on the BigPond gay porn vs formula TV shows 'debate'. It is laugh out loud in parts. It is a classic. 10:14:10 AM      Like to comment? []

Shock Horror! IANA has correct details? A journo from stralia (opps I missed the au off the name) emailed me on Tuesday about some background info on the .au ccTLD. This led me to look at the IANA database. I had a nice pleasant surprise when I checked the IANA record for .nz and saw it had been updated in July. It seems like it does not have a single error in it for the first time in about 9 years! 9:36:33 AM      Like to comment? []

	Wednesday, 24 November 2004

Proposed .iwi.nz changes People should check out .iwi.nz moderation changes that have been proposed. Without going into the merits of the changes I think one thing that should be required is documented 100% agreement by existing name holders for any change (I would accept say 98% or 99% type approach as someone could hold out just to be annoying). This agreement should be included in any proposed change BEFORE it is sent for consultation. 9:08:20 AM      Like to comment? []

DNC quoted in IDG over name transfers The DNC (www.dnc.org www.dnc.org.nz) has been quoted by IDG about the new gTLD domain name transfer process. Based on the horror stories about the last process this should be much better for registrants. However, nothing will stop a 'bad' transfer if the registrant is a moron, inept, or a T Corp Marketing Droid. 8:53:25 AM      Like to comment? []

Yeah, stats will be updated RealSoonNow(tm) I am aware that the Registrar stats have not been updated 'for sometime'. I have to find my archived versions and get back working on it and removing all the dead wood and opining on the impact of the reduced domain name fee. 8:50:04 AM      Like to comment? []

Would you like corporate control with that? The self inflicted 'gay porn' has come to bite T Corp in the ass (so to speak). Not only did they start to redirect traffic for those users on BigPond (their ISP) but they complained to the ASA about their own actions. This just boggles the mind. You screw up with a nation wide ad, then start a 'benevolent re-direction' on the domain name you told them them to go to and then you complain about yourself about the content on the site that is hosted overseas! ComputerWorld Australia has the best update that I have found so far. Updated: ASA should read ABA. I guess T Corp is not the only one with issues over the letter 'a'. 8:28:48 AM      Like to comment? []

	Tuesday, 23 November 2004

Would you like jumbo frames with that? Reading about the Advanced Network RFI. Looks interesting, wonder SLA will ocurr as the standard rule of thumb is each 9 doubles your cost. Also how much the good old tax payer will chip in for this private club. 9:07:42 AM      Like to comment? []

Would you like porn with that? Two little letters... makes a world of difference as Telstra has just found out. Seems they forgot that peskey '.au' bit at the end of a domain name. Now, next time you are caught surfing gay porn at work you can just blame T Corp! (lucky it was not kiddie porn else bunch more ockers would be offing themselves). One of the better write ups is at The Australian 9:03:57 AM      Like to comment? []