Readers' Comments

Reader Comments on Aardvark Daily 2 Mar 2001

Note: the comments below are the unedited submissions of readers and do
not necessarily reflect the opinions of the publisher.

From: Peter
For : The Editor (for publication)
Subj: .bank.nz domain

A story today reads in part

"New .bank domain drawing nearer
The creation of a new second-level .bank.nz domain is reaching the final
stages of authorisation by the Internet Society of NZ - and the whole New
Zealand internet-using community. "

What?

There are more mountain biking clubs in New Zealand  than banks -  why are
banks getting their own 2nd level domain?  And more importantly, how can
the rest of us access this process?  I rather like to unite all web sites
with photographs under .photo.nz, and and I hear the Girl Guides want
guides.nz (I'm making this up, of course, but I hope it makes my point)

Something is not made public here which allows people like me to
understand this apparently out-of-context, out-of-proportion and
out-of-common-sense move.  Like, will the bank be paying ISOCNZ a huge fee
for this very specialised 'favour'?

Why is this going on without commentary from the press?  Or have I been
asleep lately?




From: Steven Heath
For : The Editor (for publication)
Subj: .bank.nz application

For further information on the .bank.nz application please
see:

www.isocnz.org.nz/consult/2LD

Also IDG has run 2 or 3 stories, plus 3 or 4 in other
papers.

IDG is incorrect however that this vote is NOT binding and
is used to ensure that the application has enough support
to carry on in the process.

Steven Heath

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