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RE: Domainz spams entire .nz whois database
by Tim John 08 Dec '02

08 Dec '02

> However, competitors like 2day.com are in effect disadvantaged by this, > because they may want to offer their services as well, but they're not > in the same position as Domainz, and don't have existing relationships > with .nz name holders. But surely that is at the discretion of the .nz Provider - and in this instance (and there are reasons), 2Day.com have not signed the accreditation agreement, so the customers are actually that of Domainz. There are a significant number of domain names in the Registry that we _know_ are customers of Peter Mott, although they have registered with Domainz for their domain names. We fully expect Peter to contact his customers if, no when Peter becomes a Registrar and try to move them from us. This is fair competition. I'm sure there will be many other Providers are in the same boat and will try and entice their customers (and indeed everyone else's) away from Domainz. Obviously, Domainz must try and introduce facilities to keep our customers but the new marketplace is here. People now have choice. The email distributed this morning was to name holders of domain names that are directly billed by Domainz. How can this be spam ? Tim -----Original Message----- From: Juha Saarinen [mailto:juha(a)saarinen.org] Sent: Sunday, 8 December 2002 11:48 a.m. To: Matt Brown Cc: nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Subject: Re: Domainz spams entire .nz whois database On Mon, 9 Dec 2002, Matt Brown wrote: > Interesting to note that the individual who started this thread is now > a competitor to Domainz. I think it's a tricky one: it's fair to say that Domainz has an existing relationship with .nz name holders and thus, as you say, can communicate with its customers. However, competitors like 2day.com are in effect disadvantaged by this, because they may want to offer their services as well, but they're not in the same position as Domainz, and don't have existing relationships with .nz name holders. They'd be spamming if they were to try the same thing, basically. -- Juha Saarinen - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog DISCLAIMER: The content of this email is confidential and may contain legally privileged information intended only for the individual or entity named above. Access to this message by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that the use, distribution and publication of the above information is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please contact Domainz by returning the email and destroying the original. Thank you. - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Re: Whois Server
by Ewen McNeill 08 Dec '02

08 Dec '02

In message <000101c29e78$9888ee10$0800a8c0(a)roadshow.org>, "Steve Winter" writes: >Was I asleep the day that someone mentioned that whois.domainz.net.nz no >longer existed, or is it simply a temporary situation this afternoon >that prevents me from getting anything useful from there...??...if it's >gone, can anyone point me in the direction of an alternative for the .nz >domain space.. whois.srs.net.nz That talks directly to the SRS database using the SRS Registrar/Registry protocol. The output format is similar, but different from the Domainz one; the format is documented at: http://dnc.org.nz/content/srs-whois-spec.html (A quick test suggests that the fix for the bug that Joe Abley mentioned to me (regarding timezone formatting) has gone live.) Last I heard whois.domainz.net.nz was eventually going to be pointed at the whois.srs.net.nz server (because "whois.domainz.net.nz" is hardcoded as a name into some whois clients), but AFAIK that hasn't been done yet. It appears that whois.domainz.net.nz is just down at present, and presumably will be back up again RSN. Ewen - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Re: Domainz spams entire .nz whois database
by Ewen McNeill 08 Dec '02

08 Dec '02

In message <3.0.6.32.20021209095454.008f6430(a)mail.igrin.co.nz>, Simon Byrnand wr ites: >At 12:51 8/12/02 -0800, Chris Wedgwood wrote: >>On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 08:06:46AM +1300, Peter Mott wrote: >>> We note that Domainz has spammed every .nz registrart promoting new >>> URL and Email redirection services to be offered in the new year. >> >>A few people claim not to have seen this... attached. > >Now EVERYONE has seen it, whether they wanted to or not ;-) My best guess is that it was sent to the Admin Contact or Technical Contact. I have three domains registered at present, and only received one copy of the message, to the address used on all the Technical Contacts, and some of the Admin Contacts. I also suspect that it probably only went to "Domainz Customers" (ie, those with names not listed against another "registrar"). Which probably makes it technically not spam (ie, existing business relationship). A note on the website might have caused less concern than a large mailout though. Ewen - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Whois Server
by Steve Winter 07 Dec '02

07 Dec '02

Hi, Was I asleep the day that someone mentioned that whois.domainz.net.nz no longer existed, or is it simply a temporary situation this afternoon that prevents me from getting anything useful from there...??...if it's gone, can anyone point me in the direction of an alternative for the .nz domain space.. Thanks Steve

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Re: Domainz spams entire .nz whois database
by Matt Brown 07 Dec '02

07 Dec '02

I personally appreciated receiving this email from Domainz and do not in any way consider it spam. I am a customer of Domainz and appreciate that Domainz are making an effort to keep me informed of the changes in the domain name system. Interesting to note that the individual who started this thread is now a competitor to Domainz. -- Matt Brown - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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GEEK.NZ
by Joe Abley 05 Dec '02

05 Dec '02

On Friday 30 August 2002 Dean Pemberton wrote: > Just got this back from InternetNZ re the .geek.nz submission. > > Interesting to note two things. > > 1) My request to have .geek.nz processed at the same time as .bank.nz > was > rejected. They can only apparently handle one at a time. > 2) There will be no more 2ld's until they finish a full review. > > Got in just in time but there will be no .celt.nz =( The wheels are in motion! http://geek.nznog.org/ Come, geeks! To arms! Reclaim your heritage! Add your name to the list! Stand up and be counted! etc! [obOnTopicContent: beers are on Dean if this gets the kind of voter support it so clearly deserves; developers: better not hard-code those regexes, geek.nz is coming; ISP helpdesks: prepare your staff to answer the surely massive barrage of interest in getting geek.nz domains from customers; NetOps: stand by for floods of traffic to authoritative servers as people who can't stand the excitement issue thousands of resolver requests for names under GEEK.NZ, etc, etc, etc.] GEEK.NZ CONSULTATION PROCESS BEGINS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 6 December 2002 The first stage in the approval process for the proposed new GEEK.NZ second-level domain has begun. The office of the NZ Domain Name Commissioner has confirmed that a timetable for processing the GEEK.NZ application has been proposed, with public consultation to take place over the Christmas period. "The application for GEEK.NZ was submitted a few months ago, but we were happy to let the Domain Name Commissioner delay the approval process until the BANK.NZ application had been dealt with," confirmed Dean Pemberton, who made the initial application. The application for GEEK.NZ was made on behalf of the community technicians and engineers who built the Internet infrastructure in New Zealand over the past twenty years, and who continue to push it forward today. Despite the changing fortunes of the Internet and telecommunications industries, the technical community responsible for keeping the Internet running smoothly remains tightly knit and well-connected. "GEEK.NZ defines a distinct community of interest, just as other second-level domains do," explains Andy Linton. "However, GEEK.NZ also provides an opportunity for deploying additional, more experimental services such as DNS Security (DNSSEC) and IPv6, which are many years away from deployment in other registries, like CO.NZ." Linton sees GEEK.NZ performing a role for DNS service which is analogous to the role the high-speed, optical research network, "Internet2", provides for ISPs. "The community which GEEK.NZ serves is technical, and is driven by the development of technology in a way that the communities served by other second-level domains are not. You couldn't experiment with DNSSEC in CO.NZ without risking the quality of service that the commercial community expects, but experimentation is a way of life for the geek community," Linton added. GEEK.NZ will provide a place in the DNS where the community of technical people in New Zealand can express itself, thrive and expand. Providing recognition to the technical community in this way will allow New Zealand to demonstrate its commitment to the people who fuel the knowledge economy, and help slow the otherwise steady procession of technical people leaving the country every year. The approval process for GEEK.NZ includes a period for public consultation, which is followed by a vote conducted over the internet. Pemberton expects the NZ Domain Name Commissioner to publish the timetable for consultation this week. For more information, contact: media(a)geek.nznog.org More information on the GEEK.NZ proposal can be found at: http://geek.nznog.org/ ENDS - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Re: Joining the team
by Andy Linton 05 Dec '02

05 Dec '02

Anyone who wants to help with this and get beer from Dean should look at the web site listed in Joe's posting for details. Good to see the tradition of geeks not reading the documentation lives on! (:-) Let's not fill nznog with discussion on this. andy - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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New ASN allocation from IANA to RIPE
by Rob Thomas 03 Dec '02

03 Dec '02

Hi, NZNOG listfolk. [ Apologies to those of you who have seen this note in other fora. ] As of 03 December 2002 IANA has allocated a block of formerly unallocated ASNs to RIPE. I have adjusted my monitoring accordingly, and you should review any ASN filtering or logging you have in place. The ASN ranges involved are: Was: 28672 - 32767 IANA Now: 28672 - 29695 RIPE 29696 - 32767 IANA You will find the IANA master ASN list here: http://www.iana.org/assignments/as-numbers My ASN monitoring can be found at the following URLs: http://www.cymru.com/BGP/asnbogusrep.html http://www.cymru.com/BGP/asnreport.html http://www.cymru.com/BGP/ Comments and feedback are welcome and encouraged. Be the first (heck, even second) in your ASN to join the CREDITS section! :) Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty); - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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[OT] I'm seeking work - could be stand-in while you take a holiday?
by Martin D Kealey 03 Dec '02

03 Dec '02

Sorry if this is a bit off-topic, but there are mouths to be fed... I'm currently seeking work/contracting/dosh-in-exchange-for-hours. So if you're looking for someone to cover for you while you enjoy the summer sunshine, I'd be happy to step up to the mark. I'm not quite your net-godfather like say Andy Linton, but I reckon I have a few clues; I can do network-adminny sorts of things, or security auditing, or programming ... or even just answering the phone and knowing what I'm talking about. I can be contacted on +64-21-637007, or by email to <martin(a)sig.net.nz>. I'm in Auckland but will travel if necessary. -Martin PS: For those don't who remember me, I was the convenor for the Uniforum conference earlier this year in Auckland, of which the NZNOG conference formed a part. - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Info - Connection Speeds Outside Auckland
by Zuricka Azavedo 30 Nov '02

30 Nov '02

Hi All I am studying for my masters at AIS St. Helens. My research focuses on E-Commerce proliferation in the Wine Industry. Most companies that I have spoken with are outside Auckland and seem to suggest that the Internet connection speeds available to them are too slow to even effectively browse the Internet let alone host E-Commerce websites. Is it true that there are absolutely no connectivity issues anywhere in New Zealand, or is it Vice Versa ? Is it that higher speed telco circuits outside Auckland and Wellington are available but not affordable to most Small Businesses Can anyone please shed some light on this issue ? Also my research guide suggests that perhaps the vision of NZ being totally online and E-Commerce driven is being fuelled only by technical people who are less than 5% on the population. Is this true ? Thankyou in advance to everyone on this list Cheers Zuricka Azavedo

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