Re: [members-announce] RFD - proposal to create '.bank.nz'

At 7:16 AM +1200 8/27/02, DPF wrote:

On Mon, 26 Aug 2002 10:53:21 -0500, Andy Gardner wrote:

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How about this:

Once the SRS is running and has passed tests (tests conceived by someone other than a baboon), .nz's SLD is opened up to allcomers?

That exact proposition (plus other possible changes) is planned to indeed be the subject of consultation and review next year. Andy Linton amongst others has been pushing for this for some time and it was going to be reviewed and considered this year but as you suggested, we decided it was best to wait until the SRS is in place.

It is pretty rare for a ccTLD to abolish a 2LD structure

Who said anything about abolishing co/net/org etc? Open up the SLD to allcomers, but leave the existing registrations in place. People will be free to continue their .co.nz, can register new names in .co.nz if they want, but also have the choice of *.nz

but one other ccTLD has done it in recent times - I can;'t recall which one but Steven Heath knows.

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