>
>I think whatever happens it will be harder to find
>companies on the net.  Is Widgets (NSW) Pty Ltd:
>
> - widgetsinc.com.au or widgetsrus.com.au under the current
>   .com.au rules (widgets.com.au is generic, and thus not
>   allowed)
>
> - widgets.biz.au or widgetsXXX.com (by definition, under
>   the alternative 2LD structure there will be two places
>   to look).
>
> - widgets.ptyltdnsw.au under a company name register
>   proposal.
>
>

or 123456789.acn.au under a proposal I made months ago to Robert Elz (not on
this list) to establish that domain as a place where at least all pty ltd
companies could be guaranteed a "slot" on an equal basis, perhaps in
addition to a name elsewhere.

The right answer is: Use a search engine, use a list of companies in that
industry that might exist on the web or (as is the case with phone numbers),
receive that information from a business card or a phone call.

The DNS is not a directory service. 

The DNS is not a directory service.

Some people believe the DNS is a directory service.

The DNS is not a directory service.

You're solving the problem with the wrong tool. I know that this doesn't
stop "most" people wanting their company to be companyname.com.au. But the
real impacts of having to take a second-best option are overblown in my
view. People already use .COM as an escape valve if they can't get what they
want, and has that made them impossible to find? No!


Simon
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