Apparently automation of regigistry updates for direct .au names is working now.
Regards Narelle On Fri, 25 Mar 2022, 8:09 am Roger Clarke, <[email protected]> wrote: > [ I've recorded many times my serious objections to the > commercialisation of the national resource, the .au domain. > > [ But it seems that auDA hasn't even got the competence to implement an > effective commercialisation process. ] > > > ISP says: > > Due to issues with the .au direct launch, any new .au direct domain > names you register will not resolve (be accessible) immediately. For > more information, please visit our status page. > > https://status.ventraip.com.au/event/1575 > > Due to issues launching the new .au direct domain names, newly > registered domain names will not resolve to your chosen site until the > DNS for the domain is manually added to the registry by Afilias. > > Once you have registered your .au direct domain, you will be able to > edit your Nameserver records through VIPControl; however, the DNS will > not be synced to the registry until Afilias adds them manually. Once the > DNS zone is manually added, your website will be able to resolve as normal. > > Afilias will perform these actions once a day, Tuesday to Friday each > week, which means you could have to wait a few days until your DNS > records become active on the domain name. > > The issue will also include changing Nameserver records for .au direct > domains from one Nameserver to another. > > We are pressuring auDA and Afilias to perform these manual actions daily > to reduce the delay for our customers. > > We currently do not know when DNS will update automatically for .au > direct domain names, although we have been informed that it could be at > least a week before the fix is implemented. > > This issue will not affect existing .au domain names such as .com.au and > .net.au; these will continue to work as expected. > > We very much apologise for any inconvenience this may cause you. > Unfortunately, these issues are outside of our control and will be > affecting everyone who acquires a .au direct domain. > > > -- > Roger Clarke mailto:[email protected] > T: +61 2 6288 6916 http://www.xamax.com.au http://www.rogerclarke.com > > Xamax Consultancy Pty Ltd 78 Sidaway St, Chapman ACT 2611 AUSTRALIA > > Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Law University of N.S.W. > Visiting Professor in Computer Science Australian National University > _______________________________________________ > Link mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link > _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
