Melbourne IT will get you where you want to go directly. NetRegistry and the rest provide a layer of friendlyness and advice ( which your getting from the list ) that you probably don't need. They also tend to mainly do bundling, they are in it to sell you hosting, email, e-commerce etc more than the actual domain itself.
Using one of these other companies is like buying a computer from a Name Brand computer company. Great if you don't know what your doing and need help, but a waste of money if you have knowlegable friends ( like us ). Let me just note in their favour, that NetRegistry ( I worked there, don't know about the others ) are good value if you have a contentious name, or you think you might get refused the domain. They fight daily battles with Melbourne IT beurocracy, and thus they know the appeals processes inside out, so sometimes that can get something approved that would otherwise be denied. ( They got mthotham.com.au for example, which would normally be rejected as a place name, by faxing Melbourne IT the 72 page government act stating the ski company has exclusive commercial control of the entire mthotham area ). But it you are registerring a business name specifically to get the domain name, you should have no such troubles, as you can easily make sure that you tailor the business name to the domain name. One last note. Melbourne IT DO WATCH the business name register. After three years when your business name runs out ( or however long it is now ), they can and will send you a "please explain" letter asking why you should keep the domain now that you no longer have the credentials to back it up. I have personally seen these. Keep your business name up to date. Adam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt -" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 1:36 PM Subject: [SLUG] Domain Name Registration > Hi everyone, > > I have recently been interested in registering > a domain name for myself. I am guessing that > this SLUG list has a pretty large group of people > who know the ins and outs of domain registration > so I was hoping I could get some experienced > information. > > Firstly, I want it to be a .com.au domain name. > Does this mean I HAVE TO register a business > name with the words I want in my domain name ? > > So if I want to register joespizza.com.au I > need to own a business name "Joes Pizza Pty Ltd" ? > > Is this the only way to do it ? > > Secondly, where should I go to do this at the > best price ? Can you guys please distinguish > the difference between NetRegistry.com.au, > MelbourneIT.com.au and inww.com ? Who should > I go to, are the prices fixed ? > > Thirdly, how long does the process take ? > > Thanks very much guys, any extra advice will > appreciated. I'm sure some of you know some > tricks that will speed up the process and/or > make it easier. > > Thanks again ! :) > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
