An auDA accredited registrar, Enetica, claims it has some problems moving from the test server to the live server.
"We just had problems, because the night before we ran some tests through, in expectation of the morning rush," said a spokesman for Enetica. "We ran some tests through the test server, which worked perfectly fine, and then when we actually did it in the morning we found there were some differences in the [live server] and some things didn't work."
However, Australian domain name register, AusRegistry, who ran the process, denied the allegation. "That's not correct at all," Adrian Kinderis, AusRegistry's managing director of sales and marketing told ZDNet Australia. "We investigated it last night and there's no difference between the two."
AusRegistry said the process was an outstanding success, claiming more than 700 generic domain names were registered in the opening minutes of the release.
-We expected an increased load on the database particularly as registrars attempted to maximise their opportunities of securing the much sought after names for their clients. However, the level of interest across the board did stretch us a little", said Simon Delzoppo, AusRegistry CEO. -It was a good test of the Registry systems and we are happy to say we came through it with flying colours".
auDA accredited registrar NetRegistry was also trumpeting its performance, claiming 75 percent of its registrations were completed within seconds of the names becoming available.
"This a perfect example of NetRegistry's advanced infrastructure in action", said Larry Bloch, CEO of NetRegistry. "Even though MelbourneIT have the largest customer base, this result is indicative of how our better systems have benefited our customers. Unlike other registrars who were still entering registrations after 12 o'clock, our batch processes submitted 420 applications in under 40 seconds via multiple machines."
It appears to have slipped by unoticed by some that there are now charges on the .org.au domain. This domain has strict rules governing who can use it. It is only available to non-profit organisation and charities in Australia. The charge from AuDa for this domain to registrars is capped at only $11.00. The charge by registrars currently ranges from $14.99 to $165.00. This is profiteering at its worst. It is making profit out of those organisations dedicated to helping society. I believe this to be highly unethical.