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Papa Bear_Left
800 or more hollow logs searched
Joined: 03 April 03 12:28 am Posts: 2573 Location: Kalamunda, WA GCA Found: 18 GCA Hidden: 0
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 Domain name
So, I assume that it's currently owned by i! and just points to our new servers. The problem is that it needs an entity to be owned by and GCA doesn't have any legal standing, last I looked. Is there any issue with leaving it with i! (or transferring it to some other natural person, maybe c@w) and just paying for it from GCA funds? I doubt that George or George are likely to do anything untoward with it, and it only needs a payment every few years.
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21 July 09 12:00 am |
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ideology
Joined: 28 March 03 4:01 pm Posts: 2763 Location: Sydney GCA Found: 26 GCA Hidden: 9
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 Re: Domain name
domain name the domain name is registered to one of our companies we'd like to pass it on to someone (or something!) so we don't need to remember to renew it (the money isn't the issue, it's just the admin hassle)
our first thought was one of the developers, but they may need an ABN or similar under auDA rules if they are not allowed by auDA to be registrants, we could transfer it to the tassie geocaching association which we understand is a legal entity (well, legal enough to have a bank account holding the donations, anyway!)
pointing to the new server actually the domain name points to two nameservers, both of which are i! machines. these machines point the names geocaching.com.au, mobile.geocaching.com.au, etc to the new server
eventually we'd like to move the name services onto the new server to give the developers the freedom to conjure up new domain names like iphone.geocaching.com.au etc without us having to muck around with zone files and stuff on our nameservers
we aren't in a particular hurry with either one. the gca domain is up for renewal on 21 september, so we might as well aim to effect the transfer before then.
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21 July 09 12:43 am |
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pjamesk
300 or more found
Joined: 27 April 06 9:33 pm Posts: 211 Location: Hobart GCA Found: 9 GCA Hidden: 1
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 Re: Domain name
Today being the 21st July... that gives us about 2 months 
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21 July 09 7:52 am |
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caughtatwork
Joined: 17 May 04 12:11 pm Posts: 15069 Location: Melbourne GCA Found: 1058 GCA Hidden: 298  
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 Re: Domain name
As i! says, we need an ABN to get past the auDA. I no longer have a valid ABN (as it turns out, whoops), so we do need an entity that can continue the registration for us.
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21 July 09 8:33 am |
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Papa Bear_Left
800 or more hollow logs searched
Joined: 03 April 03 12:28 am Posts: 2573 Location: Kalamunda, WA GCA Found: 18 GCA Hidden: 0
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 Re: Domain name
If we need a stop-gap solution, I have an ABN available (my wife's business) and I'm sort of committed to geocaching for the immediate future...
Obviously, if the Taswegians have the required authority, they've already got the money!
As to nameservers: no idea, sorry. Is that just software that runs on our server?
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21 July 09 9:30 am |
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caughtatwork
Joined: 17 May 04 12:11 pm Posts: 15069 Location: Melbourne GCA Found: 1058 GCA Hidden: 298  
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 Re: Domain name
Don't worry about the name servers, we can nerdify that fix.
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21 July 09 10:00 am |
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roundcircle
1100 or more caches found
Joined: 27 May 06 10:10 pm Posts: 396 Location: Ballarat GCA Found: 47 GCA Hidden: 2
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 Re: Domain name
The Taswegians sounds like the best answer, as long as they are okay with it.
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23 July 09 9:59 pm |
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pjamesk
300 or more found
Joined: 27 April 06 9:33 pm Posts: 211 Location: Hobart GCA Found: 9 GCA Hidden: 1
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 Re: Domain name
Our GTi AGM is soon I will ask
Last edited by pjamesk on 24 July 09 1:24 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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23 July 09 10:15 pm |
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Blind Betty
100 or more tracks walked
Joined: 25 May 09 6:06 pm Posts: 19 Location: Burnie GCA Found: 37 GCA Hidden: 0
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 Re: Domain name
I'm happy for it to be a GTi thing. We'll check at the meeting. 
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24 July 09 12:05 am |
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CraigRat
850 or more found!!!
Joined: 23 August 04 3:17 pm Posts: 6795 Location: Launceston, TAS GCA Found: 158 GCA Hidden: 44
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 Re: Domain name
My understanding is that there is no legal obligations to owning a domain, it's just registration requirement of auDA that an entitiy exists before it can be issues with a .com.au, to do this they only need an ABN or some number you get when you incorporate an organisation (a wise man told me that). Theres effectivley zero risk to GTi if they accept the role of 'keeper of the domain' And I'll love them all for ever and ever, and if that is not motivation enough, then...well, notjhing would be 
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24 July 09 7:18 am |
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Swampy
4000 or more? I'm officially obsessed.
Joined: 29 July 04 4:04 pm Posts: 628 Location: Hobart GCA Found: 972 GCA Hidden: 8 
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[Putting on the Mr Prez hat....]
The office bearers have started an email discussion and those that have replied are for it. I'm waiting for some other replies to come through before announcing our official position.
[Hat off]
I can't see it being a problem even if we kick it off and then handball it to someone else in the future IF need be.
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24 July 09 12:59 pm |
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Bronze
Joined: 15 July 03 11:48 pm Posts: 2372 Location: Toronto, NSW GCA Found: 13 GCA Hidden: 4
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 Re: Domain name
I have an ABN and several .com.au's, half a dozen .com's and even a couple of .nsw.edu.au and .edu.au domain names.
I don't mind being name holder and guardian of the domain names if you need someone.
It's the least I could do for the community. Geocaching has done a lot for me over the years.
I'm administering them all the time.
Regards
Bronze. Swampy has my details.
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27 September 09 7:41 am |
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riblit
It's the journey.
Joined: 04 April 03 6:30 pm Posts: 3444 Location: Land Grant of John Campbell GCA Found: 65 GCA Hidden: 4
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 Re: Domain name
It is possible to register a .com.au domain without an ABN or a company name - I have one that bears no resemblance to any company or business I own. One of my companies is an agent for an Australian domain registration service. http://domains.teletrak.com.au
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