[plug] The Australian Business Registry

[Mark Dixon]

Rowan wrote: "Unfortunately, I've noticed this with other Government 
Portals as well."

Yes, the WA State Revenue office does it too.  I have sent them a 
slightly more polite but equally critical series of posts that say much 
the same thing that Kev sent the ABN folks.  I received some 
condescending responses.  Sadly, the political masters just got back in 
for 4 more years so don't bother trying to wake any of them up to 
request a response - their narcolepsy is too deep.

Cheers, Mark.


Rowan Sutherland wrote:

>Unfortunately, I've noticed this with other Government Portals as well.
>
>It makes me very angry.
>
>I commend you for taking action.
>
>Rowan
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>Sir/Madam
>
>I have tried, unsuccessfully, to access your site to apply for an ABN. 
>I'm sure it must fall dangerously close to a "restrictive trade 
>practice" to REQUIRE all businesses in Australia to use substandard, 
>buggy, virus and hacker-prone, insecure proprietary software to be able 
>to apply on-line for an ABN.  I use both Linux and OS/2 and I use a 
>current Mozilla browser in both operating systems.  Even if I did use 
>the afforementioned spyware magnet, I'd use Mozilla!  When is this 
>extremely annoying bad programming practise planned to be rectified?
>
>Sincerely yours
>Kev Downes
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>Perhaps others might join the bandwagon with me and aggitate for change.
>
>Cheers
>Kev
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>Kev Downes
>kdownes at tpg.com.au  ph 0404 7 0808 2
>Windows isn't the answer. Windows is the question. The answer is NO! I
>use, recommend and support OS/2 Warp and eComStation.
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