Since 2011 I have run this blog using the andrewnorton.net.au url. But recently I was informed by my domain supplier that ‘net.au’ domains are now reserved for businesses with a connection to Australia.

To me ‘net.au’ sounds to me like a generic website address, with ‘.com.au’ for businesses. But I am years too late to challenge the decision and I don’t want to set up an andrewnorton.net.au business. I therefore need to change the blog url.

Although I have never previously heard of ‘id.au’ addresses, they seem like the best option to avoid a future reclassification. So I will be changing to andrewnorton.id.au

At the moment andrewnorton.id.au redirects to andrewnorton.net.au but I will reverse this soon. The redirection will last until andrewnorton.net.au expires on 2 July 2025. If you get a broken link changing the ‘net’ to ‘id’ will get you to the right place.

Once the change takes place, people reading my blog on a feed will probably need to resubscribe. There will be ongoing issues with broken links. I hope that there will be no interruption for people being notified of a new post by email.

Update: In August 2025 a scam site bought use of andrewnorton.net.au. I am trying to get it taken down.