--- Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 19:26:15 -0500 To: declanat_private From: Peter Wayner <pcwat_private> Subject: Fwd: A WARNING TO OUR CUSTOMERS [Another scandal mixing spam, the DNS tables and ICANN.--Peter] >Date: 23 Mar 2002 00:07:10 -0000 >To: pcwat_private >From: serviceat_private >Subject: A WARNING TO OUR CUSTOMERS > >Please be aware that Verisign, Inc. (formerly Network Solutions) is >sending via the US Mail, what we believe to be deceptive and predatory >domain expiration notices. >The purpose behind these notices is to get the unsuspecting customer to >transfer to and renew their domain name(s) with Verisign Inc. at >significantly higher prices. > >The domain expiration notices are designed so that it is not obvious that >the notices are from Verisign, Inc. as opposed to Go Daddy Software. To >see a copy of one of these deceptive expiration notices, please go to the >following URL: http://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/private_vsrn.asp?display=letter. > >Those customers who fall prey to the Verisign, Inc. scheme will have their >domain name(s) renewed at a price more than 3 times higher than would be >the case if they renewed with Go Daddy Software. > >For a .com, .net or .org domain name renewal, the victimized customer >would pay $29.00 to Verisign, Inc. instead of the $8.95 charged by Go >Daddy Software. >Those customers who fall prey to this scheme, will not receive any better >service or value. They will however be tricked out of $20.05 per domain name. > >Renewal notices from Go Daddy Software are sent via email, and always >mention the Go Daddy name. You can be sure that any communications you >receive concerning your domain name that do not explicitly and obviously >display the Go Daddy name are not from Go Daddy Software. > >If you believe, as we do, that this practice of Verisign Inc. is >misleading, predatory and improper, we invite you to make your feelings >known by writing to ICANN (who is the governing body for all Registrarís >and Registries) and to Verisign Registry. Email links for both are >provided below. > >Sincerely, > >Bob Parsons, President >Go Daddy Software, Inc. > >ICANN Registrar Complaint Form (hosted at InterNIC) >http://www.internic.net/cgi/registrars/problem-report.cgi > >VeriSign Registry Customer Service >info@verisign-grs.com >Phone: 703-948-3200 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Politech dinner in SF on 4/16: http://www.politechbot.com/events/cfp2002/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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