I thought it was but registering that domain only cost �12 just in case there was any truth in it!
Giles Roadnight http://giles.roadnight.name -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 08 August 2003 10:02 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ cf-dev ] OT: Domain Cons Giles, we get this all the time, clients phoning us up wondering if they really need to buy this domain etc. It's a complete and utter scam, and i usually advise that the client doesn't bother to register "www.acmeandsonscompanylimited.com" etc. coincidentally one of our clients phoned me i think day before yesterday, most likely the same company. Duncan Cumming IT Manager http://www.alienationdesign.co.uk mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 0141 575 9700 Fax: 0141 575 9600 Creative solutions in a technical world ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Get your domain names online from: http://www.alienationdomains.co.uk Reseller options available! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "Giles Roadnight" To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: ght.name> Subject: [ cf-dev ] OT: Domain Cons 08/08/2003 09:59 Please respond to dev Sorry for the off topic post. I was just wondering about this. Yesterday one of my clients was phoned by someone who said that they were form a domain name registration company and that someone had tried to buy a domain off them that was very similar to my clients. They were phoning to offer the domain to my client to stop the other party getting it. They couldn't say anything about the other except that they were from the same area as my client. This would cost �100 a year or �200 for 10 years. My clients phoned me up so I phoned and was told that they do this because they are sick of angry people phoning up saying that their domain name had been registered. I simply registered the domain in question for �12 at UK2.net. I can see a few problems with this. Surely if this person trying to register the domain had to wait like that they would register it somewhere else (for a lot less than �100). Secondly this registration company is actually spending time and money offering the domain to someone else when they already have a buyer - it seems like madness. This must be a con. Anyone else had anything similar to this? Giles Roadnight http://giles.roadnight.name -- ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
