Re: verio mining the opensrs whois database

[Jay Swackhamer]

From: "Richard B. Pyne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Is there any update on what we can do to stop Verio from stealing
> from us? I got an advertisment from Verio today that could have come
> from no source other than the OpenSRS database.
>
> I had a customer ask me last week about the ad he got from Verio. I
> asked him, "Would you trust a company that stole propietary
> information in order to conatact you to host your business web site?"

Interesting...

I had a customer tell me that Verio *called* them by phone yesterday (left
voice mail) asking about a domain name they registered a month ago. No
e-mail ads.

My client returned the phone call (to a voice mail box)... haven't heard
back from Verio yet.


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