Agreed, But if ICANN or some agency with authority doesn't step in then it
will not even be worth offering Domain Registration as a "Add Service" to
all of our customers anymore as the world will register with one of these
big jerks just to keep from getting the notices ;) Their problem is that
they are trying to make a living of domain registrations alone, and will go
to any expense to achieve that! Ethical or not ;)
To these guys, it's survival to the fittest!
--
Mike Allen, 4CheapDomains.Net
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.4CheapDomains.Net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Friend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mike Allen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 3:23 PM
Subject: Re: DomainRegistryofAmerica???
> Hi Mike,
>
> I'd agree, but think of how many seniors/newbies you have among your
client
> list. I can't tell you how many calls I get from customers who confess to
being
> nearly clueless about the Internet & domain registrations. We do our best
to
> provide as much guideance as we can to get them started.
>
> I would hazard a guess that a whole bunch of these customers if they were
to
> receive something like this that looks like it came from the Government
and has
> their domain name on it will act.
>
> I agree that the Domain Name Expiration Notice from Verisign (new motto,
> "Verisign, destroying the Internet, one company at a time") is much more
> devious, but I think all of these scams need to be dealt with.
>
> I've heard rumblings that there may be a complain raised with the FTC
concerning
> Verisign, but for now, our best defence is to educate our customers.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Doug.
>
> Quoting Mike Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> > That's true, and that is our feelings as well. But the letter's that
> > they send out are just like banks for credit cards. Transfer your
> > current cards to use for a lower interest rate. This letter from
> > DomainRegistryofAmerica says you have the ability to transfer you
> > current domains to us for a lower annual fee if you would like to. (It
> > doesn't appear to be a deceptive transfer letter like Verisign is
> > practicing) it just states that you have the option to transfer to us
> > and if you are interested fill this form out. (Although DRofA annual
> > fee appears to be higher than all OpenSRS resellers charges ;)
> >
> >
> > --
> > Mike Allen, 4CheapDomains.Net
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > http://www.4CheapDomains.Net
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Mark Petersen
> > To: Mike Allen ; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 12:23 PM
> > Subject: Re: DomainRegistryofAmerica???
> >
> >
> > Mike Allen Said:
> > >...If these guys are taking advantage of the who is then should we
> > take advantage of this opportunity and level the playing field?...
> > I think not...
> > If one guy goes out and hunts down a bad guy, does that make
> > vigilantism ok? Should we all start doing it?
> > We all need to get together on this, and put a stop to it. That's the
> > only way to truly "level the playing field".
> > If we were to try to keep up with these types of practices, we'd
> > always be at a major disadvantage being one step being anyway.
> > -Mark
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Mike Allen
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 8:42 AM
> > Subject: DomainRegistryofAmerica???
> >
> >
> > Anyone else been getting customers stating that these guys are
> > sending then renewal notices? They are not nearly as deceptive as the
> > Veri guys but they are a bit confused at first as to why they are
> > contacting them instead of us contacting them... I even received one
> > myself today for one of our domains! I assume they too are getting this
> > mailing info from the who-is directory....
> >
> > Remember, we have only been involved in domain registrations for
> > about 8 months. I know what the Veri guys is doing is completely wrong,
> > but this letter from Domain Registry is not nearly as deceptive. What is
> > OpenSRS's view of Domain Registrys approach? Is this something that they
> > would recommend to stay competitive? If these guys are taking advantage
> > of the who is then should we take advantage of this opportunity and
> > level the playing field?
> >
> > If anyone has not received this letter from them and would like
> > to see it, please let me know as I will scan it and post it for a short
> > term on our server to be viewed... Things are changing in the
> > registration world at massive rates and we are simply trying to figure
> > out a way to increase sales but yet withhold proper ethics...
> >
> >
> > --
> > Mike Allen, 4CheapDomains.Net
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > http://www.4CheapDomains.Net
> >
> >
>
