I disagree, I believe Domain Registry would pass as far as the USPS post master is concerned. This is awful close ;)
<snip> You are under no obligation to pay the amounts stated below, unless you accept this offer. We are hoping you will choose the domain registry of America. This notice is not a bill </snip> But VeriSign's would fail miserably. -- Mike Allen, 4CheapDomains.Net [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.4CheapDomains.Net (812) 275-8425 - Office (815) 364-1278 - Fax ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert L Mathews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 3:54 PM Subject: Re: DomainRegistryofAmerica??? > As a followup, someone on SlashDot pointed out the official USPS > regulations for mail "that reasonably could be considered a bill, > invoice, or statement of account due, but is in fact a solicitation for > an order": > > http://pe.usps.gov/text/dmm/c031.htm > > The requirement is that the following phrase must appear in at least > thirty point capital letters on the face of the notice: "THIS IS NOT A > BILL. THIS IS A SOLICITATION. YOU ARE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO PAY THE > AMOUNT STATED ABOVE UNLESS YOU ACCEPT THIS OFFER." > > They even have a helpful example picture of what it should look like: > > http://pe.usps.gov/text/dmm/c031.htm#Rar16021 > > Clearly, both the Verisign and Domain Registry of America letters fail > this test by a wide margin, and are therefore illegal. If you get one and > you are a US resident, I strongly suggest reporting it; you can even do > so online: > > http://www.usps.com/websites/depart/inspect/fraud/MailFraudComplaint.htm > > The more people that complain, the faster the postal service will put a > stop to this. > > -- > Robert L Mathews, Tiger Technologies > > "The trouble with doing something right the first time is that nobody > appreciates how difficult it was." > >
