> In this case, there's no question that the sender was > soliciting the recipient's business. While using SPAM > to advertise is distasteful to many of us (I would never > employ such a tactic), that doesn't make it a scam.
Spam is a scam. Spam is also a form of throwing one's garbage onto the street. How? I get enough spam that it could trigger me into a higher paying category in my DSL's company new payment plan. Not only do spammers waste my precious time, now they are going to cost me extra money each month. That's a scam. Shut 'em down. Charge 'em for every spam scam they do. There's a fine for littering on the street, there should be a fine for spamming. Swerve > > From: "WebWiz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 20:50:35 -0400 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: NEW Domain Scam > >>> If you try to get customers into transferring domain >>> names by spamming as in the message below, then I guess >>> it could be considered a "scam". > > No it couldn't. That's like saying "If you try to get people > to buy your service by putting up a billboard, then I guess > it could be considered a 'scam'". This is an advertisement. > Admittedly, the medium is distasteful, but that doesn't > make it a scam. > > A scam is a fraudulent business scheme; a swindle. To me, > "scam" is a pretty harsh word. I agree completely that > Verisign's "Renewal Notices" are a scam; they parade as > invoices for services that have not been rendered...in fact > they are solicitations. To the extent that it is not clear > that they are solicitations, they're a scam. They purport > to be something that they're not. > > In this case, there's no question that the sender was > soliciting the recipient's business. While using SPAM > to advertise is distasteful to many of us (I would never > employ such a tactic), that doesn't make it a scam. > > Regards, > Eric Longman > Atl-Connect Internet Services > > +-------------------------------------------------------+ > | Atl-Connect Internet Services http://www.atlcon.net | > | 3600 Dallas Hwy Ste 230-288 770 590-0888 | > | Marietta, GA 30064-1685 [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > +-------------------------------------------------------+ > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nitin Agarwal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "WebWiz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 8:30 PM > Subject: Re: NEW Domain Scam > > > If you try to get customers into transferring domain names by spamming as in > the message below, then I guess it could be considered a "scam". There are > too many of these spam based domain registrars out there. I get two or three > such emails everyday. > > -Nitin > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "WebWiz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 7:06 PM > Subject: Re: NEW Domain Scam > > >> How is this a "scam"? I don't see anything misleading in >> the email, other than it's a bit obtuse about the fact >> that you would have to transfer in order to get the renewal >> rate they're advertising. And heck, visit their web page >> and you're greeted with a prominently placed notice that >> in order to renew with them, you must transfer. >> >> Regards, >> Eric Longman >> Atl-Connect Internet Services >> >> +-------------------------------------------------------+ >> | Atl-Connect Internet Services http://www.atlcon.net | >> | 3600 Dallas Hwy Ste 230-288 770 590-0888 | >> | Marietta, GA 30064-1685 [EMAIL PROTECTED] | >> +-------------------------------------------------------+ >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Alex Brecher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 6:31 PM >> Subject: NEW Domain Scam >> >> >> One of our end users has notified us of a new domain "scam." Below is the >> email this user received: >> >>> [Original Message] >>> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: <Registrant26> >>> Date: 4/24/02 6:24:42 PM >>> Subject: Renew today for only $14.95 >>> >>> IMPORTANT INFORMATION: >>> >>> Save 60% on your annual domain renewal fees by >>> renewing at the special rate of only $14.95. For your >>> convenience, you can renew for a period of up to 10 >>> years at the same time. >>> >>> Go to: http://www.renewmydomains.com today! >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> >>> Administration Department >>> RenewMyDomains.com >>> >>> >>> To remove your email address from further promotional mailings from this >> company, click here: >>> http://www.centralremovalservice.com/cgi-bin/domain-remove.cgi >>> >>> >>> 5646MgYo2-273OYEl15 >> >> After some digging I found that http://www.renewmydomains.com/ is really >> http://www.easy-internic.com/ or is reselling for them. >> http://www.easy-internic.com/ is a reseller of http://srsplus.com/ which > is >> now a "wholly owned subsidiary" of VERISIGN! >> >> Is there anything we can do about this ? >> >> Best Regards, >> >> Alex Brecher >> >> Visit us at http://www.Successfulhosting.com >> We'll make your web site a success! >> >> Register your own domain name for only $14.99 at >> http://DiscountDomainRegistry.com >> > <snip> >
