Read the eNom registrant agreement. It was changed - quite some time back - so that they could register names in the registrant's name WITHOUT notification, and also change the terms of the agreement WITHOUT notification. (I think - IANAL, YMMV etc)
Yet another reason why registrants DESPERATELY need a voice in the ICANN process. On Aug 26, 2005, at 2:37 PM, Jim McAtee wrote: > I figure someone here will know what's going on. Maybe you've seen > this > with one of your customers. The below email was just sent to > someone with > a domain registered with eNom. The name servers for the domain are at > name-services.com, which is an eNom site/service. > > The domain [something].com has been registered with eNom for a > couple of > years, but the .info version has never been registered (trust me, > it's a > made up name and nobody wants it). If I do a WHOIS on > [something].info > then it looks like a legit registration, including all the identical > contact information for [something].com. > > If you go to the www.[something].com you see a page similar to > http://www.name-services.com. Follow a link "Why am I seeing this web > site?" and you get an offer to register the domain. > > Is this crap legal? How the hell do they get away with registering > domains in someone's name when there has been no action taken to do > so? > Is eNom using their ability as a registrar to register then delete a > domain name in order take advantage of their own domain registrants? > > The topper is sending spam in the form of a fake WDRP compliance > notice > for the fake registration. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "WDRP Compliance" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: -------------- > Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 1:06 PM > Subject: Important Notice: Please Verify Contact Data for your Domain > Name(s) > > > >> Dear Domain Holder, >> >> This message is a reminder to help you keep the contact data >> associated >> with your domain registration up-to-date. >> >> As of October 31, 2003 we are required by the Internet Corporation >> for >> Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to send you this reminder by the >> Anniversary date of each registered Domain Name that is subject to >> the >> terms and conditions of that organization. >> >> Below is a list of domain names with your email address listed as the >> registrant or administrative contact. The current contact >> information >> associated with the domain may be verified by following the link >> provided. >> If any of the contact data is inaccurate, it must be corrected. >> If the >> contact data is accurate, no further action is required to comply >> with >> this notice. >> >> Please remember that under the terms of your registration >> agreement, the >> provision of false Whois (contact) information can be grounds for >> cancellation of your domain name registration. >> >> Domain Names with Anniversary Dates between September 1 and >> September 30 >> >> Name: Registration Date: >> ------ ----------------- >> aaaaaaaaaaa.info Sep 28, 2004 >> View Contact Data: >> <http://wdrp.name-services.com/whois.asp?key=aaaaaaaaaaa> >> >> >> >> Thank you for your attention. >> >> Sincerely, >> >> WDRP Compliance >> > > _______________________________________________ > domains-gen mailing list > [email protected] > http://discuss.tucows.com/mailman/listinfo/domains-gen > > _______________________________________________ domains-gen mailing list [email protected] http://discuss.tucows.com/mailman/listinfo/domains-gen
