in case anyone has experienced this and wants to complain...
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Date: Monday, March 25, 2002 12:57 AM -0500
From: Declan McCullagh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: FC: Verisign reportedly sending deceptive domain registration bills
>
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>
> Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 19:26:15 -0500
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> From: Peter Wayner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Fwd: A WARNING TO OUR CUSTOMERS
>
> [Another scandal mixing spam, the DNS tables and ICANN.--Peter]
>
>
>> Date: 23 Mar 2002 00:07:10 -0000
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Subject: A WARNING TO OUR CUSTOMERS
>>
>> Please be aware that Verisign, Inc. (formerly Network Solutions) is
>> sending via the US Mail, what we believe to be deceptive and predatory
>> domain expiration notices.
>> The purpose behind these notices is to get the unsuspecting customer to
>> transfer to and renew their domain name(s) with Verisign Inc. at
>> significantly higher prices.
>>
>> The domain expiration notices are designed so that it is not obvious
>> that the notices are from Verisign, Inc. as opposed to Go Daddy
>> Software. To see a copy of one of these deceptive expiration notices,
>> please go to the following URL:
>> http://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/private_vsrn.asp?display=letter.
>>
>> Those customers who fall prey to the Verisign, Inc. scheme will have
>> their domain name(s) renewed at a price more than 3 times higher than
>> would be the case if they renewed with Go Daddy Software.
>>
>> For a .com, .net or .org domain name renewal, the victimized customer
>> would pay $29.00 to Verisign, Inc. instead of the $8.95 charged by Go
>> Daddy Software.
>> Those customers who fall prey to this scheme, will not receive any
>> better service or value. They will however be tricked out of $20.05
>> per domain name.
>>
>> Renewal notices from Go Daddy Software are sent via email, and always
>> mention the Go Daddy name. You can be sure that any communications you
>> receive concerning your domain name that do not explicitly and obviously
>> display the Go Daddy name are not from Go Daddy Software.
>>
>> If you believe, as we do, that this practice of Verisign Inc. is
>> misleading, predatory and improper, we invite you to make your feelings
>> known by writing to ICANN (who is the governing body for all Registrar�s
>> and Registries) and to Verisign Registry. Email links for both are
>> provided below.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Bob Parsons, President
>> Go Daddy Software, Inc.
>>
>> ICANN Registrar Complaint Form (hosted at InterNIC)
>> http://www.internic.net/cgi/registrars/problem-report.cgi
>>
>> VeriSign Registry Customer Service
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Phone: 703-948-3200
>
>
>
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Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 19:26:15 -0500
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: Peter Wayner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Fwd: A WARNING TO OUR CUSTOMERS
[Another scandal mixing spam, the DNS tables and ICANN.--Peter]
>Date: 23 Mar 2002 00:07:10 -0000
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: A WARNING TO OUR CUSTOMERS
>
>Please be aware that Verisign, Inc. (formerly Network Solutions) is
>sending via the US Mail, what we believe to be deceptive and predatory
>domain expiration notices.
>The purpose behind these notices is to get the unsuspecting customer to
>transfer to and renew their domain name(s) with Verisign Inc. at
>significantly higher prices.
>
>The domain expiration notices are designed so that it is not obvious that
>the notices are from Verisign, Inc. as opposed to Go Daddy Software. To
>see a copy of one of these deceptive expiration notices, please go to the
>following URL: http://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/private_vsrn.asp?display=letter.
>
>Those customers who fall prey to the Verisign, Inc. scheme will have their
>domain name(s) renewed at a price more than 3 times higher than would be
>the case if they renewed with Go Daddy Software.
>
>For a .com, .net or .org domain name renewal, the victimized customer
>would pay $29.00 to Verisign, Inc. instead of the $8.95 charged by Go
>Daddy Software.
>Those customers who fall prey to this scheme, will not receive any better
>service or value. They will however be tricked out of $20.05 per domain name.
>
>Renewal notices from Go Daddy Software are sent via email, and always
>mention the Go Daddy name. You can be sure that any communications you
>receive concerning your domain name that do not explicitly and obviously
>display the Go Daddy name are not from Go Daddy Software.
>
>If you believe, as we do, that this practice of Verisign Inc. is
>misleading, predatory and improper, we invite you to make your feelings
>known by writing to ICANN (who is the governing body for all Registrar�s
>and Registries) and to Verisign Registry. Email links for both are
>provided below.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Bob Parsons, President
>Go Daddy Software, Inc.
>
>ICANN Registrar Complaint Form (hosted at InterNIC)
>http://www.internic.net/cgi/registrars/problem-report.cgi
>
>VeriSign Registry Customer Service
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Phone: 703-948-3200
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