As do some states with automotive registration. It's a quite normal practice.
-B On Apr 9, 2011, at 12:19 AM, Jeffrey Lyon <jeffrey.l...@blacklotus.net> wrote: > Juniper does this also. > > Jeff > > On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 11:51 PM, John Palmer (NANOG Acct) > <nan...@adns.net> wrote: >> OK, its been a year since my Barracuda subscription expired. The unit still >> stops some spam. I figured that I would go and see what they would do if I >> tried to renew my subscription EXACTLY one year after it expired. Would >> their renewal website say "Oh, you are at your anniversary date", and renew >> me for a year? >> >> No such luck: They want me to PAY FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR for which I did NOT >> receive service and then for the current (upcoming year). Sorry - I don't >> allow myself to be ripped off like that. Sorry Barracuda - you get no money >> from me and I'll tell everyone I know about this policy of yours. >> >> I posted an article about this unscrupulous practice on my blog last year at >> http://www.john-palmer.net/wordpress/?p=46 >> >> My question is - does anyone have any suggestions for another e-mail >> appliance like the Barracuda Spam Firewall that doesn't try to charge their >> customers for time not used. I should be able to shut off the unit for a >> year or whatever and simply renew from the point that I re-activate the unit >> instead of having to pay for back-years that I didn't use. >> >> Thanks >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > Jeffrey Lyon, Leadership Team > jeffrey.l...@blacklotus.net | http://www.blacklotus.net > Black Lotus Communications - AS32421 > First and Leading in DDoS Protection Solutions >