Jim,

One thing you said REALLY stood out to me and is my ultimate reason for
sticking with Network Solutions/Verisign to this point.

... the Big Registrar Shakeout as you call it....

My feelings are the same on this, right or wrong.

Thanks,
Keith D Sellars
WebGraffix
www.webgraffix.com

"Making database sites seem easy"
----- Original Message -----
From: "jim barchuk" <jb(at)jbarchuk.com>
To: <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 1:01 PM
Subject: Re: domain name renewal


> Hi All!
>
> > I got what looked like a bill the other day from Verisign which confused
me
> > because my hosting company originally got me my name for free and it's
only
> > been 7 months.  I thought perhaps that they were doing something screwy
but
> > then a friend forwarded this email to me about Verisign.  Anyone else
know
> > anything more?
> >
> >
> > --- "123cheapdomains.com" <help(at)123cheapdomains.com> wrote:
> > > Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 23:50:59 -0400
> > <snip>
> > > From: "123cheapdomains.com" <help(at)123cheapdomains.com>
> > > Reply-to: "123cheapdomains.com" <help(at)123cheapdomains.com>
> > > Subject: Important Announcement to 123cheapdomains.com customers
> > >
> > > This important notice has been sent to all 123cheapdomains.com
> > > customers.
> > > Please read it.
>
> Are you a 123cheapdomains customer? I'm guessing yes. If not, this is UCE.
>
> They are not a registrar anyway, they are a reseller for tucows. It's a
> high tech MLM game.
>
> > > Read more below and see how this notice may possibly help
> > > protect you against falling for a very recent domain related scam.
>
> > >    Network Solutions/Verisign has recently been involved in
> > > a predatory business practice where Verisign sends
> > > out misleading $29 renewal notices to customers who registered
> > > their domains elsewhere with competing domain registration companies.
> > > These notices were designed to look like actual billing statements.
>
> It is misleading, but not a scam, because the letter -clearly- states all
> the rules. In fact these 123 people are likely to take some legal heat for
> calling it that.
>
> > > This is definitely not fair for consumers to have to receive a
>
> Waaaahhhh!!!! No fair! No fair! Do over! I called it first! LOL!
>
> > > As a analogy, lets pretend that you have an insurance policy from
> > > company AAAAAA. You like company AAAAAA because they are reliable and
> > > helpful.
> > > But then company ZZZZZZ sends you what looks
> > > like a renewal bill for an insurance policy. You sign off the
> > > bottom with your signature assuming that the renewal policy is from
> > > AAAAAA and but actually end up sending payment to ZZZZZZZ.
> > > Now your insurance policy has been switched to using ZZZZZZZ.
> > > Company ZZZZZZ will then try to convince you that it is legal because
> > > of their hidden fine print right after you complain.
>
> > > You know this is not legal but am trying to figure out what you
> > > can do about this.
>
> But it is legal. If I sign something without reading it tough doodoo on
> me.
>
> (Wrong tense '...but am trying...'? LOL!
>
> > > This tatic is almost similar to telephone slamming.
>
> Wrong noun. At least I'm pretty sure tatic is not a noun.
>
> I think someone is having a brain-melt-HISSY-fit. ROFL
>
> > > Note: You can tell if your domain is with Verisign or not,
> > > simply by reading the back of their billing renewal notice.
>
> I can tell via whois that 123domains.com is NOT EVEN THEIR OWN REGISTRAR!
>
> Don't get me wrong. Verisign/Netsol bugs the hell out of me too for
> various reasons that I won't go into here. The only reason I stay with
> them is that when the Big Registrar Shakeout happens, if -all- the dominos
> fall they'll be the last one left standing.
>
> Have a :) day!
>
> jb
>
> --
> jim barchuk
> jb(at)jbarchuk.com
>
>
>
>
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