Re: [ga] [Fwd: A WARNING TO OUR CUSTOMERS]

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Sotiris and all assembly members,

  Has anyone else gotten on of these in the Mail lately that you are aware
of Sotris?  Anyone?

Sotiris Sotiropoulos wrote:

> I wonder if Chuck Gomes or someone else from Verisign
> could comment on the following...
>
>   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>    Subject:
>         A WARNING TO OUR CUSTOMERS
>    Date:
>         23 Mar 2002 01:20:15 -0000
>    From:
>         service@godaddy.com
>      To:
>         sotiris@hermesnetwork.com
>
>
>
>
> 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
> info@verisign-grs.com
> Phone: 703-948-3200
>
>

Regards,
--
Jeffrey A. Williams
Spokesman for INEGroup - (Over 121k members/stakeholdes strong!)
CEO/DIR. Internet Network Eng/SR. Java/CORBA Development Eng.
Information Network Eng. Group. INEG. INC.
E-Mail jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com
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Address: 5 East Kirkwood Blvd. Grapevine Texas 75208


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