[ga] FW: Domain Slamming? (This time by VeriSign!) (fwd)

[Rick Wesson <wessorh@ar.com>]

FYI

-rick

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 17:11:41 -0400
From: Tom D'Alleva <tdalleva@bulkregister.com>
To: owner-registrars@dnso.org
Subject: FW: Domain Slamming?  (This time by VeriSign!)

FYI,

This is an excerpt from message picked up on an ISP web forum about
VeriSign's domain name postal solicitation.

>
>Their message violates Federal Mail Guidelines
>
>The official USPS regulations for mail "that reasonably could be
>considered a bill, invoice, or statement of account due, but is in
>fact a solicitation for an order":
>
> http://pe.usps.gov/text/dmm/c031.htm
>
>The requirement is that the following phrase must appear in at least
>thirty point capital letters on the face of the notice: "THIS IS NOT A
>BILL. THIS IS A SOLICITATION. YOU ARE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO PAY THE
>AMOUNT STATED ABOVE UNLESS YOU ACCEPT THIS OFFER."
>
>They even have a helpful example picture of what it should look like:
>
> http://pe.usps.gov/text/dmm/c031.htm#Rar16021
>
>
>The Verisign messages clearly violate this requirement, and come under
>the mail fraud category.  You can complain to your local Postal
>Inspectors, or file your complaint online at:
>
> http://www.usps.com/websites/depart/inspect/fraud/MailFraudComplaint.htm


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