Re: [ga] Fwd: WARNING: Interland and Network Solutions STEALING your domain customers

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

WXW and all assembly members,

  Well WXW, send it to the ICANN BOD and staff.  The are supposed
to have the oversight on these problems.  Oh I forgot, that's right,
Verisign and ICANN are partners.  How foolish of me!  Tisk tisk!

  Can we all say NEPOTISM!

William X Walsh wrote:

> More sleazy behavior from Network Solutions
>
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> Best regards,
> William X Walsh <william@wxsoft.info>
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> The following is a forwarded message:
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> Date:    Saturday, November 10, 2001, 9:21:03 PM
> Subject: WARNING:  Interland and Network Solutions STEALING your domain customers
> --====----====----====----====----====----====----====----====----====----===--
> I just got an official notice in the mail from Interland - "A Network
> Solutions Alliance Partner" with "IMPORTANT:  DOMAIN NAME EXPIRATION NOTICE"
> on the outside of the envelope.  ( Thing is, my domain registration ends
> APRIL 2002 !!)
>
> Inside was a bill to extend my domain name registration with various
> options, and a very ominous warning:
>
>   NOTICE:  If you do not renew your domain name by its expiration date, you
> risk losing it to another party.
>
>  The seldom read back had this contract:
>
>         By signing this order form you agree that Interland, Inc. will process the
> indicated multi-year renewal for your domain name registration through
> Network Solutions.  You agree that this transaction will cause your
> registrar to be changed to Network Solutions.  You agree to be bound by the
> Network Solution Registration Agreement at
> https://www.networksolutions.com/en_US/legal/service-agreement.jhtml and
> Interland's Domain Name Registration Terms and Conditions at
> www.interland.com/about/legal/domain.asp.  No other aspect of your domain
> name registration, including registrant, or Web site hosting will be
> affected.
>
> THIS SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS' AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANT.  YOU WAIVE ALL
> CLAIMS TO LOST PROFITS AND OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL DAMANGES.  INTERLAND'S
> LIABILITY WILL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF FEES PAID BY YOU TO
> INTERLAND FOR THIS SERVICE.
>
> =======================
> Sounds like they are hijacking unwitting customers - especially those larger
> companies that have a separate accounts payable department.
>
> What do they call it in the telephone business?  Slamming??
>
> Oh, they leave a phone number:
>
>    (800) 279-0564 8am-8pm EST M-F and 11am - 5pm EST Saturday.
>
> Might be worth warning your customers....
>
> Bruce Koehler
> The Koehl-Mine Computer Services
> 217 Pauline Avenue
> Franklin, NC 28734
> (828) 524-6962
> http://www.koehl-fired.net
>
> End of original message
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Regards,
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Jeffrey A. Williams
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