[ga] Verisign hit with lawsuit over deceptive renewal mail campaign

[William X Walsh <william@wxsoft.info>]

Bulk Register is suing Verisign over their deceptive renewal mail
campaign that disguised the domain transfer ad as a renewal invoice.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020513/wr_nm/tech_domains_verisign_dc_1

The mailing also violated USPS postal regulations regarding marketing
mails:

  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


I know many complaints were filed with the Postal Inspectors over this
issue as well at both local postal offices and online at:
http://www.usps.com/websites/depart/inspect/fraud/MailFraudComplaint.htm

  
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Best regards,
William X Walsh <william@wxsoft.info>
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