[registrars] RE: FW: Domain Slamming? (This time by VeriSign!)

["Tom D'Alleva" <tdalleva@bulkregister.com>]

 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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