Re: [DNS] Discount Domains and the ACCC

Re: [DNS] Discount Domains and the ACCC

From: Rod Keys <rod§ddns.com.au>
Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 13:31:10 +1000
Did you also know that it is a federal offence to make harrassing and
objectional phone calls!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Domain Registration Services" <mail&#167;domainregistration.com.au>
To: <dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 1:06 PM
Subject: RE: [DNS] Discount Domains and the ACCC


> Rod,
>
> I spoke to you personally with regards to your recent marketing just a few
> days ago and your attitude of
> "so what, I can change it overnight to save my ass if I have to"  was
> extremely arrogant and none the less disappointing.
> I spend half my days dealing with clients complaining about receiving this
> type of deceptive marketing from ING etc., and it's unbelievably annoying
to
> think that as the ACCC knocks one on the head yet another deceptive
> marketing scheme surfaces.
>
> To everyone reading this list, the domain renewal notice posted yesterday
> addressed to "Accounts Payable" is definitely intact and unaltered as it
is
> identical to that received by a number of my clients in recent days.
> Original documents will be forwarded to the ACCC, auDA, and to Mr Josh
Rowe
> forthwith.
>
> Rod Keys, you are on the COC Committee and yet you are sending out
> unsolicited renewal notices to consumers your company has  had no prior
> dealings with.  I expect you would clean up your act and apologise to this
> community for your very recent  deception instead of trying to pull the
wool
> over everyone's eyes. Facts and the truth may embarrass you Rod, but they
> are what they are and there is no denying. Upon receipt of the
documentation
> it will be enlightening to see if Chris actually does think your marketing
> practices are clean and in accordance with the interim coc.
>
> Regards.
>
> J. Maiolo
> Domain Registration Services
> (Melbourne IT Re-seller)
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rod Keys [mailto:rod&#167;ddns.com.au]
> Sent: Tuesday, 14 May 2002 9:53 AM
> To: dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au
> Subject: Re: [DNS] Discount Domains and the ACCC
>
>
> Josh,
> 1/ We no longer use the address accounts payable gone!! What was used was
> old and not complete and altered.. copyright violation perhaps. Mr.C.
> Disspain has looked at our doc and was clear it was not misleading.
> 2/ The actual certificate is quite clear it's a domain name licence.
>
> Rod
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Josh Rowe" <josh&#167;email.nu>
> To: <dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au>
> Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 7:39 PM
> Subject: RE: [DNS] Discount Domains and the ACCC
>
>
> > I've put it onto my web site too:
> > http://www.whatsinaname.com.au/renewals/wDDNS02.jpg
> >
> > Is there a second page Ginger?
> >
> > A couple of things to note about this renewal advice:
> >
> > 1. It's addressed to "Accounts Payable" - possibly contrary to the COP
> >
> > 2. "We Support the AUDA resellers code of conduct" - so does ING.
> >
> > 3. "Certificate of Domain Name Ownership" - domain names aren't owned,
> > they are licenced.
> >
> > It's also very similar to DDNS's last renewal advice:
> >
> > http://www.whatsinaname.com.au/renewals/wLI01a.jpg
> > http://www.whatsinaname.com.au/renewals/wLI01b.jpg
> >
> > For the complete set:
> > http://www.whatsinaname.com.au/renewals/
> >
> >
> > Josh
> > --
> > josh&#167;email.nu
> >
> >
>
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