Hi guys,

The most concerning thing that came straight into my mind was what the 
customer is thinking... 

"ohh no, more spam about that domain name thing that i dont understand.."

Its good on one hand that they are warning their customers to watch out when 
dealing with a "competent domain registration company" (taken from their 
webpage) but now on the other hand, who is the customer to believe? A company 
called Melbourne IT, or the "internet registry".

If i was a normal punter, id be getting mighty confused by now..

Cheers,

Drew


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From: Adam Todd <auda&#167;todd.inoz.com>
To: dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au
Sent: Sat, 06 Jul 2002 20:29:21 +1000
Subject: [DNS] Fwd: Melbourne IT Ltd. | CONSUMER WARNING - Affecting 
your .com.au Domain Name

> I received this today, just a few minutes ago.  It's the FIRST time 
> EVER that I have received anything from MIT regarding com.au names 
> and as far as I'm aware I'm not a contact for any com.au names.  
> (Maybe some old ones??)
> 
> Strange it's addressed to "Adam" without the Todd.
> 
> Anyway, headers included.
> 
> >Return-Path: <info&#167;melbourneit.com.au>
> >Received: from leda.melbourneit.com.au (king22.MelbourneIT.com.au 
> >[203.31.198.22])
> >         by mail.ah.net (8.9.3/8.9.1) with ESMTP id TAA13748
> >         for <at&#167;ah.net>; Sat, 6 Jul 2002 19:10:04 +1000
> >Received: from melbourneit.com.au ([192.168.80.228])
> >         by leda.melbourneit.com.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id TAA19163
> >         for <at&#167;ah.net>; Sat, 6 Jul 2002 19:10:00 +1000
> >Message-ID: <2187224-220027669100509&#167;melbourneit.com.au>
> >X-EM-Version: 6, 0, 0, 4
> >X-EM-Registration: #00F06206106618006920
> >X-Priority: 1
> >Reply-To: info&#167;melbourneit.com.au
> >From: "Melbourne IT Limited" <info&#167;melbourneit.com.au>
> >To: "Adam" <at&#167;ah.net>
> >Subject: Melbourne IT Ltd. | CONSUMER WARNING - Affecting your .com.au 
> >Domain Name
> >Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2002 19:10:00 +1000
> >MIME-Version: 1.0
> >Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
> >X-UIDL: YG;!!_Ha!!)[O!!A%K!!
> >
> >WARNING - Internet Registry Pty Ltd Mail Out contains INACCURATE
> >information
> >
> >Dear .com.au customer,
> >
> >Melbourne IT is writing to warn our .com.au customers about a mail out
> >from Internet Registry Pty Ltd which is sending out INCORRECT
> >information about your domain name.
> >
> >Please forward this message to all those people within your
> >organization who are involved in the purchasing or management of your
> >domain names, so your business is not deceived by any communication
> >from Internet Registry Pty Ltd.
> >
> >***********************************************************************
> >Melbourne IT continues to be your .com.au registrar and your domain
> >name is safe.  Unless your domain name is about to expire, there is no
> >need to respond to any offers to renew your name.
> >***********************************************************************
> >
> >auDA (.au Domain Administration Limited) (http://www.auDA.org.au) the
> >new regulator for the .au domain space has lodged a complaint with the
> >ACCC regarding Internet Registry and issued an auDA Consumer Alert
> >attached below.
> >
> >Internet Registry Pty Ltd has stated that "Melbourne IT will lose its
> >control as administrator of the .com.au domain space which will be
> >taken over by AusRegistry.
> >
> >This statement could lead you to believe that AusRegistry has replaced
> >Melbourne IT's role in the .au domain space. THIS IS NOT CORRECT.
> >
> >Prior to 1 July 2002 Melbourne IT performed the functions of a
> >registrar (add, renew, maintain, and delete domain name records), as
> >well as some of the registry functions (maintenance of the com.au
> >zonefile) in cooperation with other organisations.
> >
> >AusRegistry (http://www.ausregistry.com.au) has replaced the set of
> >organisations that managed the registry functions for com.au, net.au,
> >org.au, asn.au and id.au. As part of the new regulatory environment,
> >Melbourne IT is not able to act as both the registry and a registrar.
> >
> >Internet Registry Pty Ltd is not an auDA licenced registrar, nor is it
> >an appointed reseller of Melbourne IT Ltd.
> >
> >auDA has advised below that domain name registrants should be wary of
> >dealing with organisations that are not Accredited Registrars or their
> >appointed resellers.
> >
> >Melbourne IT has been Australia's trusted registrar for over 5 years
> >for .com.au and is now able to offer services in net.au, org.au, id.au,
> >in addition to its services for a wide range of international domain
> >name spaces such as .com, .net, .org,.info,.biz, and .name.
> >
> >We will continue to protect your domain name with the highest levels
> >of security.
> >
> >You do not need to respond to this notice, this is for your
> >information only.
> >
> >Thanks for choosing Melbourne IT as your domain name registrar.
> >
> >
> >Melbourne IT Ltd
> >
> >________________________________________________________________________
> >
> >Melbourne IT Limited ' Your Trusted Australian Registrar'
> >________________________________________________________________________
> >ABN         : 21 073 716 793
> >Trading as  : Internet Names WorldWide (INWW)
> >               Internet Names Australia (INA)
> >Email       : info&#167;melbourneit.com.au
> >Website     : www.melbourneit.com.au
> >Offices     : Melbourne, San Francisco, Madrid
> >Head Office : Level 2, 120 King Street
> >               Melbourne  Victoria  Australia  3000
> >________________________________________________________________________
> >
> >End of Melbourne IT text
> >
> >***********************************************************************
> >auDA CONSUMER ALERT     Being Issued - 8 July 2002
> >
> >CAUTION
> >Internet Registry Pty Ltd - Mail out contains inaccurate information
> >
> >auDA has become aware that a company called Internet Registry Pty Ltd
> >(Internet Registry) is sending out incorrect information to domain name
> >registrants.
> >
> >The mail out, headed "IMPORTANT NOTICE", contains numerous
> >inaccuracies. Chief amongst these is the following statement:
> >
> >"Secure your domain with Internet Registry in the new system before
> >31st July. Any existing registration period for your domain will be
> >added to your two year registration!"
> >
> >This statement could be taken to mean that registrants can renew their
> >existing .au domain name for a period longer than 2 years. THIS IS
> >INCORRECT.
> >
> >Domain names in .au can only be licensed for 2 year periods and cannot
> >be renewed until 90 days before they are due to expire. Registrants
> >should be wary of paying for renewal at any earlier time.
> >
> >Please see auDA's previous Consumer Alert about early renewals at
> >http://www.auDA.org.au/about/news/2002032202.html
> >
> >auDA has lodged a complaint about Internet Registry with ACCC.
> >
> >Protecting yourself
> >Registrants should be aware that only auDA Accredited Registrars and
> >their appointed resellers are bound to abide by the Code of Practice
> >and auDA's published policies. Registrants should be wary of dealing
> >with organisations that are not Accredited Registrars or their
> >appointed resellers. A list of Accredited Registrars is available at
> >http://www.auDA.org.au/registrars/ and a list of appointed resellers
> >will be published at the beginning of August.
> >
> >Pricing
> >Since the introduction of competition, consumers now have a range of
> >price and service offerings to choose from. auDA strongly encourages
> >registrants to compare prices charged by Accredited Registrars and
> >their appointed resellers.
> >
> >If you believe you have been misled or deceived into renewing your
> >domain name license to your disadvantage, then you should contact the
> >Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC). The ACCC is
> >responsible for administering the Trade Practices Act 1974, which
> >contains prohibitions against certain types of misleading or deceptive
> >conduct. Contact details are at http://www.accc.gov.au.
> >
> >For further information see www.auDA.org.au or you can contact auDA by
> >emailing info&#167;auDA.org.au.
> >
> >
> >
> >.au Domain Administration Limited
> >A.C.N. 079 009 340
> >107 Faraday Street, Carlton, VIC 3053
> >Phone: +61-3-9349-4711 ? Fax: +61-3-9349-5711
> >Email: info&#167;auDA.org.au
> 
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