I still haven't received a snail mail apology from Internet
Registrations Australia.


Josh
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http://josh.id.au/

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason N <jason&#167;di.com.au>
> Sent: Wednesday, 11 December 2002 12:35 
> To: dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au
> Subject: Re: [DNS] IRA apology following ACCC action
> 
> 
> <snip>In my opinion, IRA should have sent this apology (see 
> below) to the snail mail addresses as this is where the 
> original deceptive mail out was directed. <snip>
> 
> Are you a bit on the thick side mate? They have sent letters 
> by mail as a follow up to the email. Get your facts straight 
> before making moronic comments.
> 
> Jason
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Josh Rowe" <josh&#167;email.nu>
> To: "Dns List" <dns&#167;auda.org.au>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 6:01 PM
> Subject: [DNS] IRA apology following ACCC action
> 
> 
> > <snip>In my opinion, IRA should have sent this apology (see 
> below) to 
> > the snail mail addresses as this is where the original 
> deceptive mail 
> > out was directed. <snip> The cost of sending thousands of emails is 
> > also borne
> by
> > the user not IRA 
> (http://www.caube.org.au/problem.htm#Money), a postal 
> > correction would have been paid for by IRA.
> >
> > Domain Name Reseller to Provide Refunds Following ACCC 
> Federal Court 
> > Action 
> > http://203.6.251.7/accc.internet/digest/view_media.cfm?RecordID=887
> >
> > Ironically this ACCC media release misspells auDA's web 
> site address 
> > ... "www.auda.org"
> >
> > ACCC slugs Australian domain name reseller over dodgy invoices 
> >
http://zdnet.com.au/newstech/ebusiness/story/0,2000024981,20270526,00.ht
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> >
> >
> > Josh
> > --
> > http://josh.id.au/
> >
> > 
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> > Return-Path: <correctiveadvertising&#167;registrations.com.au>
> > Received: from Emu (050.004.dsl.pth.iprimus.net.au 
> [210.50.111.50]) by
> > whim.sanctum.com.au (Postfix) with SMTP id 4896E5A6AC for 
> <[snip-snip]>;
> > Tue, 10 Dec 2002 20:11:18 +1100 (EST)
> > From: "Corrective Advertising"
> > <correctiveadvertising&#167;registrations.com.au>
> > To: <[snip-snip]>
> > Subject: IRA apology following ACCC action
> > MIME-Version: 1.0
> > Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"
> > Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2002 17:08:29
> > Message-Id: <20021210091118.4896E5A6AC&#167;whim.sanctum.com.au>
> >
> > CORRECTIVE ADVERTISING
> >
> > AN APOLOGY FROM
> > INTERNET REGISTRATIONS AUSTRALIA
> >
> >
> > Internet Registrations Australia Pty Ltd ("Internet Registrations
> > Australia") wishes to advise you that certain 
> representations made in 
> > its past promotional and business materials were misleading 
> or likely 
> > to mislead in breach of the Trade Practices Act 1974 
> (Cwlth). Internet 
> > Registrations Australia acknowledges that these representations may 
> > have misled you into believing, for instance, that:
> >
> >
> > - Internet Registrations Australia had a pre-existing relationship 
> > with you before inviting you to renew your .com.au domain name 
> > registration;
> >
> > - Internet Registrations Australia had an exclusive authority to 
> > register or renew your .com.au domain name;
> >
> > - Any renewals of .com.au domain name registrations were 
> required to 
> > be made through Internet Registrations Australia;
> >
> > - Internet Registrations Australia had the same or 
> substantially the 
> > same administrative powers and functions as Melbourne IT Limited in 
> > relation to .com.au domain name registrations and renewals;
> >
> > - Internet Registrations Australia was responsible for 
> .com.au domain 
> > name registrations and renewals;
> >
> > - .com.au domain name renewal applications could be 
> processed earlier 
> > than 60 days before the expiry of the existing registration;
> >
> > - Internet Registrations Australia could register or renew .com.au 
> > domain names for periods of 4, 6, 8 or 10 years;
> >
> > - Internet Registrations Australia would supply you a free one year 
> > .biz domain name registration on renewal of your .com.au 
> domain name 
> > registration;
> >
> > - Internet Registrations Australia could secure pre-registration of 
> > ".biz" and ".info" domain names;
> >
> > - Internet Registrations Australia was the authority 
> responsible for 
> > registration of ".biz" and ".info" domain names in Australia;
> >
> >
> > - By accepting the offer to list the .com.au address of 
> your business 
> > in businesses.com.au directory being promoted by Internet 
> > Registrations
> > Australia:
> > (a) your.com.au address would actually be listed in such a 
> directory;
> > and
> > (b)  the management of your .com.au domain name would not 
> be transferred
> > to Internet Registrations Australia from your existing 
> .com.au domain
> > provider to Internet Registrations Australia.
> >
> > - Internet Registrations Australia was entitled to retain an 
> > "administration" fee or any cancellation fee where money 
> was refunded 
> > following any consumer complaint about misleading conduct; and
> >
> >
> > - That non-excludable consumer protection provisions in the Trade 
> > Practices Act can be excluded or did not apply to your 
> dealings with 
> > Internet Registrations Australia.
> >
> > If you accepted Internet Registrations Australia Pty Ltd's offer to 
> > provide domain name renewal or other domain name management 
> services 
> > you will shortly be receiving a letter informing you of how you may 
> > obtain a refund if you believe you were misled by claims 
> about any of 
> > its services and did not receive a renewal, registration or 
> > pre-registration service that Internet Registrations Pty 
> Ltd led you 
> > to believe you were paying for or were charged an 
> "administration fee" 
> > by Internet Registration Australia Pty Ltd as a condition 
> of obtaining 
> > a refund.
> >
> > You can contact Internet Registrations Australia at 
> freecall hotline: 
> > 1800 833 000
> >
> > If you have a query about this notice you may contact the 
> Australian 
> > Competition and Consumer Commission on phone number 1300 302 502.
> >
> > This notice has been issued pursuant to an undertaking enforceable 
> > under section 87B of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cwlth) 
> as a result 
> > of action taken in the Federal Count of Australia pursuant to the 
> > Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cwlth) by the Australian Competition and 
> > Consumer Commission.
> >
> > 
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