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Verisign Sending Deceptive Domain Renewal Mail?

Posted by timothy on from the no-kind-words-for-verisign dept.

General_Corto writes: "Declan McCullagh's PoliTech list just forwarded a message detailing how Verisign is sending letters to people who own domains through other registrars, attempting to make them change registrar on renewal. Looking at the letter it is very unclear that you are signing up with a different registrar. Sneaky games are being played."

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  1. Thats pretty bad. by SirSlud · · Score: 2, Flamebait

    I'll fire off an email to verisign to chastize them. You should all do the same.

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  2. Haven't we heard this sob story before? by cscx · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    "Switch to MCI/Sprint from AT&T, it's better!"

    "Switch to Linux, it's better!"

    You people need to get your head out of your asses when you think about "deceptive business practices." It's all a game... whoever is the most persistent and has the best business schemes, wins. Sounds kinda like Bill Gates's life story.

  3. Uhh, no, it IS obvious. by buss_error · · Score: 2, Flamebait
    The letter clearly shows the Verisign trade mark. If I got one of these, I'd know right off what was going on. If I didn't know what was up, then I shouldn't be the domain contact because I'm too clueless.

    People that have domain names should be somewhat cluefull, or have a consultant that is. I do think that Verisign is gonna get it's little fingies wacked over this. I hope that it's a very firm, costly wack for them.

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  4. Re:Fuck this by Sc00ter · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    "This is total bullshit. I just got one of these in the mail today, and if GoDaddy (my registrar) hadn't warned me about it a few days ago, I may have filled it out and sent Verisign $30."


    Then you're a moron.. Why would you fill out a flimsy postcard with your CC#? Why would you renew a domain with somebody that doesn't even mention your current register? Why would you even REMOTELY thing that this is from GoDaddy and not VeriSign. There's no reference to GoDaddy, but there's a big VeriSign logo on it. If you need GoDaddy to send you an email warning you about this, then there's this bridge I'll sell ya..

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