verisign network solutions warning.

[High Roller]

Please be aware that Verisign, Inc. (formerly Network Solutions) is sending<br />via the US Mail, what we believe to be deceptive and predatory domain<br />expiration notices. <br /><br />The purpose behind these notices is to get the unsuspecting customer to<br />transfer to and renew their domain name(s) with Verisign Inc. at<br />significantly higher prices.<br /><br />The domain expiration notices are designed so that it is not obvious that the<br />notices are from Verisign, Inc. as opposed to Go Daddy Software. To see a<br />copy of one of these deceptive expiration notices, please go to the following<br />URL: <a href="http://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/private_vsrn.asp?display=letter." target="_blank">http://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/private_vsrn.asp?display=letter.</a><br /><br />Those customers who fall prey to the Verisign, Inc. scheme will have their<br />domain name(s) renewed at a price more than 3 times higher than would be the<br />case if they renewed with Go Daddy Software. <br /><br />For a .com, .net or .org domain name renewal, the victimized customer would<br />pay $29.00 to Verisign, Inc. instead of the $8.95 charged by Go Daddy<br />Software. <br /><br />Those customers who fall prey to this scheme, will not receive any better<br />service or value. They will however be tricked out of $20.05 per domain<br />name.<br />Renewal notices from Go Daddy Software are sent via email, and always mention<br />the Go Daddy name. You can be sure that any communications you receive<br />concerning your domain name that do not explicitly and obviously display the<br />Go Daddy name are not from Go Daddy Software.<br /><br />If you believe, as we do, that this practice of Verisign Inc. is misleading,<br />predatory and improper, we invite you to make your feelings known by writing<br />to ICANN (who is the governing body for all Registrar’s and Registries) and<br />to Verisign Registry. Email links for both are provided below.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />Bob Parsons, President<br />Go Daddy Software, Inc.

[flyingiguana]

verisign i find is a pain in the ass to deal with. <br /><br />so many problems, and when u call them they're like oh well.

[Muff]

There is other companies besides them doing that.<br /><br />Most of mine are with directnic and I get letters from other companies all the time saying its almost time to renew and you can renew here.<br /><br />My guess is they just spider the WHOIS database and send it out hoping you will renew with them.<br /><br />Nothing wrong or illegal with it in my opinion.

[toker]

Yep even i get that from a domain i have with another one and as long as they pay the postage its 100% legal.

[basschick]

i got renewal notices for one domain from FOUR different registrars last month *lol*

[arthurdent]

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by basschick:<br /><strong>i got renewal notices for one domain from FOUR different registrars last month *lol*</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"><img border="0" alt="[Hi]" title="" src="graemlins/hi.gif" /> <br /> <img border="0" alt="[ROTFLMAO]" title="" src="graemlins/rotflmao.gif" /> <br /><br />oneweb, I get very similar email from DiretcNic 6 months ago...<br /><br />peace

[IronManX]

Big deal. They are paying for postage, it is legal. That is not predatory...that is business. <br /><br />Predatory would be a price discrimination scheme like charging godaddy customers<br />7.25 to renew with netsol, as opposed to the regular price. <br /><br />Since nobody could really compete with that price since versign charges 6.00 a pop to register names with the registry they control.<br /><br />That is Predatory.<br /><br />I have a tough time caring given that godaddy has fucked me before on their fucked up terms of service. <br /><br />I'll stick with the big guns of namebargain 8.88 (register) I know they are not going out of business or have fucked up terms of service and have customer service I can call.<br /><br /> <img border="0" alt="[Finger]" title="" src="graemlins/finger.gif" />