I know this is an easy cheap shot and brings the list down to the gutter
again but...

I wonder if uregister.com.au will place this consumer alert at their
"Commercial Domain Protection Network" where they work to protect you from
domain scandals. (http://www.comdom.net/cases_a.php)


> From: "Chris Disspain" <ceo&#167;auda.org.au>
> Reply-To: dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au
> Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 12:10:30 +1100
> To: <dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au>
> Subject: [DNS] Consumer Alert
> 
> auDA has today issued the following Consumer Alert.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Consumer Alert  
> 
> 
> 
> CAUTION
> 
> U REGISTER.com.au - Mail out contains inaccurate information
> 
> 
> 
> auDA has become aware that an organisation calling itself
> URegister.com.au (URegister) is sending to domain name registrants
> solicitations for business that contain incorrect and possibly
> misleading information.
> 
> 
> 
> The letter, headed "Commercial Domain Protection Advice", is both
> inaccurate in parts and also breaches the .au Domain Name Suppliers'
> Code Of Practice.
> 
> 
> Registrants should be aware that URegister's letter is a solicitation
> for business and NOT a renewal notice. Registrants are under no
> obligation to respond and may choose to renew through their current
> registrar or reseller
> 
> 
> URegister cannot renew a domain name until 90 days before it is due to
> expire and registrants should be WARY of paying URegister for renewal at
> an earlier time. 
> 
> Registrants who are unsure when their domain name is due to expire
> should contact their existing registrar to check the expiry date.
> 
> URegister is NOT an auDA Accredited Registrar and so, renewal of the
> domain name through URegister may require registrants into transfer
> their name to another registrar.
> 
> 
> The letter states that URegister "has allied with an accredited
> registrar ...". auDA has confirmed that URegister is not an Appointed
> Reseller of any auDA Accredited Registrar.
> 
> 
> 
> 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 and appointed resellers is
> available at  <http://www.auda.org.au/registrars/>
> http://www.auda.org.au/registrars/.
> 
> 
> 
> 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>
> http://www.accc.gov.au.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> .au Domain Administration Ltd - 4 March 2003
> 
> Chris Disspain
> 
> CEO - auDA
> 
> 03-9349-4711
> 
> <mailto:ceo&#167;auda.org.au> ceo§auda.org.au
> 
> <http://www.auda.org.au/> www.auda.org.au
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