This is a scam, how ironic.

http://username:password§hostname:port/path?query-string

username = www.melbourneit.com.au
password = renew.cgi
hostname = 80.47.222.225 (ppp-80-47-222-225.lns.access.uk.tiscali.com)
path = /
query-string = abbotsfordco.com

In other words, this URL:

http://www.melbourneit.com.au:renew.cgi§80.47.222.225?ABBOTSFORDCO.COM

can be simplified down to this:

http://80.47.222.225/


Josh
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http://josh.id.au/

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Open Your Mind [mailto:saasha§openyourmind.com.au] 
> Sent: Tuesday, 18 March 2003 12:10 
> To: dns§lists.auda.org.au
> Subject: Is this from Melbourne IT or just a scam? 
> 
> 
> We received about 5 of these, apparently from Melbourne IT, 
> its strange that even though this name does not expire till 
> 13-7-2003, we are told that we MUST pay Melbourne IT, and 
> that the name is SUBJECT TO DELETION.
> 
> By the way try the link, I think the site is fake 
http://www.melbourneit.com.au:renew.cgi§80.47.222.225?ABBOTSFORDCO.COM




-----Original Message-----
From: Melbourne IT [mailto:noreply§melbourneit.com.au] 
Sent: Monday, 17 March 2003 2:51 PM
To: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Subject: Renewal Notice (ABBOTSFORDCO.COM)

Dear Customer,

PLEASE NOTE: You may have registered your domain name through a
Melbourne 
IT partner such as Yahoo!, MSN or your other Internet Service Provider. 
However payment for renewals must be made directly to Melbourne IT.

Your domain name ABBOTSFORDCO.COM is due for renewal.

If you renew your domain for more than one year you save. $35/year for 1
year $30/year for 2+ years

Please submit your payment online at:

http://www.melbourneit.com.au:renew.cgi§80.47.222.225?ABBOTSFORDCO.COM

Please note that if you fail to renew your domain promptly it is subject

to deletion and will become inactive.

Renewal Department
Melbourne IT