The website also has an auDA accredited Registrar Badge on their website.

What is the penalty for this?

Regards
Julie


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Chris Disspain <ceo&#167;auda.org.au>
To: <dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au>; <announce§lists.auda.org.au>
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 11:52 AM
Subject: [DNS] Consumer Alert - FYI


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> Consumer Alert
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> Issued by auDA - 18 June 2003
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> Regarding
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> Letter/Fax from Domain Names Australia Pty Ltd
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> auDA has become aware that an company named Domain Names Australia Pty
> Ltd (DNA) is sending letters and or faxes to some domain name
> registrants regarding the .com version of their .au domain name being
> available or unregistered.
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> The communication is headed "Domain Unregistered" and could, in auDA's
> opinion, be easily mistaken for an invoice.  To this extent, auDA
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> auDA believes that registrants should be aware that DNA is a company
> controlled by Mr Chesley Rafferty, who is also a Director of Internet
> Registry Pty Ltd.
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> Both Mr Rafferty and Internet Registry Pty Ltd have been the subject of
> previous media releases by auDA which can be located at:
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> http://www.auda.org.au/about/news/2002070802.html
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> http://www.auda.org.au/about/news/2002072902.html
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> http://www.auda.org.au/about/news/2002090902.html
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> http://www.auda.org.au/about/news/2002092002.html
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> http://www.auda.org.au/about/news/2002092602.html
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> Chris Disspain 
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> CEO - auDA
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