NZ are now having the same problems as below

when will this stop???



----- Original Message -----
From: "Julie McEwan" <jm&#167;instra.com.au>
To: <dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au>
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 10:34 AM
Subject: Re: [DNS] whois.ausregistry.net


> Hi all from AU,
>
> Just for those that havn't seen the article:
>
> Latest "net.au" mail out by Domain Names Australia Pty Ltd
>
> Melbourne, 17 July 2003 - auDA has become aware that Domain Names
Australia
> Pty Ltd (DNA) is sending letters and/or faxes to some domain name
> registrants regarding the net.au version of their .au domain name being
> available or unregistered.
>
> The communication is headed "Domain Name Registration" and could, in
auDA's
> opinion, be easily mistaken for an invoice. To this extent, auDA considers
> that the communication could be misleading or deceptive.
>
> DNA is a company controlled by Mr Chesley Rafferty, who is also a Director
> of Internet Registry Pty Ltd.
>
> auDA took legal action against Mr Rafferty and Internet Registry in 2002,
as
> a result of which Mr Rafferty gave several undertakings in the Federal
> Court.
>
> auDA believes that this latest mail out by DNA is in breach of some of Mr
> Rafferty's undertakings, and we are pursuing the matter vigourously.
>
> If you have received a net.au letter from DNA and you wish to lodge a
formal
> complaint, please send an email to info&#167;auda.org.au.
>
> Previous consumer alerts and media releases by auDA about Mr Rafferty,
> Internet Registry and DNA can be located at:
>
> http://www.auda.org.au/about/news/2002070802.html
>
> http://www.auda.org.au/about/news/2002072902.html
>
> http://www.auda.org.au/about/news/2002090902.html
>
> http://www.auda.org.au/about/news/2002092002.html
>
> http://www.auda.org.au/about/news/2002092602.html
>
> Chris Disspain
> CEO - auDA
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Discount Domain Name Services" <rod&#167;ddns.com.au>
> To: <dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 9:43 AM
> Subject: RE: [DNS] whois.ausregistry.net
>
>
> > www.ausregistry.net goes to ausregistry site does that mean that
namescout
> > is related to ausregistry?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Steven Ebsary [mailto:steven-audns&#167;enuff.com]
> > Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 6:24 PM
> > To: dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au
> > Subject: [DNS] whois.ausregistry.net
> >
> >
> > Heyas,
> >
> > Just noticed this,
> >
> > whois.ausregistry.net has address 64.86.0.226
> > whois.ausregistry.net.au has address 203.18.56.30
> >
> > which seems to be whois.namescout.com?
> >
> > Noticed this when I was trying to figure out the wierd response
> > I got from au.whois-servers.net
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > Steven Ebsary
> >
>
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