Perhaps the more basic question is whether Proweb are accredited in any
way.  If they are, then Explorer would seem to be exposed.  If they're
not, probably nothing will - or can - happen.

Ron

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sean Finn [mailto:sean§teknol.com.au] 
> Sent: Thursday, 11 September 2003 4:49 PM
> To: dns§lists.auda.org.au
> Subject: RE: [DNS] DomainNames Australia Just Spammed me and 
> a bunch of clients. REAL SPAM.
> 
> 
> ok, 
> 
> so whats happening to proweb as a result of this?
> 
> -Sean.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Radford [mailto:paul§ozdesign.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 4:32 PM
> To: dns§lists.auda.org.au
> Subject: RE: [DNS] DomainNames Australia Just Spammed me and 
> a bunch of clients. REAL SPAM.
> 
> 
> Proweb Solutions is the reseller that registered these 
> domains through Explorer Domains.
> 
> Website: proweb.com.au
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sean Finn [mailto:sean§teknol.com.au] 
> Sent: Thursday, 11 September 2003 4:24 PM
> To: dns§lists.auda.org.au
> Subject: RE: [DNS] DomainNames Australia Just Spammed me and 
> a bunch of clients. REAL SPAM.
> 
> 
> Aye Carumba.
> 
> ok, so it's not spam.
> 
> What is happening to Explorer as a result of this?
> 
> It has been performed in bad faith, which is the core of this 
> issue, can noone do anything to stop this?
> 
> quoted from the email:
> "The above information shows your Australian Domain 
> Registration as being fully functional at the .au domain 
> registry, Ausregistry through a reseller of the registrar 
> Explorer Domains. Click here to whois your domain name: 
> http://whois.ausregistry.com.au
> 
> If you would like to update any of your details, please 
> contact one of our Domain Support Staff on 03 9923 6100."
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: OPen Your Mind [mailto:mail§openyourmind.com.au]
> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 3:53 PM
> To: dns§lists.auda.org.au
> Subject: RE: [DNS] DomainNames Australia Just Spammed me and 
> a bunch of clients. REAL SPAM.
> 
> 
> They are not fake passwords, they actually work, we have just checked,
> 
> These are .net.au domain names that were registered by DNA on 
> behalf of consumers who faxed their .net.au unregistered letters
> 
> However what is strange is that fact that the registrant 
> details are identical to the .com.au version of this name?
> 
> Example would be totalec.com.au and totalec.net.au,
> 
> it seems that they are taking the whois data and creating new 
> tech/admin handles without authority.
> 
> Domain Name:  <http://www.totalec.com.au> totalec.com.au
> Last Modified: 20-Nov-2002 04
> Registrar ID: R00010-AR 
> <http://www.ausregistry.com.au/domains/index.php?domain=REGIST
> RAR%20ID%2
> 0R00010-AR>
> Registrar Name: Melbourne IT <http://www.melbourneit.com.au/>
> Status: ok
> Registrant: TOTALEC PTY. LTD.
> Registrant ID: OTHER 47 003 838 113
> Registrant ROID: C0720958-AR 
> <http://www.ausregistry.com.au/domains/index.php?domain=CONTAC
> T%20ID%20C
> 0720958-AR>
> Registrant Contact Name: THE MANAGER
> Registrant Email: tech&#167;domainnames.com.au
> 
> Domain Name:  <http://www.totalec.net.au> totalec.net.au
> Last Modified: Never Updated
> Registrar ID: R00020-AR 
> <http://www.ausregistry.com.au/domains/index.php?domain=REGIST
> RAR%20ID%2
> 0R00020-AR>
> Registrar Name: Explorer <http://www.explorer.net.au>
> Status: inactive
> Registrant: TOTALEC PTY. LTD.
> Registrant ID: ACN 003838113
> Registrant ROID: C1299067-AR 
> <http://www.ausregistry.com.au/domains/index.php?domain=CONTAC
> T%20ID%20C
> 1299067-AR>
> Registrant Contact Name: Stewart Kibby
> Registrant Email: tech&#167;domainnames.com.au
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