This has been taken up by the DNC - check out her website for the latest info. I'm not sure whether they are using an old version of the .nz zone file (although these haven't been available for at least 18 months), or they have some scripting engine pulling the information of the general WhoIs. This breaches the DNC policy on use of private information for commercial gain, yada, yada ... Tim -----Original Message----- From: Matthew G Brown [mailto:Matt(a)Brh.Co.Nz] Sent: Thursday, 7 August 2003 2:10 p.m. To: nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Subject: [nznog] DomainNamesNZ I've been getting a few good old snail mail letters from Domainnamesnz.com offering me to register domain names. Eg: I own learnbydestroying.co.nz and the "offer" is for learnbydestroying.net . How ever since these letters include; Reference #, MPID ? , Closing Date, Credit card details, and very little info to conclude that this is a Renewal many people have inadvertently paid the money ( $237 for two years ! ) thinking it's a Domainz or other registrar invoice. I'm not questioning the legality of this , as I am no expert, how ever im interested to know how so many of my clients and myself ended up with these letters? Anyone else experienced these letters or perhaps had clients pay for what they thought was a valid renewal? Best Regards Matthew G Brown Managing Director B & R Holdings LIMITED Nelson, New Zealand Ph: 027 4807731 Http://www.brh.co.nz _______________________________________________ Nznog mailing list Nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/nznog DISCLAIMER: The content of this email is confidential and may contain legally privileged information intended only for the individual or entity named above. Access to this message by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that the use, distribution and publication of the above information is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please contact Domainz by returning the email and destroying the original. Thank you.
http://www.dnc.org.nz/story/30127-32-1.html For the web impaired. Best Regards Matthew G Brown Managing Director B & R Holdings LIMITED Nelson, New Zealand Ph: 027 4807731 Http://www.brh.co.nz -----Original Message----- From: Tim John [mailto:tim.john(a)domainz.net.nz] Sent: Thursday, 7 August 2003 2:15 p.m. To: 'nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz' Subject: RE: [nznog] DomainNamesNZ This has been taken up by the DNC - check out her website for the latest info. I'm not sure whether they are using an old version of the .nz zone file (although these haven't been available for at least 18 months), or they have some scripting engine pulling the information of the general WhoIs. This breaches the DNC policy on use of private information for commercial gain, yada, yada ... Tim -----Original Message----- From: Matthew G Brown [mailto:Matt(a)Brh.Co.Nz] Sent: Thursday, 7 August 2003 2:10 p.m. To: nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Subject: [nznog] DomainNamesNZ I've been getting a few good old snail mail letters from Domainnamesnz.com offering me to register domain names. Eg: I own learnbydestroying.co.nz and the "offer" is for learnbydestroying.net . How ever since these letters include; Reference #, MPID ? , Closing Date, Credit card details, and very little info to conclude that this is a Renewal many people have inadvertently paid the money ( $237 for two years ! ) thinking it's a Domainz or other registrar invoice. I'm not questioning the legality of this , as I am no expert, how ever im interested to know how so many of my clients and myself ended up with these letters? Anyone else experienced these letters or perhaps had clients pay for what they thought was a valid renewal? Best Regards Matthew G Brown Managing Director B & R Holdings LIMITED Nelson, New Zealand Ph: 027 4807731 Http://www.brh.co.nz _______________________________________________ Nznog mailing list Nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/nznog DISCLAIMER: The content of this email is confidential and may contain legally privileged information intended only for the individual or entity named above. Access to this message by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that the use, distribution and publication of the above information is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please contact Domainz by returning the email and destroying the original. Thank you. _______________________________________________ Nznog mailing list Nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/nznog
At 14:45 7/08/2003 +1200, Matthew G Brown wrote:
http://www.dnc.org.nz/story/30127-32-1.html
For the web impaired.
And today: http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2644141a28,00.html Looks like something might get done about these guys :) Regards, Simon
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