[geeks] How low can NetworkSolutions (A Verisign Company) Sink...

[Geoff Reed]

Verisign / Network solutions are sending via snail mail domain expiration 
notices to NON verisign/netsol registered domains, trying to trick them 
into "renewing" with verisign :(

---Forwarded Message ---

Please be aware that Verisign, Inc. (formerly Network Solutions) is sending 
via the US Mail, what
we believe to be deceptive and predatory domain expiration notices.
The purpose behind these notices is to get the unsuspecting customer to 
transfer to and renew their domain name(s) with Verisign Inc. at 
significantly higher prices.
The domain expiration notices are designed so that it is not obvious that 
the notices are from Verisign, Inc. as opposed to Go Daddy Software. To see 
a copy of one of these deceptive expiration notices, please go to the 
following URL: http://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/private_vsrn.asp?display=letter.
Those customers who fall prey to the Verisign, Inc. scheme will have their 
domain name(s) renewed at a price more than 3 times higher than would be 
the case if they renewed with Go Daddy Software.
For a .com, .net or .org domain name renewal, the victimized customer would 
pay $29.00 to Verisign, Inc. instead of the $8.95 charged by Go Daddy 
Software.
Those customers who fall prey to this scheme, will not receive any better 
service or value. They will however be tricked out of $20.05 per domain name.
Renewal notices from Go Daddy Software are sent via email, and always 
mention the Go Daddy name. You can be sure that any communications you 
receive concerning your domain name that do not explicitly and obviously 
display the Go Daddy name are not from Go Daddy Software.
If you believe, as we do, that this practice of Verisign Inc. is 
misleading, predatory and improper, we invite you to make your feelings 
known by writing to ICANN (who is the governing body for all Registrar's 
and Registries) and to Verisign Registry. Email links for both are provided 
below.
Sincerely,
Bob Parsons, President
Go Daddy Software, Inc.
ICANN Registrar Complaint Form (hosted at InterNIC)
http://www.internic.net/cgi/registrars/problem-report.cgi
VeriSign Registry Customer Service
info at verisign-grs.com
Phone: 703-948-3200