RE: Problem with Network Solutions denying transfers

[Scott Fraser]

i bet if you paid the bill, "Interland" would just take your money and do nothing

there was some guy in the news who was sending out a lot of phone bills and other 
assorted bills in hopes that people would pay them without questioning their 
authenticity

this sounds to me like the same sort of thing

-s.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Oblio [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Sunday, 17. June 2001 05:38
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Problem with Network Solutions denying transfers
> 
> 
> Speaking of domain transfers, I just got what appears to be 
> an invoice from 
> NSI, except that it has Interland splashed all over it.  
> Basically, they 
> are asking me to renew this domain (which doesn't expire till 
> Oct.), and 
> that I should make a payment or "[I] risk losing it to another 
> party".  It's pretty convincing.  By it wants me to make 
> checks payable to 
> Interland, not NSI!  Look familiar?  Tactics of the long 
> distance phone 
> carriers?  I'll bet if I paid this bill, they'd switch my registrar...
> 
> Oblio
>