I received one of these from Verisign a few weeks ago. My initial confusion turned to anger as I realized what they were up to.
Needless to say, I have and will continue to point people to registrars *other* than Verisign. Thanks for the email address. I planned on complaining, but life got the better of me and it slipped my mind. You reminded me to do something I should have done just after opening the letter. Here's mine: >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subj: Domain Name Expiration Notice > >Just wanted to let you know how I felt about the recent "Domain Name Expiration Notice" sent out by your company. > >This, to me, seems, at best, a pathetic attempt at stealing customers from other Domain Name registrars. At worst, it borders on fraud. > >When I opened the envelope, I felt there must have been a mistake. I *know* I registered through GoDaddy.com, because of their low fee, ($8.95/yr), and great service. Why would >Verisign be sending me a domain registration form? > >Then, the fog lifted. I realized that not even Verisign, a company I had previously associated with trust and security, was above the questionable tactics employed by junk-mailers, >telemarketers, and email spammers. > >Please realize that you are dragging your own name through the mud. Your reputation is tarnished a bit more with each letter you send. > >People are talking and it isn't good. > >hoping you come to your senses, >David Rodriguez if this bothers anyone else, please let them know. have fun dave Chris Santerre wrote: >I just received a mailing from Verisign that borderlines on fraud. It is at >the least, VERY misleading. It states in BOLD letters "Domain Name >Expiration Notice" and to reply by June 20, 2002. However the domain it >pertains to doesn't expire until 1/03 and is NOT registered with Verisign. >The form is called a "renewal and transfer" and is nothing more then an >attempt to fool people in to switching over registration to Verisign and >giving out credit card info. > >I urge everyone to be on the lookout if you recieve one of these mailings. I >don't mind them advertising for people to switch, but this mailing is down >right wrong. I think many a busy Admin may just send this off without fully >understanding it. > >Complaints can be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Chris Santerre >System Admin > > >
