RE: [DNS] RE: [Oz-ISP] Macromedia SPAM

RE: [DNS] RE: [Oz-ISP] Macromedia SPAM

From: Chris Disspain <ceo§auda.org.au>
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 15:33:02 +1100
Andrew,

What actually happened was that we were approached by Macromedia who stated
that they had a list of web sites who were using their software unlicensed.
They asked if they could run a WHOIS check on that list even though it would
involve them in doing more than 30 queries in 1 hour. They explained that
they would then contact the domain name owner to inform them that they were
using the software unlicensed. Given the reasons they outlined and the fact
that they had already assembled the list of sites I decided that I would
grant permission for the out of terms search of AUNIC. I do not believe that
sending the email they sent is SPAM however I respect your opinion and will
look into establishing a process to deal with such matters in the future.

Regards,

Chris Disspain
CEO - auDA
ceo&#167;auda.org.au
+61-3-9349-4711
www.auda.org.au


-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Heath [mailto:andrew&#167;bluetongue.com]
Sent: Monday, 10 December 2001 14:53
To: Clemens Vermeulen; aussie-isp&#167;aussie.net
Cc: dns&#167;auda.org.au
Subject: [DNS] RE: [Oz-ISP] Macromedia SPAM

If Macromedia had sent emails to webmaster&#167;comecfmdomain.com.au then I could
almost accept that.

Even better, if they had visited the website, and taken the contact email
from the site, and sent it to the correct person there there would have been
little complaint.

Better again, that they run this against their list of registered users, and
work out which ISPs are hosting which clients so the ISPs don't get
bombarded unnecessarily.

The fact is, that the two domains that I was contacted about were registered
when I ran an ISP business about 3 years ago, the only reason I received the
email is that the people who now manage the domains in question are ignorami
who have no concept of how to keep AUNIC technical contacts updated when
they redelegate domain names.

I in fact have NEVER used cold fusion on ANY website that I have managed,
and what's more I am now more than ever unlikely to do so.

Macromedia decided that it wanted to cut down on people allegedly illegally
using their software, so, they sent a spider around all the .COM.AU domains
they could get their hands on (I'm not sure if this was before or after they
asked for the list from AUDA) and they then noted which happened to be using
some .CFM extensions.

It then simply sent emails to the AUNIC contacts for the domains.

That AUDA permitted this to occur is appalling.

This is complete, total, and utter laziness on behalf of Macromedia, and
shows a complete disregard for due process and correct customer relationship
management.

Still absolutely outraged.

Andrew Heath

-----Original Message-----
From: majordomo-owner&#167;koala.aussie.net
[mailto:majordomo-owner&#167;koala.aussie.net]On Behalf Of Clemens Vermeulen
Sent: Monday, 10 December 2001 1:08 PM
To: aussie-isp&#167;aussie.net
Subject: Re: [Oz-ISP] Macromedia SPAM


Quoting Andrew Heath <andrew&#167;bluetongue.com>:

> What an outrage...
>
> I have just been spammed by Macromedia ADVERTISING cold fusion, and
> essentially saying that they need to have ColdFusion registered if it
> is
> being used on a site.

This appears to be an incorrect reading of the macromedia e-mail. They said:

> You have received this email because you are listed as a contact for the
> Internet domain(s), CHANGEDTHIS.COM.AU in the AUNIC database. We have
> identified one or more web sites in these domains that are serving pages
> using ColdFusion; our popular application server software.

My reading of their paragraph suggests that when you APPEAR TO BE USING
COLDFUSION on a web site, you should register your copy of ColdFusion....

That appears to be a reasonable request..... (to me)

--
 Best regards,

 Clemens Vermeulen
 System Administrator
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