This is precisely the sort of thing that should be referred to ACCC.
Details should be emailed to vanessa.holliday§accc.gov.au.

Regards,

Chris Disspain
CEO - auDA
ceo§auda.org.au
www.auda.org.au
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Maltby [mailto:chris§sw.oz.au] 
Sent: Monday, 25 March 2002 21:52
To: dns§lists.auda.org.au
Subject: Re: [DNS] IRA notice - wrong renewal date

On Mon, Mar 25, 2002 at 10:19:40PM +1100, Neale Banks wrote:
<snip>
> So the obvious question is if this is a genuine stuff-up by IRA (i.e.
they
> aquired dodgy data?) or a sleazy attempt to extricate money from the
> unsuspecting...
> 
> Anyone else seing examples like this?

Yes. I saw one today also, which informs a domain owner I know that
the domain expires in June 2002 when MelbourneIT confirms that it
is registered until October 2003. And they want $99 to renew it.

I suppose it's time to lend my weight to the ACCC complaints...

Chris

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