If ever a scam deserved an award, this one has to take the prize... It makes URegister's indiscretion look like a pre-school prank! ...MJM > -----Original Message----- > From: Josh Rowe [mailto:josh§email.nu] > Sent: Tuesday, 18 March 2003 1:32 PM > To: dns§lists.auda.org.au > Subject: [DNS] RE: Is this from Melbourne IT or just a scam? > > > This is a scam, how ironic. > > http://username:password§hostname:port/path?query-string > > username = www.melbourneit.com.au > password = renew.cgi > hostname = 80.47.222.225 (ppp-80-47-222-225.lns.access.uk.tiscali.com) > path = / > query-string = abbotsfordco.com > > In other words, this URL: > > http://www.melbourneit.com.au:renew.cgi§80.47.222.225?ABBOTSFORDCO.COM > > can be simplified down to this: > > http://80.47.222.225/ > > > Josh > -- > http://josh.id.au/ > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Open Your Mind [mailto:saasha§openyourmind.com.au] > > Sent: Tuesday, 18 March 2003 12:10 > > To: dns§lists.auda.org.au > > Subject: Is this from Melbourne IT or just a scam? > > > > > > We received about 5 of these, apparently from Melbourne IT, > > its strange that even though this name does not expire till > > 13-7-2003, we are told that we MUST pay Melbourne IT, and > > that the name is SUBJECT TO DELETION. > > > > By the way try the link, I think the site is fake > http://www.melbourneit.com.au:renew.cgi§80.47.222.225?ABBOTSFORDCO.COM > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Melbourne IT [mailto:noreply§melbourneit.com.au] > Sent: Monday, 17 March 2003 2:51 PM > To: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX > Subject: Renewal Notice (ABBOTSFORDCO.COM) > > Dear Customer, > > PLEASE NOTE: You may have registered your domain name through a > Melbourne > IT partner such as Yahoo!, MSN or your other Internet Service Provider. > However payment for renewals must be made directly to Melbourne IT. > > Your domain name ABBOTSFORDCO.COM is due for renewal. > > If you renew your domain for more than one year you save. $35/year for 1 > year $30/year for 2+ years > > Please submit your payment online at: > > http://www.melbourneit.com.au:renew.cgi§80.47.222.225?ABBOTSFORDCO.COM > > Please note that if you fail to renew your domain promptly it is subject > > to deletion and will become inactive. > > Renewal Department > Melbourne IT > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > --------- > List policy, unsubscribing and archives => http://www.auda.org.au/list/dns/ Please do not retransmit articles on this list without permission of the author, further information at the above URL. (373 subscribers.)Received on Fri Oct 03 2003 - 00:00:00 UTC
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