Internet Registry Pty Ltd (Chesley Rafferty) notice in breach of auDA Code of Practice?
Here’s the Internet Registry Pty Ltd notice:
This statement is incorrect:
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Secure your domain name with Internet Registry in the new system before 31st July, any existing registration period for your domain will be added to your two year registration!
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Domain Name Licences are for 2 years Only
http://www.auda.org.au/about/news/2001040201.html
The notice may be in breach of the auDA Code of Practice
(http://www.auda.org.au/docs/auda-2002-13.txt), specifically 5.1, 5.2, 5.5 (b),(d)&(f).
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5. CUSTOMER CONTACT
5.1 A registrar must not send a renewal notice for a specific domain name licence to a egistrant, or any other communication that might reasonably be construed by the registrant to be a renewal notice, unless the registrar is the registrar of record for that domain name licence in the registry database.
5.2 A reseller must not send a renewal notice for a specific domain name licence to a registrant, or any other communication that might reasonably be construed by the registrant to be a renewal notice, unless the reseller has been previously appointed by the registrant to be their agent.
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5.5 Domain name suppliers may make a service offering to a registrant (other than as described in paragraphs 5.1 and 5.2), provided that:
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b) there is no mention of a specific domain name or related information such as an expiry date;
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d) it is clearly explained that acceptance of the offer may require the registrant to either transfer to another reseller of the current registrar of record, or transfer to a new domain name licence with a different registrar of record;
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f) the contact information for the registrant was not obtained from the WHOIS service operated by the registry, or from auDA’s centralised WHOIS service.
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From MelbourneIT’s Consumer Warning:
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Internet Registry Pty Ltd is not an auDA licensed registrar, nor is it an appointed reseller of Melbourne IT Ltd.
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… so which Registrar has this company on their books?
Also of interest:
More Aussie Domain Name Spammers
http://www.aardvark.co.nz/daily/2002/0529.shtml
Aussie domain name resellers raise NZ ire…again
http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/ebusiness/story/0,2000024981,20265645,0
0.htm
Australian spammers plunder net names
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=2044712&thesection=te
chnology&thesubsection=general
NZ, Australia battle domain name registration spam
http://www.computerworld.com.au/IDG2.NSF/All/01CECAD6A2EC3C67CA256BCA001
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ServCorp (virtual offices)
Level 25
367 Collins Street
MELBOURNE VIC 3000
http://www.servcorp.net/location.asp?lid=214
Internet Registry Pty Ltd
We are located at:
Level 25,
367 Collins St
Melbourne VIC 3000
http://www.internetregistry.com.au/contact.shtml