Rafferty’s rules (Blair Rafferty)
Rafferty’s rules
http://www.theage.com.au/news/business/when-a-test-match-turns-to-ashes/2006/08/22/1156012542788.html?page=fullpage
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Ian Porter and Nabila Ahmed
August 23, 2006FULL DISCLOSURE
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Rafferty’s rules
THIS is an alert for the citizens of the wild west, otherwise known as Western Australia.
We believe they are about to have in their midst one Blair Rafferty, proprietor of Domains Australia Pty Ltd, a company that recently came to the attention of auDA, the domain names administrator in Australia.
It seems Domains Australia has come up with a digital-age twist on the David Tweed method of blanket-mailing unsuspecting targets in the hope that 1 or 2 or 3 per cent of them will bite.
Rafferty’s company has been snail mailing or faxing everyone who operates a com.au domain name offering to register a net.au equivalent for just $225. Plus you get a free MP3 player for each registration.
Many people have contacted auDA complaining that their new domain names have not been registered. What’s more, they’re not getting their MP3 players, either.
In a consumer alert issued this week, auDA pointed out that Domains Australia was not an accredited registrar or a reseller for an accredited registrar.
The administrator is familiar with the Rafferty name, having successfully taken legal action against Chesley Rafferty, brother of Blair, under the Trade Practices Act.
So, if you are still waiting for your shiny, new domain name and have suddenly started experiencing a terrible sinking feeling in your stomach, auDA suggests that you contact the ACCC.
In contrast to the snail mail way in which your problem started, you can at least lodge an electronic complaint form on the ACCC website.
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