David, I'm not sure that this one is from IRA, although they're both in
Collins Street by some strange coincidence.  One is Internet Registrations
Australia, the other Internet Registry.  The one to which I refer is the
latter.

Ron Stark

-----Original Message-----
From: David James - The Pagesmith [mailto:david.james§pagesmith.com.au]
Sent: Friday, 5 July 2002 11:34 AM
To: dns§lists.auda.org.au
Subject: RE: [DNS] Internet Registry


I too have received "invoices" from Internet Registrations Australia for
each of my clients - enough of them to paper a wall. The misleading
statement from these people (who I call the IRA) in a tear-off coupon
states "Total Due" followed by a dollar amount calculated by them for
each of the domains you don't have - but could have. I have one for a
client to the value of $990.00.  But .... I (or they) could win a trip
to Fiji, it says!

Nowhere on the form does it indicate the period of renewal but the price
is $198.00 - so I would presume it is for the standard 2 year period. 

A trap for the innocent if ever I saw one.

David James

-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Stark [mailto:ronstark§businesspark.com.au] 
Sent: Friday, 5 July 2002 11:10 AM
To: 'dns§lists.auda.org.au'
Subject: [DNS] Internet Registry


One of my clients has just been sent an unsolicited application form by
Internet Registry, which obviously includes request for payment.  My
client has rung me, somewhat confused by its content, for clarification.

One clause on IR's form says that any existing registration period will
be added to the 2-year registration period that IR would provide.  This
then means that IR are offering clients up to 4-year registrations,
which is clearly not possible.

Putting aside the unsolicited mail issue, they're either misleading
registrants or they plan to sit on registrants' money for up to 2 years.
Either is unacceptable.

Who are IR in any case?

Ron Stark

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