> And to think I've been involved in DNS since 1993
> and host administration since 1991.

> History and archives are a nasty thing.
> Especially in the right hands.

Since there's been a lot of discussion about deceptive practices, I've been
trying to group the different sorts of deceptive practices that have been
common in the domain name biz, just so I understand.

As far as I can remember with my limited archives, there have been three
major classes of deceptive domain name practices:

DECEPTION NUMBER 1: DODGY RENEWAL NOTICES
Well, we all know about this one.  The new whois with its limited
information may gradually kill this one off.

DECEPTION NUMBER 2: COPYCAT WEB ADDRESSES
Where someone uses a web site address virtually identical to someone
else's - presumably in the hope they'll pick up some business cheaply.  Bet
it won't work.


And of course, that other great, crooked, domain name scam:

DECEPTION NUMBER 3: ALTERNATE ROOTS
You don't hear to much about this one anymore, but it was one of the great
domain name deceptions - perpetrated by a bunch of people who tried to make
money conning unsuspecting Users by claiming that alternative domain name
systems were viable.

I wouldn't be surprised if those involved in that sad joke, the Alternate
Roots, were pretty antagonistic to real domain name space regulatory
authorities such as ICANN & auDA.

My archives aren't what they should be, but google shows up some of the
people involved in this last great domain name ruse.  And.....Oh my!

Good Heavens Above!

Isn't that strange?

It appears one of the people heavily involved in the Alternate Root stuff
had a name of....

"Adam Todd"

But I'm sure anyone involved in Alternate Roots that promised all sorts of
things to Users but never delivered, wouldn't be posting things to the DNS
list accusing other people of deceptive practices.

So I assume there are two Adam Todds.

Must be just a coincidence.

Unless.....

No, couldn't be!

Well, maybe it could - maybe one of the Adam Todds is deliberately passing
himself off as the other one.  Gee, that would be deceptive.  I reckon one
of the Adams ought to do something about such deception - phone the ACCC,
threaten to sue, make a movie of it, Quick!


Regards, Mark

Mark Hughes
Effective Business Applications Pty Ltd
effectivebusiness§pplications.com.au
www.pplications.com.au
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