<snip>In my opinion, IRA should have sent this apology (see below) to the
snail mail addresses as this is where the original deceptive mail out was
directed. <snip>

Are you a bit on the thick side mate? They have sent letters by mail as a
follow up to the email. Get your facts straight before making moronic
comments.

Jason

----- Original Message -----
From: "Josh Rowe" <josh&#167;email.nu>
To: "Dns List" <dns&#167;auda.org.au>
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 6:01 PM
Subject: [DNS] IRA apology following ACCC action


> <snip>In my opinion, IRA should have sent this apology (see below) to the
> snail mail addresses as this is where the original deceptive mail out
> was directed. <snip> The cost of sending thousands of emails is also borne
by
> the user not IRA (http://www.caube.org.au/problem.htm#Money), a postal
> correction would have been paid for by IRA.
>
> Domain Name Reseller to Provide Refunds Following ACCC Federal Court
> Action
> http://203.6.251.7/accc.internet/digest/view_media.cfm?RecordID=887
>
> Ironically this ACCC media release misspells auDA's web site address ...
> "www.auda.org"
>
> ACCC slugs Australian domain name reseller over dodgy invoices
> http://zdnet.com.au/newstech/ebusiness/story/0,2000024981,20270526,00.ht
> m
>
>
> Josh
> --
> http://josh.id.au/
>
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> Return-Path: <correctiveadvertising&#167;registrations.com.au>
> Received: from Emu (050.004.dsl.pth.iprimus.net.au [210.50.111.50]) by
> whim.sanctum.com.au (Postfix) with SMTP id 4896E5A6AC for <[snip-snip]>;
> Tue, 10 Dec 2002 20:11:18 +1100 (EST)
> From: "Corrective Advertising"
> <correctiveadvertising&#167;registrations.com.au>
> To: <[snip-snip]>
> Subject: IRA apology following ACCC action
> MIME-Version: 1.0
> Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"
> Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2002 17:08:29
> Message-Id: <20021210091118.4896E5A6AC&#167;whim.sanctum.com.au>
>
> CORRECTIVE ADVERTISING
>
> AN APOLOGY FROM
> INTERNET REGISTRATIONS AUSTRALIA
>
>
> Internet Registrations Australia Pty Ltd ("Internet Registrations
> Australia") wishes to advise you that certain representations made in
> its past promotional and business materials were misleading or likely to
> mislead in breach of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cwlth). Internet
> Registrations Australia acknowledges that these representations may have
> misled you into believing, for instance, that:
>
>
> - Internet Registrations Australia had a pre-existing relationship with
> you before inviting you to renew your .com.au domain name registration;
>
> - Internet Registrations Australia had an exclusive authority to
> register or renew your .com.au domain name;
>
> - Any renewals of .com.au domain name registrations were required to be
> made through Internet Registrations Australia;
>
> - Internet Registrations Australia had the same or substantially the
> same administrative powers and functions as Melbourne IT Limited in
> relation to .com.au domain name registrations and renewals;
>
> - Internet Registrations Australia was responsible for .com.au domain
> name registrations and renewals;
>
> - .com.au domain name renewal applications could be processed earlier
> than 60 days before the expiry of the existing registration;
>
> - Internet Registrations Australia could register or renew .com.au
> domain names for periods of 4, 6, 8 or 10 years;
>
> - Internet Registrations Australia would supply you a free one year .biz
> domain name registration on renewal of your .com.au domain name
> registration;
>
> - Internet Registrations Australia could secure pre-registration of
> ".biz" and ".info" domain names;
>
> - Internet Registrations Australia was the authority responsible for
> registration of ".biz" and ".info" domain names in Australia;
>
>
> - By accepting the offer to list the .com.au address of your business in
> businesses.com.au directory being promoted by Internet Registrations
> Australia:
> (a) your.com.au address would actually be listed in such a directory;
> and
> (b)  the management of your .com.au domain name would not be transferred
> to Internet Registrations Australia from your existing .com.au domain
> provider to Internet Registrations Australia.
>
> - Internet Registrations Australia was entitled to retain an
> "administration" fee or any cancellation fee where money was refunded
> following any consumer complaint about misleading conduct; and
>
>
> - That non-excludable consumer protection provisions in the Trade
> Practices Act can be excluded or did not apply to your dealings with
> Internet Registrations Australia.
>
> If you accepted Internet Registrations Australia Pty Ltd's offer to
> provide domain name renewal or other domain name management services you
> will shortly be receiving a letter informing you of how you may obtain a
> refund if you believe you were misled by claims about any of its
> services and did not receive a renewal, registration or pre-registration
> service that Internet Registrations Pty Ltd led you to believe you were
> paying for or were charged an "administration fee" by Internet
> Registration Australia Pty Ltd as a condition of obtaining a refund.
>
> You can contact Internet Registrations Australia at freecall hotline:
> 1800 833 000
>
> If you have a query about this notice you may contact the Australian
> Competition and Consumer Commission on phone number 1300 302 502.
>
> This notice has been issued pursuant to an undertaking enforceable under
> section 87B of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cwlth) as a result of
> action taken in the Federal Count of Australia pursuant to the Trade
> Practices Act 1974 (Cwlth) by the Australian Competition and Consumer
> Commission.
>
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