Verisign/NetSol: FW: Misleading Advertising

Wed May 1 00:21:56 PDT 2002

I had two domains registered with verisign/NetSol.  I thought it
was a pain in the neck to make changes with NetSol.  There system
wasn't very intuitive.  

I found joker.com easier to use and make changes and cheaper.
About 12 Euro's Per name/Per year. (German company)

I transferred my verisign domain names to them.  Had to send a fax
to Germany.  Here is their price list.

https://joker.com/index.joker?mode=page&page=pricing

It looks like Verisign is in trouble.  I was watching CNBC last
week and they said verisign in losing a lot of customers and people
aren't renewing domainnames.  Take a look at their 6 month stock
chart.  It's brutal:

http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=VRSN&d=c&k=c1&a=v&p=s&t=6m&l=on&z=m&q=l

--Joe

--- "Russel J. Witte" <rjwitte at rjwitte.com> wrote:
> This is Verisign's response to my complaint that they began "billing"
> for a
> domain that doesn't expire for 6 more months. I never gave them any
> information concerning this domain, they simply harvested it from the
> opensrs database. BTW, I checked with the Silicon Valley Better Business
> Bureau ... check out their "unsatisfactory record" :
> 
> http://www.bbbsilicon.org/commonreport.html?compid=204813
> 
> Well, I guess I start moving my clients from Versign/Network Solutions,
> Verisign Cybercash/Payflow and Versign secure certificates... I no
> longer
> "trust" them and will consider their email to be spam.
> 
> Russ
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: websitesales at verisign.com [mailto:websitesales at verisign.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 9:16 AM
> To: rjwitte at rjwitte.com
> Subject: RE: Misleading Advertising
> 
> 
> Should you need further assistance regarding this matter, please
> reference
> Service Request # 1-1CZD9G.
> 
> Thank you for contacting VeriSign.
> 
> The domain name transfer and renewal notice that you recently received
> was
> sent to inform you of our domain name renewal rate. Since you are not
> required to renew your domain name with your current registrar, we hope
> you'll choose to transfer and renew your domain name with VeriSign.
> 
> Our current annual domain name renewal rate of $29.00 includes a variety
> of
> services FREE of charge. By transferring your domain name to VeriSign,
> you
> will extend your registration period by one year, gain FREE access to
> use
> our 24/7 customer support and have use of a our Web-based interface to
> manage your account.
> 
> Plus, we offer an array of value-added services such as personalized
> e-mail
> and customizable Web site packages. We are committed to giving you
> everything you need for a powerful Web presence.
> 
> If you have been thinking about transferring your domain registration,
> now
> is your chance. To take advantage of our $29.00 annual renewal rate,
> simply, complete and sign the transfer and renewal form we sent you -
> today.
> 
> Best regards,
> David R.
> 
> VeriSign, Inc.
> http://www.networksolutions.com
> 
> 
> TRACKING NUMBER: A00000321937-00002728517
> 
>      -----Original Message-----
> 
> 
>      From: rjwitte at rjwitte.com
>      Sent: Friday, Apr 26 2002 07:45 PM
>      To: websitesales at verisign.com
>      Cc: 3hearts at comcast.net
>      Subject: Misleading Advertising
> 
>      Dear Sir or Madam,
> 
> I recently received a "Domain Name Expiration Notice" for 6 domains that
> I
> registered for a client with another registrar. This "Notice" appears
> deceptively like a bill. I expect better from a company that advertises
> "The
> value of Trust". This is untrustworthy and unethical advertising and I
> believe this is causing enormous bad-will for your company. I urge you
> to
> reconsider this campaign.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Russel Witte
> 
> 

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