[lug] flaky registrar ?

Samartha Deva blug-receive at mtbwr.net
Fri Oct 26 13:35:20 MDT 2001


Why would anyone trust DNS registration to this outfit?

>To: sales at domain-zone.com
>Subject: Trouble with your web site.
>X-Attachments: Z:\D\DNS\domain-zone\who-can-read-that.jpg;
>
>
>Dear Sir or Madame,
>
>I am trying to transfer domains using your web interface and
>encounter the following problems:
>
>Using Konqueror as browser, the program hangs. Then,
>switching to Netscape 4.77 I get through to the
>signup web site but then, at the end of the page, coming
>to enter the CC information, the month/year values on the
>popup list are black on a dark blue background and nothing
>can be seen.  This is the URL:
>
>https://secure.onlineaccess.net/supertransfer/new-transfer.php?Action=NewUser&ID=09579f50ccbd2a2e482c6dbee5bd9937&IYD=&secID=
>
>and I am attaching the jpeg so you can see the colors.
>
>Then again, I try Konqueror and get through to the signup page and try
>using your whois interface and get a 404:
>
>URL:
>
>
>http://www.domain-zone.net/whoislookup.php
>
>text of the page:
>
>Not Found The requested URL /whoislookup.php was not found on this server.
>Apache/1.3.19 Server at domain-zone.net Port 80
>
>When trying to get a phone number - in case I sign up and there is a
>future problem (domain-zone.net offers only an email address to write to)
>and click the "contact" link, I get another 404
>
>URL:
>http://domain-zone.com/contact.htm
>
>Not Found The requested URL /contact.htm was not found on this server.
>Apache/1.3.19 Server at domain-zone.net Port 80
>
>Looking further into this, I find that you are not listed under the
>ICANN registration list and calling your phone number gives me your
>voicemail.
>
>Under which name would your service be listed under?
>
>URL's are:
>http://www.icann.org/registrars/accredited-list.html
>http://www.icann.org/registrars/accreditation-qualified-list.html
>
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Samartha




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