Re: Domain name frauds

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Posted by I K Chhugani, CEO, Sellaids Publications I Ltd., on November 07, 1998 at 22:40:26:

In Reply to: Domain name frauds posted by I K Chhugani,CEO, Sellaids Publications (I) Ltd. on October 27, 1998 at 20:30:15:

: We took a website in India, from BICNET, with our own domain
: name
: http://www.selpages.com

: Ours is a company which pioneered the Yellow Pages in India. Bicnet had
: approached us with an ulterior motive. Mr. Nikhil Thakkar, CEO of
: BICNET told us "You pay for Domain name and for pages of your
: advertisers, who want individual sites." We were to supply the data
: which was to be converted to HTML format through a programme made by
: him.

: He had requested AND WE HAD AGREED that BICNET will be given a
: link from the main page of www.selpages.com. In our database we shall
: not give website addresses of any other Internet service company. AND
: WE DID ALL THIS.

: After 2-3 of months, we found BICNET taking weeks to make any changes
: in our site, simple Homepages ( for which we were being charged) were
: talking 4-8 weeks to be hosted, simultaneously Mr. Nikhil Thakkar, CEO
: of BICNET starting a line "We are not getting enough enquiries thru
: your site and we shall have to charge you". He said
: "www.selpages.com has taken up 100Mb space, for this you will have
: to pay 1200$ (Rs 50,000) ".

: WE DISCOVERED www.selpages.com occuped only 17 Mb and the rate
: per Mb of the server on which our site had been hosted
: (www.pair.com) was $8.95 per month or $107 per year for 20 Mb. AND
: HE WAS DEMANDING $1200 FOR 17Mb.

: From October 3 to October 23 we requested Mr. Thakkar for a
: personal meeting, to sort out the matter across the table amicably but
: he declined to meet.

: SHOCKING DISCOVERY we made was that, though we had been charged for
: the Domain name, BICNET had got it registered in such way that
: BICNET had 100% control of www.selpages.com AND THIS THEY HAD DONE
: WITH ALL THEIR CLIENTS. On 24 th October we informed all his clients
: of HOW we have all been deceived.

: BICNET immediately put a defamatory notice on OUR site www.selpages.com
: giving ample proof that they had100% control of our site. The defamatory
: notice remains visible even to-day (October 28,1998). We have made a
: compaint to http://rs.internic.net but THE JOKERS
: ARE SLEEPING FOR THE PAST 5 DAYS.
: They have not yet barred access to this defamatory message..

: BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU REGISTER YOUR DOMAIN NAME OR YOU WILL SUFFER LIKE US.

www.pair.com blocked the site on Otober 30 and BICNET was forced too settle the matter. INTERNIC CONTINUES TO SLEEP.

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: : We took a website in India, from BICNET, with our own domain
: : name
: : http://www.selpages.com

: : Ours is a company which pioneered the Yellow Pages in India. Bicnet had
: : approached us with an ulterior motive. Mr. Nikhil Thakkar, CEO of
: : BICNET told us "You pay for Domain name and for pages of your
: : advertisers, who want individual sites." We were to supply the data
: : which was to be converted to HTML format through a programme made by
: : him.

: : He had requested AND WE HAD AGREED that BICNET will be given a
: : link from the main page of www.selpages.com. In our database we shall
: : not give website addresses of any other Internet service company. AND
: : WE DID ALL THIS.

: : After 2-3 of months, we found BICNET taking weeks to make any changes
: : in our site, simple Homepages ( for which we were being charged) were
: : talking 4-8 weeks to be hosted, simultaneously Mr. Nikhil Thakkar, CEO
: : of BICNET starting a line "We are not getting enough enquiries thru
: : your site and we shall have to charge you". He said
: : "www.selpages.com has taken up 100Mb space, for this you will have
: : to pay 1200$ (Rs 50,000) ".

: : WE DISCOVERED www.selpages.com occuped only 17 Mb and the rate
: : per Mb of the server on which our site had been hosted
: : (www.pair.com) was $8.95 per month or $107 per year for 20 Mb. AND
: : HE WAS DEMANDING $1200 FOR 17Mb.

: : From October 3 to October 23 we requested Mr. Thakkar for a
: : personal meeting, to sort out the matter across the table amicably but
: : he declined to meet.

: : SHOCKING DISCOVERY we made was that, though we had been charged for
: : the Domain name, BICNET had got it registered in such way that
: : BICNET had 100% control of www.selpages.com AND THIS THEY HAD DONE
: : WITH ALL THEIR CLIENTS. On 24 th October we informed all his clients
: : of HOW we have all been deceived.

: : BICNET immediately put a defamatory notice on OUR site www.selpages.com
: : giving ample proof that they had100% control of our site. The defamatory
: : notice remains visible even to-day (October 28,1998). We have made a
: : compaint to http://rs.internic.net but THE JOKERS
: : ARE SLEEPING FOR THE PAST 5 DAYS.
: : They have not yet barred access to this defamatory message..

: : BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU REGISTER YOUR DOMAIN NAME OR YOU WILL SUFFER LIKE US.

: www.pair.com blocked the site on Otober 30 and BICNET was forced too settle the matter. INTERNIC CONTINUES TO SLEEP.

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