It really bugs me (and DON'T get the Missus started on this) when publishers send out renewal notices 6 months in advance. They're wasting paper, postage, and my time. But this has to be the granddaddy of all the Early Renewal pleas: they want me to renew my Domain Name registration a year and a half in advance!
To see who is the registrar for a domain name, who owns it, and when it expires, visit http://www.networksolutions.com/cgi-bin/whois/whois
Here's the email:
My Reply:
You've got a lot of nerve trying to get me to renew my domain A YEAR AND A HALF IN ADVANCE. You obviously care more about getting my money than in providing a service because there's no service in doing something now that could just as easily be done over a year from now.
You'd only be HALF as sleazy if you had at least indicated when my registration expires so I could make an informed choice if I didn't remember when the term was up or if I didn't know how to use WHOIS.Needless to say, I'll be looking for another registrar.
Noam Sane
Their Response:
From: info@namesdirect.com
Subject: RE:Re: Don't risk losing theidealist.net, renew now! #371686]
To: noam saneWe apologize if this message in any way worried you.
We are simply sending this out to let our members like yourself know that we have finally added the feature to our system for you to add more years to your registration period.
You can use the tools at www.domainwhitepages.com to see the actual expiry date of your domain.
You are not obligated in any way to add more years, we are simply letting you know of this new service.
Thank you,
NamesDirect.com