All, Forwarding this as it seems that Nick is unable or unwilling to manage a list forum by his own rules properly. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [ga] More Registrar Malfeasance Reported Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:05:42 -0700 From: "Jeffrey A. Williams" <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com> Organization: IDNS and Spokesman for INEGroup To: ga@gnso.icann.org, Governance/IGC <governance@lists.cpsr.org> CC: "alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org" <alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org>,Stacy Burnette <stacy.burnette@icann.org> References: <444690.28282.qm@web52209.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Danny and all, Thank you again for your diligance here. This again demonstrates why ICANN and especially the GNSO, and ICANN registrars need DOC/NTIA as well as other supervision. Danny Younger wrote:

KnujOn has found at least 19 rogue pharmacy domains, sponsored through

DIRECT INFORMATION PVT LTD D/B/A PUBLICDOMAINREGISTRY.COM (PDR) back in operation with the same content and at the same nameserver after being reported to ICANN by the Registrar as “suspended.” The nameserver is also sponsored by PDR and is itself an unlicensed pharmacy site. This is an example of a practice we have seen all too frequently where Internet companies will remove sites temporarily for reported policy violations only to restore them shortly afterwards. DIRECT INFO/PDR was rated the 9th Worst Registrar by KnujOn in terms of sponsoring spam sites previously. Clearly the consumer is not being protected by the current system. Full report here: http://www.knujon.com/news.html#08052008

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