I know someone who used to work for the Fair Business Practices branch of Industry Canada. They investigate and prosecute stuff like that. They won't do anything unless they receive a complaint. If you want them to do something, put it in writing. Here's the website that describes how:
http://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/cb-bc.nsf/eng/h_00130.html
As for CIRA, they're also government so I assume they're the same.
http://www.cira.ca/legal/compliance/
Rob Dyck
-----Original Message----- From: roundtable-bounces@muug.mb.ca [mailto:roundtable-bounces@muug.mb.ca] On Behalf Of Hartmut W Sager Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:43 PM To: Continuation of Round Table discussion Subject: Re: [RndTbl] snail mail spam ...
Yes, both I and one particular customer of mine have gotten a lot of snailmail of this type, especially from DRoC (Domain Registry of Canada). DRoC adds the further deception of making their envelopes look similar to Government of Canada mailings - similar light brown envelopes and similar red maple leaf logo.
Since DRoC is actually located in Canada, I wish our federal authorities would crack down on them and put them out of business. Surely there must be some grounds on which to do this? - the deceptive envelopes and logo, the shady contents, etc. And CIRA, where are you when we need you? Can't DRoC be deregistered for ".ca" at least, due to unethical practises?
Hartmut Sager
On 20 March 2013 19:44, Trevor Cordes trevor@tecnopolis.ca wrote:
On 2013-03-20 Dan Keizer wrote:
Tried but true method I guess .. but .. did anyone else get postal mail from domain.com http://domain.com/ (co-sponsored by google)?
it is regarding their
I've seen lots of snail and email from companies like that (especially DRoC) trying to steal business away by confusing end users. Usually their prices are outrageous. Beware! _______________________________________________ Roundtable mailing list Roundtable@muug.mb.ca http://www.muug.mb.ca/mailman/listinfo/roundtable