[nzlug] Domain lol

[Philip Murray]

On 29/07/2008, at 5:10 PM, Hosting Direct Ltd wrote:

> Hi all,
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> This is off beat but really interesting :-)
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> Good news about domain names, the guy over at Web Drive, Daniel  
> Williams
> (Owner of Web Drive) who also owns the web site brand
> http://www.domains4less.co.nz/ has now gone a step further and added  
> another
> lower cost domain supplier http://www.domainsdirect.co.nz/
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> He is selling these domain names for $18.95 per year! I know cost is  
> $18 per
> year, either this guy is really nice, or, as you can see in the  
> footer, it
> says "DomainsDirect is not associated with Hosting Direct." I assume  
> he is
> playing a price game with Hosting Direct. I think he can keep  
> playing with
> himself on this one, we are not trying to put other ISP's out of the  
> domain
> business like Daniel is.
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> Other interesting things are, this web site was made today, so I don't
> expect any marketing from them I assume, They are not offering these  
> prices
> on Web Drive, Domains4Less or to web drive clients or for existing  
> renewal
> clients, so I seriously question Daniels business ethic, I assume  
> it's just
> setup to halt our market advances.
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> Anyone think we should complain to the DNC, or should we use it as a  
> tool
> for cheep .nz domain names.
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> Keep an eye of the site, I assume it may disappear or something of  
> the like
> now this is going around.
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> Interested in hearing anyone's thoughts.
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Are your $21.50 domain names not just there to halt everyone else's  
market advances?

Has anyone complained to the DNC about your $21.50 domains? Or should  
we use it as a tool for cheap .nz domain names