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March 28, 2005

False On Its Face?

False On Its Face?: "In four and a half years of blogging, I think this is my first cease and desist letter. Encirca takes issue with this sentence I posted yesterday: 'Non-credentialed individuals can now register second-level .PRO names en masse through Encirca's new Bulk .PRO Registration form.' What about that sentence is wrong?

Encirca claims that my statement is 'false on its face.'Really? Here's text from a marketing e-mail that Encirca sent to potential .pro registrants on March 2, 2005:

I am proud to introduce EnCirca's ProForwarding Service. EnCirca knocks down the barriers to obtaining .pro domain names. Available exclusively from EnCirca. Now anyone can register a second-level .pro domain name, like business.pro. No proof of credentials are required. Now is your chance to get the top keywords for your firm and industry. Register in March and receive an introductory price of just $49.

The entire text is here. So here's where I'm confused, Tom.

I wrote:

Non-credentialed individuals can now register second-level .PRO names en masse through Encirca's new Bulk .PRO Registration form.

You wrote:

Now anyone can register a second-level .pro domain name, like business.pro. No proof of credentials are required.

But my statement is 'false on its face'? You'll have to"

(Via Lextext.)

Posted by mikki at March 28, 2005 11:11 AM