I thought I'd take a moment to highlight a potential threat to the security of your online business.

For many years, we have received telephone calls and emails from our clients, who have received a Domain Name Expiration Notice from the "Domain Registry of America". Said notice warns the recipient that they must "renew your domain name to retain exclusive rights to it on the Web, and now is the time to transfer and renew your name from your current Registrar to the Domain Registry of America."

It goes on to outline the nightmare scenario of losing the name, etc, etc.

If you receive one of these notices, ignore it, or contact us to discuss it.

Although the wording has changed over recent years, and is now less misleading than it once was, the intention is to persuade the recipient into transferring the name away from the current registrar agent (which may be Door4) and to this faceless marketing company, operating from a London address.

This means that any future updates to the website, or your IT/email setup may be compromised as you will have to deal with this company, rather than picking up the phone and speaking to Door4!

Leon Calverley
PS - don't just take our word for it - [The Register]