THE WELCH COMPANY
440 Davis Court #1602
San Francisco, CA 94111-2496
415 781 5700
rod@welchco.com


S U M M A R Y


DIARY: March 4, 2013 01:48 PM Monday; Rod Welch

Welchco domain pay another 5 years to Network Solutions.

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SUBJECTS
Welchco.com Internet Domain Name Register Extend from 130318 Paid $1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
3103 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
3103 -    ..
3104 - Summary/Objective                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
3105 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
310501 - Follow up ref SDS 3 0000, ref SDS 2 0000.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
310502 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
310503 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
310504 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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310507 -  ..
3106 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
3107 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
3108 - Background                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
3109 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
310901 - On 080319 purchased domain name for 5 years. ref SDS 1 8D5I                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
310902 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
310903 - On 101008 purchased additional support for welchco.com. ref SDS 2 TG6P                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
310905 -  ..
310906 - On 120825 Network Solutions notified domain renewal due on 130315.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
310907 - ref SDS 3 RI8K                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
310909 -  ..
310910 - On 130114 received another notice from Network Solutions to renew                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
310911 - registration for welchco.com domain name. ref SDS 4 TG8O                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
310913 -  ..
310914 - On 130304 called Network Solutions and talked to Sarah ref SDS 7 J54J;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
310915 - Network Solutions offered to register welchco.com domain name another                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
310916 - 5 years in the amount of $100. ref SDS 7 YU6F  Sarah planned to call                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
310917 - on 130306 to complete the transaction. ref SDS 7 UZ4H                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
310918 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
310920 -  ..
3110 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
3111 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
3112 - Progress                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
3113 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
311301 - Found telephone number for Network Solutions in their letter received                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
311302 - on 130114 1540. ref SDS 4 2Z5M                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
311303 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311304 -                            866 791 9411                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
311306 -  ..
311307 - Talked to Sarah.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
311309 -  ..
311310 - Sarah reported good news.  Network Solutions pricing has been reduced                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
311311 - greatly to just #20 per year for extending domain name registration.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
311313 -  ..
311314 - She said the $113 charge to renew domain name registration for 3 years                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
311315 - was correct using Network Solutions Automatic Renewal system, but                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
311316 - renewing by calling Network Solutions is 50% less.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
311318 -  ..
311319 - The account was suspended because automatic renewal charge was                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
311320 - rejected by the bank, reported on 130131 1335, ref SDS 6 KX4G, due to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
311321 - no authorization, reported on 130128 0231. ref SDS 5 PQ4L                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311323 -  ..
311324 - Sarah said Network Solutions will immediately re-submit erroneous                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
311325 - charge of $113 to the bank for extending welchco.com domain name                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
311326 - registration for 3 years to 2016, as reported on 130128 0231.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
311327 - ref SDS 5 MM6Q  She advised that Network Solutions has already sent                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
311328 - that money to "somebody" and needs to get it back from the customer in                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
311329 - order to resolve the erroneous suspension.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
311331 -             ..
311332 -            [On 130307 1605 Sarah at Network Solutions did not call                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
311333 -            back; called and talked to Andrew - he will send an email                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
311334 -            to Sarah asking her to complete Network Solutions' work                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
311335 -            plan for extending welchco.com domain name registration                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
311336 -            another 5 years set out in Network Solution's Service                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
311337 -            Request 1-655448569, as prepared by Sarah. ref SDS 9 YR39                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
311339 -  ..
311340 - Sarah will also immediatley remove the existing suspension on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
311341 - welchco.com.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
311343 -  ..
311344 - Sarah will file a 15 day extension so that the domain will remain                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
311345 - active.  She explained this is needed in case Network Solutions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311346 - computer management system gets mixed up again and makes another                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
311347 - mistake.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
311349 -  ..
311350 - Sarah will next file a refund of $54 to customer's Wells Fargo bank                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
311351 - account to align charge for 3 year registration extension with reduced                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
311352 - pricing, per above. ref SDS 0 J54J                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
311354 -  ..
311355 - This will result in charging for 3 years at $59, thus...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
311356 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311357 -                        113 -  54  =    59                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
311359 -  ..
311360 - Sarah took credit card number and safety code to re-submit payment of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
311361 - $113 to Network Solutions through Wells Fargo bank.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
311363 -  ..
311364 - Sarah said the new reduced price to renew domain name registration on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
311365 - the welchco.com account for 5 years with privacy protection will be a                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
311366 - total cost of...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
311367 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311368 -                                   $99.95                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
311370 -  ..
311371 - Post expense ledger...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
311375 -  ..
311376 - After Network Solutions processes payment and refund, the customer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
311377 - will then owe $40.95 to bring total payment to Network Solutions of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
311378 - $99.95 that extends registration for Welchco.com domain name another 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
311379 - years, and in alignment with new pricing initially cited today by                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
311380 - Sarah, per above. ref SDS 0 J54J                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
311382 -  ..
311383 - Automatic renewal will not be activated again, and in order to align                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
311384 - with the record of the customer never having approved automatic                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311385 - renewal payments to Network Solutions, per above.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
311387 -  ..
311388 - Sarah said this call and transaction to extend domain name                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
311389 - registration will be tracked at Network Solutions under...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
311390 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311391 -            Service Request.................... 1-655448569                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
311393 -  ..
311394 - Sarah said she will call back in 2 days on Wednesday 130306 to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
311395 - complete the transaction of payment $40.95, per above, ref SDS 0 DJ7F,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
311396 - extending registraion of welchco.com for 5 years.  At that time the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
311397 - customer will authorize additional payment up to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
311399 -  ..
311400 - Asked Sarah to conclude the transaction today by issuing a credit of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
311401 - $13 to the customer as the difference between the amount of $113 which                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
311402 - Sarah says proposes the customer pay today, and the amount of $100,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
311403 - which Sarah says Network Solutions charges extend domain name                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
311404 - registration another 5 years, as she explained today, per above?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
311406 -  ..
311407 - Sarah said the case is too complicated for the customer to pay the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
311408 - exact amount owed today.  She has to perform several internal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
311409 - transactions by first restoring payment of $113 erroneously charged by                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
311410 - Network Solutions, then issue a credit of $54 to correct erroneous                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
311411 - charge, then after those transactions have been completed by the bank                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
311412 - and posted to Network Solutions computer, Sarah said she will then                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
311413 - call the customer on Wednesday, 130306, to do a third transaction                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
311414 - charging the customer $41 making total net payment to Network                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
311415 - Solutions of $99.95, or words to that effect.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
311417 -             ..
311418 -            [On 130307 1605 Sarah at Network Solutions did not call                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
311419 -            back; called and talked to Andrew - he will send an email                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
311420 -            to Sarah asking her to complete Network Solutions' work                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
311421 -            plan for extending welchco.com domain name registration                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
311422 -            another 5 years set out in Network Solution's Service                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
311423 -            Request 1-655448569, as prepared by Sarah. ref SDS 9 YR39                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
311425 -  ..
311426 - Asked Sarah to send a letter confirming work plan on concluding this                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
311427 - transaction for Service Request 1-655448569 with net payment owed to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
311428 - Network Solutions of $99.95 extending welchco.com domain name                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
311429 - registratoin 5 years, so that customer's records align with her notes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
311430 - for Network Solutions.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
311431 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311432 -            [On 130306 1537 received letter from Sarah referencing the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
311433 -            call today, but not presenting written explanation of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
311434 -            Network Solution's work plan nor showing progress                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
311435 -            completing this transaction to renew domain name                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
311436 -            registration 5 years. ref SDS 8 365G                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
311438 -  ..
311439 - Sarah said her boss won't permit customer sales agents to send                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
311440 - correspondence confirming transaction commitments to customers.  She                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
311441 - said she has carefully documented the work plan for extending                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
311442 - registration of welchco.com domain name for 5 years at a total cost of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
311443 - $99.95, per above. ref SDS 0 YU6F  She has set out in the record                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
311444 - documenting all understandings in this call, and she will call back on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
311445 - Wednesday to complete the transation.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
311447 -  ..
311448 - Asked if I can get a copy of the notes to verify Network Solutions and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
311449 - customer understandings are aligned?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
311451 -  ..
311452 - Sarah said not to worry she will personally take care of this.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
311454 -  ..
311455 - Asked if the customer can send a copy of the record to Network                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
311456 - Solutions verifying common understandings for completing this                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
311457 - transaction, including that registration of welchco domain name will                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
311458 - be extended for 5 years at total cost of $99.95, and that there is no                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
311459 - basis for suspending registration that is scheduled to expire on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
311460 - 130313, but has now been extended until 180313?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311462 -  ..
311463 - Sarah said Network Solutions will not accept any written                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
311464 - communications of any kind, including email, from customrs that notify                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
311465 - understaings from telephone calls discussing account transactions.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
311467 -  ..
311468 - Sarah said she knows the customer is concerned about errors and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311469 - misunderstandings from this complex transaction, because there was a                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
311470 - mistake charging the customer without authorization for automatic                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
311471 - renewal shown in Network Solution's letter on 130128 0231. ref SDS 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
311472 - KX4G  She is therefore personally committed to resolve this                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
311473 - transaction satisfactorily by calling back on Wednesday 130306.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311475 -  ..
311476 - Objected to Network Solution's business practice of failing to accept                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
311477 - nor submit documentation showing alignment in discussions, and on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
311478 - matters which involve a looming critical date in this case 130313 when                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
311479 - customers 30,000 records on the Internet are at risk of becoming in                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
311480 - accessable due to further errors that delay domain name registration.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
311482 -  ..
311483 - Sarah said this the best she can do, and said again she will call on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
311484 - Wednesday, 130306, to complete the transaction.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311485 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311486 -            [On 130307 1605 Sarah at Network Solutions did not call                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
311487 -            back; so called and talked to Andrew - he will send an                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
311488 -            email to Sarah asking her to complete Network Solutions'                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
311489 -            work plan for extending welchco.com domain name                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
311490 -            registration another 5 years set out in Network Solution's                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
311491 -            Service Request 1-655448569, as prepared by Sarah.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
311492 -            ref SDS 9 YR39                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311493 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311494 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311495 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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