At 7:10 PM -0400 5/9/02, jyclee wrote: >I can understand the need for accurate information, however I think >information like telephone number and email is not necessary for a public >"whois" since it's only used for communication between registras.
Absolutely not. If I am getting real-time abuse from your domain, you can bet I'm going to phone or call you to make it stop. > The >decision of whether email and telephone should be viewable to public whois >should be optional. It is optional. Nobody forces anyone to get a domain. But if you want a domain, you play by the rules, and the rules say you make publicly available a name, address, phone number and e-mail address. > Consider the fact of buying a home, information like >social security number is necessary but it's not generally available to the >public and you are protected by telephone solicitations by law and you can >always get an unlisted number. You have far fewer rights and protections >when it comes to domain names. Correct, because the domain name is part of a public, shared, namespace. D -- +---------------------+-----------------------------------------+ | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | "Thou art the ruins of the noblest man | | Derek J. Balling | That ever lived in the tide of times. | | | Woe to the hand that shed this costly | | | blood" - Julius Caesar Act 3, Scene 1 | +---------------------+-----------------------------------------+
