On Fri, Sep 20, 2002 at 11:18:08AM -0500, POWERHOUSE wrote: > > NEW! Go Daddy announces private, "unlisted" domain name registrations! > How can they do this? > Is that not against ICANN policy?
Have a look at the policy. Or rather, the RAA. The registrar is bound do populate their WHOIS database with *valid* data which can be used to reach the domain holder. Since GoDaddy is acting as a "proxy", providing their own contact information for the domain and forwarding postal mail and email to the domain holder. As long as they do what they say, and forward all communication intended for the domain holder, I don't think they're breaking any rules. We've been doing something really similar for just the email addresses for some time now; http://www.it.ca/services/addressprivacy has details. I set that up in early 2001 in response to customer complaints about spam. Personally, I think GoDaddy's warnings about identity theft are a load of sensationalist hooey, but everybody has their own comfort zone. -- Paul Chvostek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Operations / Abuse / Whatever +1 416 598-0000 it.canada - hosting and development http://www.it.ca/
