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On 02/02/2005 11:17 AM Nick Wilsdon noted that; | Hi Mark, | | Yes got the SEO world all stirred up (where I spend 90% of my time) - | | Apparently they may have become registrars to gain access to information | otherwise hidden to us mere mortals. Supposedly, a registrar has access | to the detailed contact, billing and administrative information that are | assigned to all domain names that are registered, no matter if you are | the registrar for that domain name or not. | | Some believe that they will use this information to track down link | spammers and fight spam at a higher level. | | Anyone at Tucows care to comment ;)
Poppycock.
Registrars only have access to the data they collect. There is no master list.
My take? Google has become a registrar to take care of their own corporate registration requirements just like Amazon did.
Ross' 22nd rule of the internet: Never believe anything an SEO expert says. ;-)
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