Private Domain
Hi
I did a search on the subject of private domain names in this fourm,
the only thread I found contained posts that domain names could be
forged(false information given) if you wanted(although it is illegal). However this has not been my experience with go daddy(to be
fair,this is the only host I have used so far)as they require your real address for the credit card and then that information is registered. I do not know how other companies do things, however I would assume for the protection of consumers and for lawyers and such, private domains or lying might be discouraged in the same manner.
I am imagining a sitution. Lets say my client is famous and he has his domain name already and it is registered with his real information and he comes to me and asks me if I can make it private, but he does not wish to transfer to go daddy...and he does not want to transfer it to my company account(assuming I even had one) > I am just curious.
Also, If I was to find out a favorite entertainer of mine has not made his domain name private, should I write and warn him or would that be redundant?
Suzanne posted this at 16:58 — 22nd October 2003.
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Redundant to what? I would think that warning him would be your only recourse. Anything after that is his own problem. I would imagine that anyone that famous would use an agent's address instead of a personal one.
mairving posted this at 17:31 — 22nd October 2003.
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GoDaddy only requires your address to get the Credit Card approved as CC issuers use that as part of their validation process.
Are you thinking of contacting stars and charging them a fee to make their domain private? If so I would highly doubt that any star that has their own website, would even be involved at all in the domain registration process. After all you don't think that Bill Gates listed his home address when Microsoft.com was registered. It is also true that a large majority of star name websites are actually owned by porn sites and not by the star themselves.
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shootingstar67 posted this at 23:37 — 23rd October 2003.
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1)Because I used a credit card with Godaddy I HAD to give them my real address and they would not take a different address for a false address. So basicly I was forced to remain public (or pay them to make it private). They would not let me lie. If I did my credit card would have been denied. In otherwords they only asked my my address once and would not let me give two.
Are you saying it is different with other hosts or that I totally missed something with godaddy?
2)He reason why I am asking if it is redundant to warn the entertainer is because IF he can lie, would he have not done it already? (you'd think huh?)
shootingstar67 posted this at 23:58 — 23rd October 2003.
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I already did a search on it though intellus (a public records site) and confirmed that he listed his real address. I agree most stars would let someone else register their domain.
Suzanne posted this at 00:24 — 24th October 2003.
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It's illegal to LIE. You must provide valid contact information. You just don't have to provide your own home address.
The Webmistress posted this at 08:59 — 24th October 2003.
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In the UK we can opt out of the whois display. We still have to give a valid address, telephone number, email address etc but those details aren't shown when a whois enquiry is done.
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