How to cloak whois info ? - GoFuckYourself.com

DarkJedi · 06-19-2003, 05:05 AM

Is there any way to hide domain whois info ?

neighborhood_bob · 06-19-2003, 05:11 AM

Incorporate your business, change the whois.
Can still get corporate info, but it's harder.
Or incorporate in nevada, USA. That state does
not make officers identities public record.

keyDet79 · 06-19-2003, 05:11 AM

Some of the better domain registrars have an option to do that for a small fee a year. I also really like .to domains, it shows nothing except for the nameservers in the whois info. Updating nameservers also takes place immediately, and not 48 hours. I think they are $100 for 2 years or so at tonic.to.

DarkJedi · 06-19-2003, 05:13 AM

I heard about some "Protect Domain" feature.
How does it work ?

keyDet79 · 06-19-2003, 05:16 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by DarkJedi
I heard about some "Protect Domain" feature.
How does it work ?

Not sure about 'protect domain', theres also 'lock domain', but thats completely something else, it protects it against transfers (its free).

Groove · 06-19-2003, 05:24 AM

GoDaddy offers a privacy service:

https://registrar.godaddy.com/dbp.as...2B&from%5Fapp=

lawked · 06-19-2003, 05:37 AM

Uhhh, read the Terms at GoDaddy. Hide the whois info.. all it takes is 1 FAKED email about spam and they will hold your domain ransom and charge you 100 bucks.

Check out their TOS... They don't really even investigate..

Unless something has changed...

Call GoDaddy customer service and ask.

LukieD · 06-19-2003, 05:40 AM

http://www.needname.com/

offers it aswell...

LukieD · 06-19-2003, 05:42 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by lawked
Uhhh, read the Terms at GoDaddy. Hide the whois info.. all it takes is 1 FAKED email about spam and they will hold your domain ransom and charge you 100 bucks.

Check out their TOS... They don't really even investigate..

Unless something has changed...

Call GoDaddy customer service and ask.

Erm...check the godaddy link above! Its one of their services to put their info in the whois rather than yours.

DarkJedi · 06-19-2003, 05:48 AM

i wish directnic offered something like that.
dont want to move all my stuff to godaddy.

Fuckin Bill · 06-19-2003, 05:51 AM

You should also be aware that if you use Godaddy's "privacy" service that it makes them the official owner of your domain name. The only name allowed to show in the whois is the name of the person or company who owns the domain, and if you read their terms about that service you'll see that you are transferring ownership of the domain to them in order to get your info made "private". So if there's ever a problem, or a dispute, or a bogus complaint, you have no rights to the name if they decide they want to take it from you or keep you from using it.

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keyDet79 Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,109	Some of the better domain registrars have an option to do that for a small fee a year. I also really like .to domains, it shows nothing except for the nameservers in the whois info. Updating nameservers also takes place immediately, and not 48 hours. I think they are $100 for 2 years or so at tonic.to. __________________ Multihomed quality BW for less ICQ 51034232 - MSN [email protected] - Email keydet(at)vibehosting.com

06-19-2003, 05:11 AM	#2
neighborhood_bob Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 83	Incorporate your business, change the whois. Can still get corporate info, but it's harder. Or incorporate in nevada, USA. That state does not make officers identities public record.

06-19-2003, 05:13 AM	#4
DarkJedi No Refunds Issued. Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: GFY Posts: 28,300	I heard about some "Protect Domain" feature. How does it work ?

06-19-2003, 05:24 AM	#6
Groove Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,852	GoDaddy offers a privacy service: https://registrar.godaddy.com/dbp.as...2B&from%5Fapp=

06-19-2003, 05:37 AM	#7
lawked Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 354	Uhhh, read the Terms at GoDaddy. Hide the whois info.. all it takes is 1 FAKED email about spam and they will hold your domain ransom and charge you 100 bucks. Check out their TOS... They don't really even investigate.. Unless something has changed... Call GoDaddy customer service and ask.

06-19-2003, 05:40 AM	#8
LukieD Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: London Posts: 927	http://www.needname.com/ offers it aswell...

06-19-2003, 05:48 AM	#10
DarkJedi No Refunds Issued. Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: GFY Posts: 28,300	i wish directnic offered something like that. dont want to move all my stuff to godaddy.

06-19-2003, 05:51 AM	#11
Fuckin Bill Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,020	You should also be aware that if you use Godaddy's "privacy" service that it makes them the official owner of your domain name. The only name allowed to show in the whois is the name of the person or company who owns the domain, and if you read their terms about that service you'll see that you are transferring ownership of the domain to them in order to get your info made "private". So if there's ever a problem, or a dispute, or a bogus complaint, you have no rights to the name if they decide they want to take it from you or keep you from using it.