Is a PO Box a Valid Address for Whois Information?

**Mr Dickovitch** · 11-11-2004, 09:56 AM

Yes a PO Box is valid. You can send a certified letter to a PO Box and in America to own a PO Box you must show them your real proven home address too anyway.

**princess** · 11-11-2004, 09:57 AM

a P O Box is what shows up when you do a whois on one of my domains.

**Paul Waters** · 11-11-2004, 09:59 AM

Originally posted by Mr Dickovitch
Yes a PO Box is valid. You can send a certified letter to a PO Box and in America to own a PO Box you must show them your real proven home address too anyway.

But the addressee need never accept the certified letter. At least in Canada they must sign for it, so a card is left in the PO Box, that they might simply destroy.

What about documents that must be served in person?

Thanks

**Spunky** · 11-11-2004, 10:01 AM

I thought that wasn't allowed..maybe I'm wrong

**Paul Waters** · 11-11-2004, 10:03 AM

Originally posted by princess
a P O Box is what shows up when you do a whois on one of my domains.

I see it a lot as well.

But can I complain to their registrar?

I am thinking the requirements for a corporation would be similar. A legal address to serve legal papers should be required.

**Paul Waters** · 11-11-2004, 11:17 AM

bump

**Abyss_Vee** · 11-11-2004, 11:20 AM

Originally posted by Mr Dickovitch
Yes a PO Box is valid. You can send a certified letter to a PO Box and in America to own a PO Box you must show them your real proven home address too anyway.

not if you pay extra

**BoNgHiTtA** · 11-11-2004, 11:20 AM

Im pretty sure PO boxes are ok.

**Paul Waters** · 11-11-2004, 06:31 PM

bump

**DEA - banned for life** · 11-11-2004, 06:36 PM

The rules for Getting a po box or having to have a valid street adress to register a domain are like the Department Motor Vehicle's rules...everytime you go there its a diffrent story

**ProjectNaked** · 11-11-2004, 06:36 PM

P.O. Box is not good for anything official--

**Dynamix** · 11-11-2004, 06:43 PM

http://www.pwregistry.pw/downloads/p...s/policy06.pdf

Data Accuracy of Personal Data
The registrant will be required to provide their legal identity along with postal mailing address, email
address, facsimile number (if any) and telephone number where they can be reached during standard
business hours in country. They may also provide other contacts for the domain, including
Administrative, Technical and Billing contacts. Each contact must include name or organization,
mailing address, email address, facsimile number (if any), and telephone number where they can be
reached during standard business hours in country.
The required fields collected for each contact to complete the registration will be:
? Name
? Organization ( if an organization)
? Postal mailing address (street, city, state/province, postal code, country; post office box accepted where no street address is available)
? Telephone number
? Fax number ( if any)
? Email address

**xclusive** · 11-11-2004, 06:49 PM

Originally posted by Dynamix
http://www.pwregistry.pw/downloads/p...s/policy06.pdf

You might still have a case if you can prove that where the person lives that the PO Box is not needed and then if mail can be delivered in that town to the physical address then they are in violation...

**Mr.Fiction** · 11-11-2004, 06:51 PM

PO Boxes have always been accepted and legal.

You will not get anywhere fighting against that rule.

You're lucky the person you're looking for isn't using WHOIS privacy protection. Then you'd really have something to complain about.

**Dynamix** · 11-11-2004, 06:51 PM

Originally posted by xclusive
You might still have a case if you can prove that where the person lives that the PO Box is not needed and then if mail can be delivered in that town to the physical address then they are in violation...

Very true. Your safest bet:

Register in a company name that has no physical address. You'll be clear of any allegations your business has one.

**PrivateIvy** · 11-11-2004, 07:02 PM

PO Box is fine for Whois info...it's 2257 that will not allow use of a PO Box

Ivy

**GeorgeK** · 11-11-2004, 07:17 PM

I had asked this question of ICANN a few years ago, as we were debating this very question in one of the policy lists.

Their answer was that indeed a P.O. Box *is* ok for the WHOIS address.

I found the email exchange archived on the mailing list (Dan Halloran was the ICANN person). You can find it at:

http://www.opensrs.org/archives/disc...0205/0810.html

Q.E.D.

Is a PO Box a Valid Address for Whois Information?

Is a PO Box a Valid Address for Whois Information?

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