BEWARE: Lawmakers Push Penalties for False Web Records
 

good sick of dealing with billgates@hotmail

Why beware, I think that's a good step!

The days of the cowboy are numbered, well at least it will get harder.

But I reported a false registration to Network Solutions, you know what happened? Right nothing and the guy is taking money on IBill. :feels-hot

Sure it is a good thing. But I know honest webmaster that post " false or semi-false" info not to be spammed ....
So basically, the " beware " means to revise your info and make sure it is accurate.

:2 cents:

they cannot control 100s of millions of domains
that wont effect the small guys

only those who cheated, spammed or whatever

how about whois privacy, like Go Daddy offers

ahaha 10 percent.. more like 80 percent...

I think the key here is..



If your not breaking the law you shouldnt have to worry.

Of course making the registars liable will make things interesting.

I think they just want to know who's behind all the anti-GW sites:1orglaugh

Good, should be easier to nail cheaters/scammers

Here's the article on yahoo... click

You'll just see people setting up offshore corps to a greater degree.

Sure it will make things harder for some of the small scammers and your run of the mill cheats but this wont do shit for the big scammers.

Not to hard for them to pay cash for a run down apartment to have a mailing address. Tie that to a pre-paid cell phone and your whois information is easily verifiable and within the TOS of the registar yet the individual is hard if not impossible to track if the law wanted to get them.

dont worry, the next step will hopefully be instant unplugging of any spamvertized domains that do not comply with can spam

Yea I can see this now. Legit opt in companies following the rules getting shut down because of complaints that werent analyzed properly by the registar for adherence to the law.

Something like that would be like the current ISPs filtering problems. The filters are so tight for AOL there own memos arent going through.

Watching this all develop is like watching a circus. This is something we will be surely telling our grand kids about.

yup, and right after that, all adult domains will be immediately unplugged....

god bless George W

The lawmakers can suck my fucking cock with their bi weekly moronic ideas. I never obeyed stupid laws, and am not going to start now. :321GFY

If you want privacy just get a DBA business account (Joe Blow Domains) that only has to do with paying and maintaining your domains and have it in a nearby suburb or whatever and get a PO Box in that same town. Check the mail once every two weeks or so and toos stuff you don't need. Get an e-mail address that is for ONLY renewing and corresponding with tthings for domains and fileter/get rid of anything coming in that isn't from your domain registrar.

Now, this may effect tax situations, cost a little bit for the PO Box, etc but since you have a legitimate account and address info that you will use regularly you should be ok. No one will have your home address and you have a system set up to effectively deal with spam and renewals.

anyone using go daddy is an idiot.

so many reports of them snagging domains and shady things.

do a search.

Wow!

Agreed. Don't put your main domains in their control.

You can use them for temporary domains used either to promote a special event or that is limited in time. But not for a pay site.

:2 cents:

Spammers will go around this law, or will just eventually pay the fine and write it off as CODB.

That made me laugh :1orglaugh


I hope that doesn't make me racist.

basically. Lawmakers need to stop with the little pet projects that deny the globalization of commerce. They are wasting tax payer money trying to regulate a global net.