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Who in their right mind puts their real whois information online? On my urls, all that's real is the email address. I applaud Vladimir Nesterenko for making mo
by Traubenfuchs 8y ago
Who in their right mind puts their real whois information online? On my urls, all that's real is the email address.
I applaud Vladimir Nesterenko for making money like this.
- whatshisface 8y agoThere's no telling whether or not that's his real name. Edit: as a commenter below pointed out, just because a person with a name lives at an address, they may not run a website that they're listed as running. After all you probably live at an address, and if I was a fraudster I could list you.
- SOLAR_FIELDS 8y agoExcept that if you read the article the reporters confirmed that a guy by that name lived at that apartment complex by asking the neighbors. There’s no guarantee that the person who registered is actually the person who lives there but someone answers to that name at the address provided apparently.
- prepend 8y agoAgain, I wouldn’t be so sure. It’s a useful practice to use real people’s info for precisely situations like this. Step 1) register foo.com Step 2) make email address John.doe@foo.com Step 3) register bar.com using John.doe@foo.com as contact info. Include contact info for John Doe with a real address and random phone number This meets Whois requirements and makes it a bit harder for any real lookups. It’s easier than providing wholly fake info because journalists will Lee dogging. When journalists contact John Doe who denies owning bar.com then they will work it like an uncooperative subject.
- Traubenfuchs 8y ago> Whois requirements Are there any? My street name is literally "private" and my phone number "000..." or something like that.
- crystalPalace 8y ago"Because registration data connects individuals or organizations with domain names, domain name registrants are required to provide accurate and reliable contact details. If the domain name registrant knowingly provides inaccurate information, fails to update information within seven days of any change, or does not respond within 15 days to an inquiry about accuracy, the domain name may be suspended or cancelled." - ICANN (https://whois.icann.org/en/primer#field-section-3 https://whois.icann.org/en/primer#field-section-3)
- hoffs 8y agoYou can just take address/phone book and point at a random lucky guy and register as him.
- RoryH 8y agoHow much time did this guy save people by providing the content quickly and easily to users? I say fair game to Vladimir for his innovation.