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There are always going to be a few bad eggs out there that would just assume hurt people's real lives in order to satisfy some kind of Internet justice. It's a
by coderdude 16y ago
There are always going to be a few bad eggs out there that would just assume hurt people's real lives in order to satisfy some kind of Internet justice. It's a shame really. I prefer a handle to using my real name but even in my about and on whatever I create you can find my name on it. Check out my whois to see where I live! It's a risk I've learned to deal with as part of life as a contributing netizen.
- nitrogen 16y agoSpeaking of whois, I'm really glad I don't get the quantity of whois-based junk mail I used to see with the domain I registered ~10 years ago. That's one category of spam that seems to have improved over time. P.S. It's a nitpick, but "just assume" should be "just as soon."
- coderdude 16y agoThanks for the nitpick. It never sounded quite right the way I say it. ;)
- whatusername 16y agoDo you get the Domain Registrar of America renewal letters? (Or whatever they are called). Or is that just something sent to us rubes in the colonies.
- nitrogen 16y agoI always try to renew my domains months in advance, so it's possible I've been missing out on those letters for the last few cycles. I used to get a lot more than that though. It's been a long time, but I seem to remember getting daily junk mail sent to the exact contact info I used on a domain registration and nowhere else. I believe the registrars implemented new policies on whois that helped with that, but again, it's been a decade so my memory is foggy.
- wladimir 16y agoThe WHOIS info is a good reason why I've always used anonymous registrations for my domains. Especially as it not only shows your name (which is ok sometimes), but also your address which makes it just too easy to stalk you.