You're probably referring to what are known as "Whois Data Reminder Program" emails (WDRP), which is a few years old. Also mandatory to send those out, but can

You're probably referring to what are known as "Whois Data Reminder Program" emails (WDRP), which is a few years old. Also mandatory to send those out, but can be safely ignored (which is what makes this program so much worse). Even the guy who invented WDRP later admitted it as a useless program which should die. http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120719_a_confession_about_icann_whois_data_reminder_policy/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120719_a_confession_about_ic... This is much much worse.