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Assume that the purpose of this exercise is to ensure there's some way to deliver a court order, subpoena or other law enforcement notice to a domain owner. In
by dangrossman 11y ago
Assume that the purpose of this exercise is to ensure there's some way to deliver a court order, subpoena or other law enforcement notice to a domain owner. In that context, this is going to ensure either (a) there's at least an e-mail on file that reaches the current owner, or (b) the domain can't be used for any illegal purpose, so the issue is moot. It's not a perfect system, but it'll probably do the job in 99%+ of cases.
- ghshephard 11y agoExcept that I would never want my name/email associated with a domain name - spam central. My registrar has my contact information when it comes to renewal, or to contact me for an issue, but the domain names all have dummy values.
- talideon 11y agoGet WHOIS privacy from your registrar. If you've provided invalid contact information on the domain, you're in breach of the TOS, as ICANN requires that domains have accurate contact data on them.
- eli 11y agoThat's ostensibly why the system is good for lawyers and law enforcement. It seems like it's only bad for domain owners. And I really question how useful it is for even the purpose you outlined. Considering that a) your registrar could easily be subpoenaed for this information if there's a genuine need and b) Anyone who has the tech savvy to register a domain with plans to do something illegal with it surely also realizes they can register a free email under a bogus name.