Domain Name Registration: My Real Address?

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The governing body of domain names, ICANN, says you should have “not false” information about yourself as the domain name owner (see article on GoDaddy website here). My guess is that it’s so when they’re tracking down spammers they can find the information about the guilty party and go after them.
It basically says this:

At least annually, a registrar must present to the registrant the current Whois information, and remind the registrant that provision of false Whois information can be grounds for cancellation of their domain name registration. Registrants must review their Whois data, and make any corrections.

So, be as accurate as you like, but there’s no way I’m putting my phone number on a public document. Personally, I put my street and city, but not my phone number and I put an email address I don’t care about being spammed (my Yahoo address or a made up email in my domain, e.g. domainregistration@likomaisland.com).

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  3. Someone is sending from MY email address!
  4. Why to Not Have Your Email on a Website
  5. Transfer Domain to GoDaddy

About Bradley Charbonneau

I've done the big corporate thing. I've done the creative writer thing. Now I'm happily in the middle. I like to help small businesses who are interested in "working their website before their website works them." I'm also interested in creating beautiful sites with powerful WordPress themes.

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