[CLUE-Talk] Privacy and .com domains

[Charlie Oriez]

On Monday 11 February 2002 21:28, Jeffery Cann gave up the right to 
remain silent by saying:
> On Monday 11 February 2002 09:14 pm, Charlie Oriez wrote:
> > Actually, they almost all do.  In theory it's prohibited, but I
> > have yet to see any registrar revoke a domain registration
> > because of invalid contact info, even if their AUP says that they
> > will.
>
> In practice, it appears that the WHOIS searches will pull name,
> address, etc.
>

it pulls data that is in those fields.  data != information in all 
cases, as for example:


   Domain Name: GSTARCOM.ORG

   Administrative Contact:
      GSTAR  (G24514-OR)  no.valid.email at worldnic.com
      GSTAR
      1870 CHRISOPHERS TRACE
      MACON, GA 31220
      US
      478-478-5896

 Domain Name: VOSN.NET
 
 Administrative Contact:
    -, -  info at vosn.net
    -
    -
    -
    -, - -
    US
    555-555.5555


www.purluv.com     Registrant:
------------------------------
RM
   ANONYMOUS
   ANONYMOUS, NY ANONYMOUS
   US
   Administrative Contact:  
     Anonymous, Anonymous     registername at hotmail.com
     1234567890
   Technical Contact:  
     Anonymous, Anonymous     registername at hotmail.com
     1234567890

porn spammers in particular like to hide contact information.  The 
purluv data has been constant since sometime in 2000.

-- 
Charles Oriez, coriez at oriez.org
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