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Hey Everyone...
I'm going through the domain registration process, and in viewing the
agreement on godaddy.com, there's a clause about your personal information
(mainly address being put into the whois database, and that it might be sold
in bulk, etc...and that it was because ICANN said it has to be that way. [1]
First, ??? I don't get that. Second, for those that have registered domains,
has it increased the amount of spam you receive or regular unsolicited snail
mail? Are there any other "unintended consequences" that go with the
registration?
Third, I don't mind some of my information being a part of the whois
database, since this information can be of some importance, however...there's
privacy concerns...
Thanks for your input on this.
Russell
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Linux -- the OS for the Renaissance Man
[1] The relevant portion of the agreement is:
You agree that for each domain name registered by you the following
information will be made publicly available in the Whois directory as
determined by ICANN Policy and may be sold in bulk as set forth in the ICANN
agreement:
The domain name
Your name and postal address
The email address, postal address, voice and fax numbers for technical and
administrative contacts
The Internet protocol numbers for the primary and secondary name servers
The corresponding names of the name servers
The original date of registration and expiration date
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