I want to buy a domain but I don't want people to see my name on the whois

what is the best way to do this ?

I want to own the domain, chich registrar offers the option to change the whois field ?


thanks

Use a bunch of symbols or something.
It's really very simple ;)

Or register it to your car. ...

You plan on a lot of people you don't want to know finding out you own a name?? :rolleyes:

Most registrars allow you to change everything except the intial Registrant's "name" and "company"

you should try to contact your registrar who provide you this facility.

my goal is to provide a valid email and wrong personal info.

Is there a possiblity to lose my domain name if I don't provide my real name ?

Any Registrar's TOS I've ever read generally states that providing false information will result in your loss.
But, I don't think it's enforced much.
Maybe if ya make em mad :D

So I suppose the possiblily exists:rolleyes:

www.BulkRegister.com allows you to change ALL info, including owner name from their control panel.

I did it for a client's domain but somebody complained and BR sent me an email stating in polite but no uncertain terms that the domain had to have valid owner info otherwise they would delete it.

how can a registrar know that the name is not correct ?

I registered with dotster several domains and they never sent me a post letter confirming that.

so they can't know if my name provided is correct.

gkg.net let you do this. You create a username with the information you want and your enter the right credit information. You can also change the information, including the registrant, later by creating a new user.

If you use http://www.bargainname.com/ you have the domain at $8.95 (they are resellers of gkg.net and gkg provide support).

i'm looking for a registrar that offers the possiblity to change all your info and that accepts paypal ...

somebody kows any ?

i put fake info...i registered at tera-byte.com

Originally posted by oakley
how can a registrar know that the name is not correct ?

I registered with dotster several domains and they never sent me a post letter confirming that.

so they can't know if my name provided is correct.


They most likely can't find out unless they see something that looks strange like maybe you sending a support question and giving your real name and not the one you signed up with. I seriously doubt that any registrar has the time to verify the information, HOWEVER, if it is found to be false you could lose the domain. And then try to prove it was you that created it. Your name won't be the one it's registered to so how can you prove it?

Also, maybe I'm wrong, but I had heard that currently people that register domain names are required to put in their accurate information. This isn't just a registrar issue but an ICANN issue. I know that some registrar's are trying to get that changed so you can use different information and not direct contact information. But again, I may be wrong about that.

Originally posted by oakley
my goal is to provide a valid email and wrong personal info.

Is there a possiblity to lose my domain name if I don't provide my real name ?

YES!! Well, I guess you aren't losing it, you just would never actually have owned it. Would you buy a car and use a fake name to register it?

This article will give you a little insight into the POSSIBILITY of anonymous whois information in the future:
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2800615,00.html?chkpt=zdhpnews01

Accurate information is an ICANN clause, and a most registrars insist upon it. If there was any ever need to confirm ownership of the domain, and you've entered false information, what are you going to do? The registrar will expect you to prove you are:

Some, Dude
1234 Anystreet
Anytown
USA
90210
(123) 456-7890

(You can see how difficult this could be.......)

does tera-byte allows you to change all info of the domain ?