If I register a domain name and does not want my information revealed to the whole world when they look up at whois, can I just put in my initials when I register?

For instance, if my name is Tom Cruise, can I just put my name as T.C. and my address as N/A, but I will have my true contact email so that I can prove to others that indeed I am the owner of that domain name.

So if one day my domain become popular, can someone with the same initials, (like Tim Chambers) claim the domain because he has the same initials?

do a whois on phor.org (i think)... a mate of mine regged it.

I would suggest reading the registration agreement with the intended registrar.

Some registrars require, based on their accreditation agreement, that information be listed as accurate and truthfull. Otherwise they may be able to suspend or terminate the domain name.

Also, review the ICANN accreditation agreement that all registrars must sign. It clearly states what information is required.

http://www.icann.org/registrars/ra-agreement-17may01.htm

i got into an article talking about that ,
i suggest you to read it
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2800615,00.html

Even though there are talks to allow this, currently ICANN does not allow fake information to be used when registering a domain name. And all registrars must abide by that decision. What this means is that you still can have the wrong information listed for your whois lookup but if you are caught, you definitely can lose the domain name. Even if you have a valid e-mail address listed.

I have seen this some time before, and it is possible. But it is something you want your registrar to do.

I looked through several pages of results on google and this is the first place I found that looks like it will work.

http://jumpline.com/

I do not have any information on them, and am in no way affiliated with them.

Originally posted by slade


http://jumpline.com/




They seem to be an NSI reseller.

I've reached the point where i'll take my chances and remain anonymous. I'm tired of this information being collected for commercial, spam, telemarketing use, etc. I was recieving at least one call every day, between 3 and 5 letters in the mail for some product or hosting service and a good share of email. I moved my domain names to OpenSRS and changed all the registry information to be anonymous. For first and last name I use something like "yourdomain, admin". I use a phone number that I cancelled last year because of these calls. I got my NIC Handles deleted from NetSol and i'm finally starting to see some peace and quiet again.

I think you can put just about anything you want as long as you pay.. hehe.. :)

I have registered with godaddy.com and was able to put ONLY my initials and the contact address & mailing address are both N/A

I am able to control my domain name but I am just afraid that if one day, my site become really popular and make a lot of money, will people with the same initials as mine able to claim that domain name or not. This is going to be a big risk. If people want to buy my domain later on, couldn't they just contact me by my email address. By the way, the only thing that is truly available is my email address.

Then I think you can use that info instead. Thatll at least stop them getting your home info. Or get a PO box and use that. Its not anonymous but its better.

i've used fake info for my domain for about a year until now but a couple days ago they emailed me telling me to change my info to real :(

can i use realistic fake info? like fake info that looks real?

These are just my thoughts on the issue:

I think they have a right to know who you are.

I think you have a right not to have this information publically available. They should really not even be able to publish your email unless you agree to it.

They could publish alias names and allow contact information only upon request and with your permission.

Why do you think they need to publish this information?

Personally, I like having my "real" information listed.
On another note. . . . . Stargate just updated their control panel so that you can change all your information, including the registrants name. ;)