I'm registering a new domain, and im wondering if I should pay the extra to have my information concealed, has anyone ever experienced problems with having the information public? thanks

I think it is worth it. On a number of new registrations I did not use the service on I had the pleasure of getting solicited by the wonderful people of aplus.net trying to offer me their hosting :(

Going forward I try to use it as much as possible since the cost is low

I don't see a benefit to it. The only benefit to it that I see is from losing spam, but my registration (and all domain contact information) requires strict verification before anyone can get in and mail me anyways, so it's not really too beneficial.

If you have an address (i.e. PO Box), sure!

Put in an email that you'll allow for spam.

Just a thought: could you check your registrar or
reseller if they have the option for you to input
some contact data that's internal? Meaning you can
input one set of contact data for WHOIS and another
for internal purposes that won't be shown...

Originally posted by wolfstream
I don't see a benefit to it. The only benefit to it that I see is from losing spam, but my registration (and all domain contact information) requires strict verification before anyone can get in and mail me anyways, so it's not really too beneficial.

Hi,

Do you mind elaborating on this? What exactly do you do to make it more difficult for unwanted persons to contact you?

Thanks

Originally posted by davezan
If you have an address (i.e. PO Box), sure!

Put in an email that you'll allow for spam.

Just a thought: could you check your registrar or
reseller if they have the option for you to input
some contact data that's internal? Meaning you can
input one set of contact data for WHOIS and another
for internal purposes that won't be shown...


1. If using an email address which is a spam receptacle, don't you run the risk of overlooking important mail relating to the domain in the flood of spam that will inevitably occupy the mailbox?

2. Which registrar allows dual contact information - a public version for WHOIS and a private (real) version?

Originally posted by wbengal
1. If using an email address which is a spam receptacle, don't you run the risk of overlooking important mail relating to the domain in the flood of spam that will inevitably occupy the mailbox?

2. Which registrar allows dual contact information - a public version for WHOIS and a private (real) version?

Believe it or not, NSI. :D

A friend of mine has his domain there & told me about it.

Interesting feature...

I think nsi charges for it. This is their version of privacy protection

just use ASK (Active Spam Killer) on the email you have in whois and you will be %99.9999 safe from spam

Originally posted by dmaven
I think nsi charges for it. This is their version of privacy protection

They have that, too, called Private Registration. But from
what my friend told me, their WHOIS contacts are actually
"cosmetic", meaning they have no role except for show.

NSI created another contact that's never shown to the
public, yet gets notices & emails from time to time.

My friend took advantage of this by inputting her PO
Box address at WHOIS & an email for spam while she
input her "real" contact data within that account.

That saved her $9 from PR. :D

Interesting feature NSI came up with. I wonder who
else does this?

Originally posted by davezan
They have that, too, called Private Registration. But from
what my friend told me, their WHOIS contacts are actually
"cosmetic", meaning they have no role except for show.

NSI created another contact that's never shown to the
public, yet gets notices & emails from time to time.

My friend took advantage of this by inputting her PO
Box address at WHOIS & an email for spam while she
input her "real" contact data within that account.

That saved her $9 from PR. :D

Interesting feature NSI came up with. I wonder who
else does this?

Good to know(not that I will ever use NSI again)

even enom has this feature developed recently under My info tab:
Email Address (WhoIs)
(will be displayed in your public WhoIs Information) *

Email Address (account)
(will be used to contact you about your account)

Hmmm, ok, I'll just keep my spam filters active

Originally posted by Giturar
Hmmm, ok, I'll just keep my spam filters active

If you only have a few domains a P.O. Box and a good spam filter will do the job

yeh, i only have the one :)