I noticed something that struck me as odd, namely that PIR.ORG is using GoDaddy's private registration for their own domain..


Domain ID:D96207-LROR
Domain Name:PIR.ORG
Created On:18-Feb-1996 05:00:00 UTC
Last Updated On:26-Mar-2010 16:53:27 UTC
Expiration Date:19-Feb-2015 05:00:00 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:GoDaddy.com, Inc. (R91-LROR)
Status:DELETE PROHIBITED
Status:TRANSFER PROHIBITED
Status:UPDATE PROHIBITED
Registrant ID:GODA-02131674
Registrant Name:Registration Private
Registrant Organization:Domains by Proxy, Inc.
Registrant Street1:DomainsByProxy.com
Registrant Street2:15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Registrant Street3:
Registrant City:Scottsdale
Registrant State/Province:Arizona
Registrant Postal Code:85260
Registrant Country:US
Registrant Phone:+1.4806242599
Registrant Phone Ext.:
Registrant FAX:+1.4806242598
Registrant FAX Ext.:
Registrant Email:PIR.ORG@domainsbyproxy.com


then i also noticed that icann.org and internic.net list godaddy as the registrar.



Domain ID:D2347548-LROR
Domain Name:ICANN.ORG
Created On:14-Sep-1998 04:00:00 UTC
Last Updated On:26-Mar-2010 15:12:28 UTC
Expiration Date:07-Dec-2012 17:04:26 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:GoDaddy.com, Inc. (R91-LROR)
Status:CLIENT DELETE PROHIBITED
Status:CLIENT RENEW PROHIBITED
Status:CLIENT TRANSFER PROHIBITED
Status:CLIENT UPDATE PROHIBITED
Status:DELETE PROHIBITED
Status:RENEW PROHIBITED
Status:TRANSFER PROHIBITED
Status:UPDATE PROHIBITED
Registrant ID:CR12376439
Registrant Name:Domain Administrator
Registrant Organization:ICANN
Registrant Street1:4676 Admiralty Way
Registrant Street2:Suite #330
Registrant Street3:
Registrant City:Marina del Rey
Registrant State/Province:California
Registrant Postal Code:90292
Registrant Country:US
Registrant Phone:+1.3103015817
Registrant Phone Ext.:
Registrant FAX:+1.3108238649
Registrant FAX Ext.:
Registrant Email:domain-admin@icann.org
Admin ID:CR12376441
Admin Name:Domain Administrator
Admin Organization:ICANN
Admin Street1:4676 Admiralty Way
Admin Street2:Suite #330
Admin Street3:
Admin City:Marina del Rey
Admin State/Province:California
Admin Postal Code:90292
Admin Country:US
Admin Phone:+1.3103015817
Admin Phone Ext.:
Admin FAX:+1.3108238649
Admin FAX Ext.:
Admin Email:domain-admin@icann.org
Tech ID:CR12376440
Tech Name:Domain Administrator
Tech Organization:ICANN
Tech Street1:4676 Admiralty Way
Tech Street2:Suite #330
Tech Street3:
Tech City:Marina del Rey
Tech State/Province:California
Tech Postal Code:90292
Tech Country:US
Tech Phone:+1.3103015817
Tech Phone Ext.:
Tech FAX:+1.3108238649
Tech FAX Ext.:
Tech Email:domain-admin@icann.org
Name Server:NS.ICANN.ORG
Name Server:A.IANA-SERVERS.NET
Name Server:C.IANA-SERVERS.NET
Name Server:B.IANA-SERVERS.ORG
Name Server:D.IANA-SERVERS.NET
Name Server:
Name Server:
Name Server:
Name Server:
Name Server:
Name Server:
Name Server:
Name Server:
DNSSEC:Signed
DS Created:26-Mar-2010 15:12:06 UTC
DS Maximum Signature Life 1:3456000 seconds
DS Created:26-Mar-2010 15:12:28 UTC
DS Maximum Signature Life 2:3456000 seconds



Domain Name: INTERNIC.NET
Registrar: GODADDY.COM, INC.
Whois Server: whois.godaddy.com
Referral URL: http://registrar.godaddy.com
Name Server: A.IANA-SERVERS.NET
Name Server: B.IANA-SERVERS.ORG
Name Server: C.IANA-SERVERS.NET
Name Server: NS.ICANN.ORG
Name Server: NS1.CRSNIC.NET
Name Server: NS2.NSIREGISTRY.NET
Name Server: SEC1.APNIC.NET
Name Server: SEC3.APNIC.NET
Status: clientDeleteProhibited
Status: clientRenewProhibited
Status: clientTransferProhibited
Status: clientUpdateProhibited
Updated Date: 29-sep-2009
Creation Date: 01-jan-1993
Expiration Date: 31-dec-2018


Is it strange to have a gTLD registry use whois privacy on their own domain?

The whole thing strikes me as odd...

why it looks odd to you? i'd also hide info to avoid bunches of letters coming to my address and receiving phone calls every second :)

why it looks odd to you? i'd also hide info to avoid bunches of letters coming to my address and receiving phone calls every second :)

It only seems strange because they run the .org TLD registry. Verisign has their info public, so does Afilias, Nominet, Neustar, etc. Idk, maybe theyre trying to make a point? Real contact info is on their website, just not in whois.