Web Hosting Talk : Web Hosting Main Forums : Domain Names : whois protection and registrar

[fgsinc]

Hi everyone,
Im a newbie here, and have been reading through the threads for a few days and have found them very interesting and helpful.

I am currently in the process of seting up a new website which requires trustable Who is protection, as it is critical for security reasons that it remains anonymous.

I use dynabot for a few of my domain purchases, becuase I am very satisfied with their quick support, however their who is protection would be lousy for me as it would disclose my name.

My next option I would think is Godaddy, which is pretty costly, however with a current offer I can get it for free if i buy a few domains. The problem is ive heard many mixed feelings about them, and I dont know how trustworthy they would be in this case.

Can someone please recomend a good registrar with reasonable prices that has a highly secure who is protection scheme.

I am also looking for hosting, however i will post that in a bit, so as not to have too many questions in one thread.

Thanks everyone for your support.

[Jamson]

Namecheap! Free whoisguard, which is really good.

[Domainitor]

Originally Posted by fgsinc

... highly secure who is protection scheme.

What do you mean by "highly secure?"

Be sure to read the terms very carefully. I don't think that there are any WHOIS 'protection' services that won't give up your personal details with very little prodding. For some, all it takes is a threat.

[Vinayak_Sharma]

Whois protection is withdrawn by any registrar if any one out of the world reports fake whois.

So take it in consideration before relying totally on whois protection.

[fgsinc]

Thanks guys for you quick answers, from what I gathered from your answers there really isnt a whois protection package that would allow me to stay anonymous.
Exphoster: I have thought of namecheap, ive heard good things about them, but i dont trust an organization that I cant pick up the phone and talk to, and their phone number is no where on their site.
Dominator: when I say secure, i mean that my information needs to stay hidden unless requested by a US court order.
Vinsar: I have though of using fake information, however that could lead to me losing my domain later on, so I scratched that thought.
ZZahong: Godaddy ive thought of.
As mentioned earlier this site will deal with issues covering a very turbilent part of the world, where if my if I do not stay anonymous it could lead to nasty things. I will not be covering any illeagal things, however In areas where there is lawlessness I would need super whois protection.
Any other suggestions guys?

[everity]

Whois is designed to keep your email address and contact info away from spammers. If anyone is really determined to get your contact info, they can.

[Dave Zan]

Originally Posted by fgsinc

Any other suggestions guys?

Moniker charges $1/year for their WHOIS privacy services and lists their name "Moniker Privacy Services" as the registrant. Read the fine print as Domainitor suggested, though I'll add you ought to ask questions as well.

In all honesty, you really won't know until you give it a try. But at least you can weigh your risks better than others once you get more answers from your prospective choices.

[Premier]

Many registrars and resellers offer privacy. They just register the domain with their own contact info. You need to contact a few and ask how private their privacy is, or under what terms they will give out your contact info.

[Domainitor]

Originally Posted by everity

Whois is designed to keep your email address and contact info away from spammers.

You didn't really mean that, did you? You meant to have a "not" or something in there somewhere, right? The notion of spam didn't even exist when WHOIS was created....

[everity]

Lol, yes, you are right. I meant to say "Whois Protection." Hopefully most of the people who read it got the idea.

[pravZ]

Hi,

Many registrar provide option of "whois privacy protection" in doamin control panel, by enabling this no one will able to see your details from whois information.

[fgsinc]

Many thanks for all ur help guys, I finally decided to go with go daddy, after talking to them on the phone, and reading their terms, I was assured that as long as it wasnt anything ileagal, then they wouldnt disclose my who is. Also any requestests for my identity would have to be through a US court.
lets hope it all goes well, now for host searching , one headache to the next hehe.
thanks guys

[stub]

GoDaddy will give you up in a heartbeat, as will everyone else. Read their ToS. If you're in fear of your life from someone gaining access to the domain ownership, my best advice would be don't do create the website. Definitely I would not go with GoDaddy. Compare GoDaddy's Tos with Moniker's. The best alternative would be for you to put in false whois info but a valid free email address (which in turn has false info in it). OK. You might lose your domain if somebody calls you on the false info, but it's better that way around than losing your life. You can always create another domain and move your content over. You cannot create another life.

[domainboy]

Originally Posted by Exphoster

Namecheap! Free whoisguard, which is really good.

Namecheap has a free whoisguard, but I am not sure if its really effective. Anyhow their price is great, the control panel is nice. Namecheap is a reseller of ENOM which is an ICANN accredited registrar.

If you're also looking for a good webhost, then hostgator is a nice choice.

[steventay]

free 1st year only...