At 10:32 PM 09/12/2004, Janet Sullivan wrote:
I wonder what % of domains that have their whois info hidden or "private" are throwaway spam domains... Some number approaching 100% I would bet. It would be nice to somehow incorporate this into a SpamAssassin check somehow.
Please don't, there are legitimate reasons to have private domain names. One of the main reasons my domains are private is I got tired of the spam and direct snail mail I got to the contact addresses.
The internet is a public space. If your domain is being abused / misused, how are people supposed to contact the domain holder or registrar if there is no whois record for the domain OR the registrar ? Remember, I am talking about domains that whois servers says does not exist, but for whose DNS is active in the root name servers. In this case, I was talking about the domain vestigial3had.com which was registered this AM, and by the time it shows up in the whois records 24hrs later, is thrown away by the spammer after blasting out their spam.... Anyways, its there now Domain Name: VESTIGIAL3HAD.COM Registrar: BIZCN.COM, INC. Whois Server: whois.bizcn.com Referral URL: http://www.bizcn.com Name Server: NS1.KRONUNA.BIZ Name Server: NS2.KRONUNA.BIZ Status: REGISTRAR-LOCK Updated Date: 09-dec-2004 Creation Date: 09-dec-2004 Expiration Date: 09-dec-2005 Registrant Contact: Uno More haun nito huannni@mail333.com 371-6352202 fax: 371-6352202 Briezha 5-6 Riga Riga LV 1021 lv .... Yeah, one more throwaway spam domain....
Also, some people, like incest survivors, feel better not having their name out there as an owner of a related support site.
... Roll account/PO Box.... ---Mike