madeinchina
Newbie
- Aug 24, 2010
- 12
- 3
Reading another thread, I thought of something that came up recently.
We picked up a dropped domain, turned on DBP and threw up a site. Previous owner wasn't happy and had their attorney send DBP a fax. It is important to note there was NO court order or subpoena here, just a letter on an attorney's letterhead.
DBP said either we contact them, or they will hand over our info. Seems like DBP is not as secure as I thought.
The letter we received from DBP was:
We picked up a dropped domain, turned on DBP and threw up a site. Previous owner wasn't happy and had their attorney send DBP a fax. It is important to note there was NO court order or subpoena here, just a letter on an attorney's letterhead.
DBP said either we contact them, or they will hand over our info. Seems like DBP is not as secure as I thought.
The letter we received from DBP was:
> Dear Customer,
>
> Since we have received notice that there is a possible legal issue
> regarding the domain name [SNIP] you will need to contact
> the complainant no later than August 30, 2010, and provide enough
> information to remove Domains By Proxy from this issue.
>
> In order to prove you have attempted contact, we require that you or
> your representative copy or blind copy [customer service]
> in your initial correspondence with the complainant. Failure to comply
> can result in the disclosure of your contact information to the
> complainant.
>
> Complainant information:
>
> [SNIP]
>
> Kind regards,
>
> [SNIP]
> Domains By Proxy, Inc.
>
>
> Since we have received notice that there is a possible legal issue
> regarding the domain name [SNIP] you will need to contact
> the complainant no later than August 30, 2010, and provide enough
> information to remove Domains By Proxy from this issue.
>
> In order to prove you have attempted contact, we require that you or
> your representative copy or blind copy [customer service]
> in your initial correspondence with the complainant. Failure to comply
> can result in the disclosure of your contact information to the
> complainant.
>
> Complainant information:
>
> [SNIP]
>
> Kind regards,
>
> [SNIP]
> Domains By Proxy, Inc.
>
