Fake info whois?????

MiLiTARYiV · Jul 27, 2008

Can I use fake info for my domain?

Who can retrieve the domain ownership if its private and for what purpose?

And what is the best way to hide who owns the domain besides using the private whois service..?

Vivica · Jul 27, 2008

They say using fake whois info for domains can cause them to be deleted.

You may also inform the registrar of record about the WHOIS info. They are required to investigate it. The total process can be lengthy (in excess of a month), however if the owner can't correct the info, or if the registrar can't validate the info, then the registrar is required to delete the domain name.

I myself have sometimes used fake info, but I didn't really care all that much if I lost the domain. I generally use domain privacy but, absent that I think you'd have to register it to your legit company or corporation. That'd give you an extra layer of privacy but it still needs to be valid info...

wargamer6 · Jul 27, 2008

I've always had fake whois for all my .infos and not once have they ever been deleted nor has the registrar ever cared.

LindseyC · Jul 29, 2008

Ditto. Had fake whois for years (uh, some for decades) and never any problem. Saves paying extra for the "privacy thing."

tattoo · Jul 29, 2008

no problem with it unless the domain is very valuable or if you are spamming

shithappens · Jul 29, 2008

You can only have problems if somebody reports the domain as having fake whois. It happened sometimes on bigger domains. Buyer wants to contact domain owner, emails, calls, writes regular mail, he thinks the whois is fake, so it gets reported to ICANN.

But NOW you should not have major problems with it. But who knows what changes.

bhnoobz · Jul 29, 2008

Hell, that ICANN Must maintain updated contact information bullshit can nail you if you use GODADDY.. There's plenty of stories out there of how some asswad complained about invalid contact information and godaddy yanks the domain and the complainer buys it up. If your domain really matters , keep the contact info valid. At the very least buy a voicemail # and use a free email address that you don't care if it gets spammed..

shithappens · Jul 29, 2008

Or alternatively you can use whoisguard. Free with namecheap.com and name.com I think. That will keep your information hidden

onegg · Aug 4, 2008

If you are not planning to sell the domain, its ok.

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