Hi,
I am a long time The Planet customer dedicated server customer (4 years) and I have several domains registered here.
Several registrars offer the ability to hide the public "whois" info. I would like to do this, as I am tired of being contacted by spammers and scammers via the public "whois" info.
Does The Planet offer anything like this?
If not, could it be added, I don't want to have to transfer my domains.
Full Version: Mask whois data?
This is usually referred to as Private Registration and offered by most registrars.
If The Planet does not offer it, you may want to setup a special email account on the WHOIS, like "domain_admin@yoursite.com" with an autoresponder and heavy spam filter settings. If you're getting junk mail, you may consider getting a P.O. box or "street address box" from the UPS Store.
If The Planet does not offer it, you may want to setup a special email account on the WHOIS, like "domain_admin@yoursite.com" with an autoresponder and heavy spam filter settings. If you're getting junk mail, you may consider getting a P.O. box or "street address box" from the UPS Store.
QUOTE (markcausa @ Apr 4 2008, 01:12 AM) 
This is usually referred to as Private Registration and offered by most registrars.
If The Planet does not offer it, you may want to setup a special email account on the WHOIS, like "domain_admin@yoursite.com" with an autoresponder and heavy spam filter settings. If you're getting junk mail, you may consider getting a P.O. box or "street address box" from the UPS Store.
If The Planet does not offer it, you may want to setup a special email account on the WHOIS, like "domain_admin@yoursite.com" with an autoresponder and heavy spam filter settings. If you're getting junk mail, you may consider getting a P.O. box or "street address box" from the UPS Store.
Thank you for your reply.
However before I go to the expense of a PO box and trouble of setting up a separate email account for each domain I would just rather transfer my domains to a registrar that offers the private registration.
Maybe someone from the Planet can give me a definite answer if private registration is a part of their plans before I transfer the domains.
I know ResellOne (owned by The Planet) offeres private registration, so chances are you will be able to do it.
They do? I know openSRS does, but I don't think it's available in our resellone control panel yet, is it ??? (am I not seeing something that is right in front of my face?)
You wouldn't necessarily have to setup a separate email for each domain -- you could simply setup one like dns-admin@yourdomain.com or domain-privacy-admin@your-housting-domain.com
Even if you setup a separate post office box, it might still be cheaper than paying for private registration at a more expensive registrar, depending on the number of domains you have.
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setting up a separate email account for each domain
You wouldn't necessarily have to setup a separate email for each domain -- you could simply setup one like dns-admin@yourdomain.com or domain-privacy-admin@your-housting-domain.com
Even if you setup a separate post office box, it might still be cheaper than paying for private registration at a more expensive registrar, depending on the number of domains you have.
Yeah, I see it on the main page.
And thank you for clearing up the confusion with what I was trying to say there.
And thank you for clearing up the confusion with what I was trying to say there.
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Yeah, I see it on the main page.
Where exactly is it located?
Interesting. Thanks Mark!
(I queried an existing RS1-registered domain by entering it under "Domain Management" "View Domain" and that option doesn't exist there.)
Is there a way to enable domain privacy for already registered domains?
Is it free, or is there a charge for it?
(I queried an existing RS1-registered domain by entering it under "Domain Management" "View Domain" and that option doesn't exist there.)
Is there a way to enable domain privacy for already registered domains?
Is it free, or is there a charge for it?
Just entered an existing resellone domain under View Domain at the top and hit Query and I don't have whois privacy on the following page like in your screenshot either -- maybe you're getting an early preview of a feature that others of us will get shortly?
QUOTE (Jeff @ Apr 5 2008, 08:35 AM)
They do? I know openSRS does, but I don't think it's available in our resellone control panel yet, is it ??? (am I not seeing something that is right in front of my face?)
You wouldn't necessarily have to setup a separate email for each domain -- you could simply setup one like dns-admin@yourdomain.com or domain-privacy-admin@your-housting-domain.com
Even if you setup a separate post office box, it might still be cheaper than paying for private registration at a more expensive registrar, depending on the number of domains you have.
You wouldn't necessarily have to setup a separate email for each domain -- you could simply setup one like dns-admin@yourdomain.com or domain-privacy-admin@your-housting-domain.com
Even if you setup a separate post office box, it might still be cheaper than paying for private registration at a more expensive registrar, depending on the number of domains you have.
The reason I was looking for a private registration was to avoid spam email and spam postal mail. I can see how setting up another email address you could filter out the spam email. I fail to see how setting up a PO box would eliminate spam postal mail unless you just had all the mail tossed from the PO box. I guess that would be an option.
But what about the legitimate mail and email from the real registrar? Such as renewal notices? Wouldn't I miss those if I set up a dummy PO box and a dummy email?
Well, we weren't really talking about setting up dummy information - More like creating new accounts to separate this stuff from your personal email and mail in-boxes.
QUOTE (markcausa @ Apr 5 2008, 10:07 PM)
it doesn't work
I get QUOTE
Whois Privacy is not supported for this TLD
(I have tried for .com, .net, .org, .info)
Same here -- I see the whois privacy option now but it doesn't actually work yet. I wonder if it's something that R1 has to enable, or if it's a tucows open srs/hrs feature that's not fully done yet?
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