Re: [SLUG] Domain Registration

From: Smitty (a.smitty@verizon.net)
Date: Fri Jul 12 2002 - 14:19:43 EDT


Russell,
There are ways to handle spam that take very little time. If you are
interested, I can tell you about them.
Smitty

On Friday 12 July 2002 00:39, you wrote:
> Hey Everyone...
>
> I'm going through the domain registration process, and in viewing the
> agreement on godaddy.com, there's a clause about your personal information
> (mainly address being put into the whois database, and that it might be
> sold in bulk, etc...and that it was because ICANN said it has to be that
> way. [1] First, ??? I don't get that. Second, for those that have
> registered domains, has it increased the amount of spam you receive or
> regular unsolicited snail mail? Are there any other "unintended
> consequences" that go with the registration?
> Third, I don't mind some of my information being a part of the whois
> database, since this information can be of some importance,
> however...there's privacy concerns...
>
> Thanks for your input on this.
>
> Russell



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