[Cialug] ICANN Has Cheezburger

[Rob Miller]

Hi, Todd - that msg is an auto msg that all name owners get.
On Sep 5, 2014 5:51 PM, "Todd Walton" <tdwalton at gmail.com> wrote:

> I registered a new domain name a month ago, and today I got this:
>
> ==============================
> As of January 1, 2014, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
> Numbers (ICANN) has mandated that all ICANN accredited registrars begin
> verifying the WHOIS contact information for all new domain registrations
> and Registrant contact modifications.
>
> The following change has been made to the Registrant contact information
> for one or more of your domains and requires verification:
>
>   Name Todd Walton
>   Address 1 <my address>
>   Address 2
>   City DES MOINES
>   State Province IA
>   Postal Code 50314
>   Country US
>   Email Address <my email>
>
> Please click the link below to verify the Registrant email address.  You
> have 5 days remaining to verify the Registrant contact information to avoid
> the domain(s) from being suspended.
> ==============================
>
> And apparently it's for real:
>
> https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/approved-with-specs-2013-09-17-en#whois-accuracy
>
> I'm not sure I see the value (except to spammers) of publicly displaying
> the contact info of a registrant, but I guess I'm not a supreme Internet
> overlordulous wizardly type.
>
> --
> Todd
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