Domain setup and privacy

[savajim]

I was setting up my domain with godaddy and they ask if I would like private registration. I believe it hides your personnal information from the public and the whois directory. Questions:

1. Do you recommend private registration
2. If I do not private register will I recieve alot of email, calls, mail etc.
3. Do you generally provide accurate personnal data on domain registration or just make up an address and phone number?
4. What are some good general guidelines in maintaining privacy in setting up domains and websites?

Thanks,
Jim

[jerdei]

You are required to provide accurate information. Many do not. At the very least provide an acurate e-mail address at a throw a-way account like hotmail, yahoo, gmail.

Personally I do not pay for private because I have many domains and every penny counts. I do use accurate whois info and get very little phsycal mailings (1 a month maybe and not sure were they got my name. Maybe from whois maybe not). I have never gotten a sales call over the course of a few years to my knowledge from whois. I do use a throw away e-mail address that I check once a week. I am sure I get spam from there but could really care less because I only use that account for junk anyways.

It is important to use a real e-mail address. ICANN does require it and incase a dispute arises they will use it to contact you.

[savajim]

Jerdei,

thank you for the information. I was helpful.

Jim