From compsudev at gmail.com Fri Mar 1 15:34:57 2019 From: compsudev at gmail.com (COMPSUDEV Cameroon) Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2019 07:34:57 -0800 Subject: [WHOIS Beta-Testers] Accuracy of website information Message-ID: In cases where the registrant's (Domain Owner) identity is public, anyone can easily confirm the status of a domain via WHOIS. In the case of private registrations, ascertaining registration information may be more difficult. If a registrant, who acquired a domain name, wants to verify the registrar has completed the registration process, three steps may be required: 1. Perform a WHOIS and confirm that the resource is at least registered with ICANN, 2. Determine the name of the wholesale registrar, and 3. Contact the wholesaler and obtain the name of the retail registrar. This provides some confidence that the retailer actually registered the name. But if the registrar goes out of business, the rightful domain holder with privacy-protected registrations may have difficulty regaining the administration of his/her domain name. Registrants using "private registration" can attempt to protect themselves by using a registrar that places customer data in escrow with a third party. ICANN requires that every registrant of a domain name be given the opportunity to correct any inaccurate contact data associated with his/her domain. For this reason, registrars are required to periodically send the holder the contact information on record for verification, but they do not provide any guarantee about the accuracy of information if the registrant provided inaccurate information. -- *NDUM Vianney Forewah.* *Community Participation In Sustainable Development* *COMPSUDEV Cameroon* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: