Re: Need advice about Proxy and IP
- From: "nemo_outis" <abc@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:02:54 GMT
WhistleBlower <me@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:yvCdnds4UsWMBZnV4p2dnAA@xxxxxxxxxxxx:
Let's say that I want to set up an email address and website
at cotse.net. http://www.cotse.net/services.html says:
# Create your own website.
# Your own username.cotse.net domain
# Ability to use your own registered domains for both your
web site and e-mail
If I understand the above, it means that I can set up a
http://www.whistleblower.cotse.net web page and use the email
address whistleblower@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and be secure.
But what if I want to go the "use your own registered domain"
route and set up a www.example.com web page and use the email
address whistleblower@xxxxxxxxxxx? That means that I need to
register a [something].com domain -- and domain registration
is a service that cotse.net does not offer.
My first thought was to do a web search on "anonymous domain
registration", but it looks like that's just a good way to get
a list of scammers and snake oil sellers. So let me ask you
fine folks; if you were registering a domain name, where would
*you* go to do it? (Cost isn't a problem for me, BTW).
....
I'm winging this by memory, so don't trust me on the facts (you should
always check those for yourself anyway) but just pick up on a few leads.
0) In the hysterical US it is now, I believe, a federal crime (max 7
years) to provide false whois info for a domain registration. But it is
possible to stay completely onside and still be anonymous.
1) Many registry services, besides getting a domain set up for you
(i.e., providing registration sevices), will hold the domain *for* you
(i.e., on your behalf). That means that only their name information, not
yours, shows in the records. However, most do this with themself, not as
an agent, but as the official registered owner, with you only indirectly
being the beneficial owner. This can work out OR there can be big
hassles when you want to move your domain to another hosting service,
etc. Can be messy.
2) It is possible to define all personal registration contact
information that will become public *by role* (or even *by organization*)
rather than by personal name. For instance, the "adminstrative contact"
could be administrator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (or even
administrator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) rather than joe.smith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
(Note that, while the "organizational contact" is usually the actual
owner, he needn't be! A "registered agent" for your LLC could be used, as
one example.)
3) As the chief legal aspect (alternate to personal name or registry
service as owner) in point 1 above, I strongly recommend you register
your domain in a *company name* as "domain holder" for greater buffering
of your real identity (and for other reasons such as liability). One
very good choice is a New Mexico LLC (superb ownership/name hiding even
of the LLC) but that's a whole subject unto itself. Note that the company
address on the domain registration could be that of a mail forwarder (a
slight bending of the rules) or, much better, that of the "registered
agent" for you NM LLC (completely squeaky clean).
4) I recommend you use a separate DNS service (not the registration
folks, not the hosting domain, not your own domain) This is a practical
matter, not a privacy one (mostly).
5) Payment for the domain follows the privacy rules already given -
check beforehand that the registry service supports your preferred
payment option.
Regards,
.
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