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Domains by Proxy?

Anyone have good/bad things to say about Domains by Proxy? If I were to use them, I could save $50/year by not needing my PO Box.

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Posted August 17th, 2005 @ 8:49 PM

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matt adds this Comment:

I used them for a while without any problems, but then I got cheap when I renewed my domain and decided to drop them. And honestly, I haven’t noticed a difference since. But if you feel the need to hide your home address or even your name, it’s a decent service.

August 17th, 2005 at 10:19 pm
Martey adds this Comment:

Neil wrote a post about a website that has a lot of bad things to say about them a couple of days ago.

August 18th, 2005 at 1:42 am
Steve adds this Comment:

The CEO’s torture comments are enough to make me not want to do business with GoDaddy.
However, this story may be of interest - if it’s true, their DBP service isn’t all that great.

August 18th, 2005 at 4:18 am
jenz adds this Comment:

I have used a similar service with networksolutions.com (private registration=$9 per year). I recently renewed and did not add it on for similar reasons to matt’s comment.

August 18th, 2005 at 6:08 am
Chris Meller adds this Comment:

After glancing over their site, it appears all they do is substitute their info for yours, creating a “private” registration (using Godaddy as the registrar). Is this the same as the $9.95 “Private” registration Godaddy (and most other registrars) will provide for you themselves, or have I missed a key point?

August 18th, 2005 at 6:32 am
Tim A adds this Comment:

Most accredited registrars provide a WHOIS privacy type service concealing your actual info for an additional few cents a year. Just find a decent registrar and not bother using a man in the middle.

August 19th, 2005 at 10:22 am
Josh adds this Comment:

Alex,

Maybe I’m missing something, but… your domain name is just your full name with .org added to it, right? You’ve also mentioned many times about living in Colorado. That coupled with King Design, and honestly, it wouldn’t be very hard to find out your personal information.

That being said, with a domain name that is just your real name with .org added, why are you interested in hiding your registration information anyway?

August 20th, 2005 at 11:47 am
Alex adds this Comment:

If you got support phone calls on your cell phone in the middle of the night from people who got your phone number from your WHOIS record, you might consider it as well.

August 20th, 2005 at 6:27 pm
Josh adds this Comment:

Ah - point well taken.

August 22nd, 2005 at 7:08 am
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June 1st, 2007 at 1:31 pm
anonymous email adds this Comment:

Be aware that Domains by Proxy does not protect you from being subpoenaed. Even a normal police officer can call them up and your privacy is gone.

Go offshore! For example http://www.anonymous[...]_domain.aspx

Privacy in the US with a US registrar…just impossible. Don’t get yourself foold by GoDaddy!

July 23rd, 2008 at 9:12 am
RG adds this Comment:

I’m also using Domains by Proxy and feel it’s a great service. My domain name is also my full name followed by a .com, but I think it is convenient and more economical to whois out anyone’s home address than pay $15 to some website. So, I feel Domains by Proxy provides me some - but not all - protection.

August 21st, 2008 at 10:16 pm

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