Comments on: Registrar Dynadot Conspires to Help Take Down Wikileaks? http://changelog.complete.org/archives/685-registrar-dynadot-conspires-to-help-take-down-wikileaks Viewpoints on technology, society, and government Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:34:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: John Goerzen http://changelog.complete.org/archives/685-registrar-dynadot-conspires-to-help-take-down-wikileaks/comment-page-1#comment-1982 John Goerzen Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:13:25 +0000 http://changelog2.complete.org/archives/685-registrar-dynadot-conspires-to-help-take-down-wikileaks.html#comment-1982 They are, and that's why I'm still there. Gandi doesn't provide whois privacy, which is annoying. Companies that do -- if you find a good one like register4less -- will still keep your name as the owner. But your address and phone number will be replaced with a service that the registrar operates, in which they typically forward anything non-spammy to you and trash the rest. It is annoying to get physical junk mail just because I own a domain. They are, and that’s why I’m still there.

Gandi doesn’t provide whois privacy, which is annoying. Companies that do — if you find a good one like register4less — will still keep your name as the owner. But your address and phone number will be replaced with a service that the registrar operates, in which they typically forward anything non-spammy to you and trash the rest. It is annoying to get physical junk mail just because I own a domain.

]]> By: nona http://changelog.complete.org/archives/685-registrar-dynadot-conspires-to-help-take-down-wikileaks/comment-page-1#comment-1981 nona Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:37:26 +0000 http://changelog2.complete.org/archives/685-registrar-dynadot-conspires-to-help-take-down-wikileaks.html#comment-1981 Out of curiousity: why were you thinking of moving away from Gandi? I always thought their "Terms and Conditions" to be very good (or has there been a change recently?) Out of curiousity: why were you thinking of moving away from Gandi? I always thought their “Terms and Conditions” to be very good (or has there been a change recently?)

]]> By: Kevin Mark http://changelog.complete.org/archives/685-registrar-dynadot-conspires-to-help-take-down-wikileaks/comment-page-1#comment-1980 Kevin Mark Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:36:37 +0000 http://changelog2.complete.org/archives/685-registrar-dynadot-conspires-to-help-take-down-wikileaks.html#comment-1980 Its odd that they attacked the DNS and did not affect the server in the US (vs the ones in other countries). So the DNS company can 'take hostage' your DNS records? Its seems like their needs to be a 'Pirate party' DNS so that folks can know that this type of website can not be beholden to DNS companies that don't want to challenge a takedown request even a little and keep the legal process hidden despite their claim to the contrary. I guess these cases are tests that digital free speech advocates need to go through and learn how to 'route around'. Its odd that they attacked the DNS and did not affect the server in the US (vs the ones in other countries). So the DNS company can ‘take hostage’ your DNS records? Its seems like their needs to be a ‘Pirate party’ DNS so that folks can know that this type of website can not be beholden to DNS companies that don’t want to challenge a takedown request even a little and keep the legal process hidden despite their claim to the contrary. I guess these cases are tests that digital free speech advocates need to go through and learn how to ‘route around’.

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