[116000] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: The actual value, from a security standpoint, of using a proxy
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ray Sanders)
Wed Jul 15 18:36:09 2009
From: Ray Sanders <Ray.Sanders@VillageVoiceMedia.com>
To: "David E. Smith" <dave@mvn.net>
In-Reply-To: <4A5E55B4.9030205@mvn.net>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:34:57 -0700
Cc: NANOG <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
And that falls right into some of the scare tactic sales pitches the
domain registrars use.
"they can look up your domain and find your home address!"
Heck, even a p.o box could leave someone open to a stalker, if said
stalker is determined enough.
so yes, I'll concede that point to a certain extent.
On Wed, 2009-07-15 at 17:18 -0500, David E. Smith wrote:
> Mike Lyon wrote:
> > I am curious what others in the industry think on this topic. When one
> > registers a domain they can put in their real information or they can use a
> > proxy, like Go-Daddy's Domains By Proxy.
> >
> If you're using it for your business, the value is pretty slim. You
> probably want your business to be reachable by the public.
>
> Individuals, especially those using their domains to publish anything
> controversial, could benefit somewhat from the increased privacy.
>
> David Smith
> MVN.net
>
>
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