[116002] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: The actual value, from a security standpoint,
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jeremy Hanmer)
Wed Jul 15 18:40:33 2009
From: Jeremy Hanmer <jeremy@hq.newdream.net>
To: Mike Lyon <mike.lyon@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <1b5c1c150907151537q1cece76eq2cceef3de2943a37@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:40:17 -0700
Cc: NANOG <nanog@nanog.org>, Ray Sanders <Ray.Sanders@villagevoicemedia.com>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
Not everybody charges for the service. Shop around.
On Jul 15, 2009, at 3:37 PM, Mike Lyon wrote:
> I still think it's a huge waste of money.
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 3:34 PM, Ray Sanders <
> Ray.Sanders@villagevoicemedia.com> wrote:
>
>> 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
>>>
>>>
>> --
>> "Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future." Niels
>> Bohr
>> --
>> Ray Sanders
>> Linux Administrator
>> Village Voice Media
>> Office: 602-744-6547
>> Cell: 602-300-4344
>>
>>
>
