godaddy Unlisted Domains

[deadserious]

I just received an email from godaddy saying they're now offering unlisted domains.

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I think it is $6.00 per year plus registrations fee.
So what do you think is it for real, anyone tried it or going to try it?

Check it out:

http://registrar.godaddy.com/dbp.asp?isc=&se=+&from_app=


Isn't it a law or something to where the information has to be made publically available?

Well i doubt they're doing it if it's illegal, but what are your opinions on unlisted domains? Do you like the idea?

 

[strongvis]

doesnt godaddy already have a protection in place on their whois?? now they are gonna charge for it?

 

[deadserious]

I don't think they had any protection other then requiring a password, which they gave to you.

 

[urlguru]

Originally posted by strongvis
doesnt godaddy already have a protection in place on their whois?? now they are gonna charge for it?

they did the same thing with 'free transfer of ownership'

that's why i transferred @100-200 names to them, and then when a sale came around it cost me $50 to transfer it ... it sucked, but i think after a ton of complaints they brouht the price down.

urlguru

 

[rider8]

There is no protection on the WhoIs, if your name appears in the admin info. Go Daddy's service is $6/year, their DomainsByProxy information shows up on the admin whois, they own the domain, BUT -- YOU have complete control over the domain, as if it were under your own name, no one else, anywhere, knows who really owns the domain, so you won't get spammed like lots of people did by Verisign, Register.com, and this one -- http://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/private_ftc.asp. And you can tell them what kind of outside information you want to receive -- email and snailmail. It's just another form of protection and privatizing your information.

 

[tonyk2000]

urlguru: $50 godaddy ownership transfer? What is it about? They offer free ownership transfers right now, aren't they?
From their first page:
FREE! Domain forwarding!
FREE! Change of domain ownership!
FREE! Parked page w/ every domain!
FREE! Domain Name Locking!

 

[d'backs]

$50.00 trans of owner was changed to $9.99 last year and is now free like the home page states.