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ICANN Set To Review Accreditation Policy
tinkertim writes "ICANN is re-evaluating the scope and purpose of its accreditations, apparently sparked by the recent collapse of garage domain name registrar Registerfly. In a press release dated March 21, 2007, President and CEO of ICANN, Dr Paul Twomey is quoted as saying : 'What has happened to registrants with RegisterFly.com has made it clear there must be comprehensive review of the registrar accreditation process and the content of the RAA.' Dr. Twomey is blaming (in part) 'weaknesses in the RAA' for severe and undue hardships that many registrants encountered when trying to transfer names away from the failing registrar, Registerfly. Many new points to be discussed include allowing registrants to view the performance of registrars in an 'independent comparative way', as well as new language to allow ICANN to forcibly intercede in the face of wide spread, persistent and consistent complaints. 10 good points for discussion are listed by Dr. Twomey in the release, who invites all ICANN stakeholders to participate in re-evaluating the RAA. Registerfly, the catalyst for this re-write does not officially lose their accredited status until March 31, 2007, and continues to display the ICANN seal on their web site."
Could you perhaps just get a personal PO box? Wouldn't that shield you from giving away your home address while still letting you receive official mail about your domain?
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You actually can register a domain with a PO box and an e-mail address at the same domain. If you have a good relationship with your hosting-company, you can list their phone number as the tech-contact phone. What really annoyed me when I used to try finding the sources of fraudulent spam on a regular basis was the domains that had been registered with an unrelated third party's address--- possibly just randomly pulled off the 'net. You don't even need a valid postal address to register a domain; you can flip open to a random page of the White Pages and borrow someone's identity, and some registrars will let you keep the domain for at least a month or two even in the face of repeated complaints.