Comments on: Yahoo! Private Domain Registration: If it’s broken, don’t fix it? http://blog.myplaceinthecrowd.org/2007/01/25/yahoo-private-domain-registration-if-it%e2%80%99s-broken-don%e2%80%99t-fix-it/ The Common Data Project Blog Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:57:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: joyinliving http://blog.myplaceinthecrowd.org/2007/01/25/yahoo-private-domain-registration-if-it%e2%80%99s-broken-don%e2%80%99t-fix-it/#comment-8582 joyinliving Sun, 27 Jul 2008 05:07:12 +0000 http://blog.myplaceinthecrowd.org/2007/01/25/yahoo-private-domain-registration-if-it%e2%80%99s-broken-don%e2%80%99t-fix-it/#comment-8582 We went the Yahoo route to register a domain, but without the "privacy" feature you've been discussing. I, also, attempted to transfer our domain from Yahoo / MelbourneIT to no avail. I'd love to see someone force their hand to play fair. We went the Yahoo route to register a domain, but without the “privacy” feature you’ve been discussing. I, also, attempted to transfer our domain from Yahoo / MelbourneIT to no avail. I’d love to see someone force their hand to play fair.

]]> By: NewGuy http://blog.myplaceinthecrowd.org/2007/01/25/yahoo-private-domain-registration-if-it%e2%80%99s-broken-don%e2%80%99t-fix-it/#comment-7789 NewGuy Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:55:52 +0000 http://blog.myplaceinthecrowd.org/2007/01/25/yahoo-private-domain-registration-if-it%e2%80%99s-broken-don%e2%80%99t-fix-it/#comment-7789 I just read all this brew-ha-ha today, back into 2007, and later I will scurry over and see if I have any of the same problems. Likely I will. What I want to know from y'all, and especially Alex Selkirk (much raucous applause for your good work getting your letter all over the web!) is this: Has anyone begun trying to bust Yahoo! legally for this, and how is it going? This is sounds like huge fraud to me. *Someone* should take this on. I just read all this brew-ha-ha today, back into 2007, and later I will scurry over and see if I have any of the same problems. Likely I will.
What I want to know from y’all, and especially Alex Selkirk (much raucous applause for your good work getting your letter all over the web!) is this:

Has anyone begun trying to bust Yahoo! legally for this, and how is it going? This is sounds like huge fraud to me. *Someone* should take this on.

]]> By: TigerKen http://blog.myplaceinthecrowd.org/2007/01/25/yahoo-private-domain-registration-if-it%e2%80%99s-broken-don%e2%80%99t-fix-it/#comment-7191 TigerKen Thu, 08 May 2008 19:13:18 +0000 http://blog.myplaceinthecrowd.org/2007/01/25/yahoo-private-domain-registration-if-it%e2%80%99s-broken-don%e2%80%99t-fix-it/#comment-7191 It's ridiculous that they do it this way. I work for a small web hosting company, and the way we do it is that every now and then we set each domain's public contact email address to a new one made up of random characters. Any email sent to that address gets forwarded to our customer (if it passes our anti-spam filters). And when we change the public address again later, the old one becomes invalid and therefore bounces any messages. (This is useful to avoid spam sent to old harvested lists.) We also filter mail sent through the USPS: junk mail is trashed, but legal notices and other registered mail are forwarded to the customer. It’s ridiculous that they do it this way. I work for a small web hosting company, and the way we do it is that every now and then we set each domain’s public contact email address to a new one made up of random characters. Any email sent to that address gets forwarded to our customer (if it passes our anti-spam filters). And when we change the public address again later, the old one becomes invalid and therefore bounces any messages. (This is useful to avoid spam sent to old harvested lists.)

We also filter mail sent through the USPS: junk mail is trashed, but legal notices and other registered mail are forwarded to the customer.

]]> By: jonas http://blog.myplaceinthecrowd.org/2007/01/25/yahoo-private-domain-registration-if-it%e2%80%99s-broken-don%e2%80%99t-fix-it/#comment-6567 jonas Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:12:17 +0000 http://blog.myplaceinthecrowd.org/2007/01/25/yahoo-private-domain-registration-if-it%e2%80%99s-broken-don%e2%80%99t-fix-it/#comment-6567 Guess what, after paying for I think two years of Yahoo "Private" registration, I found out that it's bullshit. It's NOT private. They leave your name on the WHOIS! Yes, your real name. All the other stuff is the private registration stuff, but how can they think that you want your name on it if you want everything else private? I am so upset about this. And then they had the audacity to bill me for a domain name that they didn't renew in time. Everybody, stay away from Yahoo domain name registration!!! Guess what, after paying for I think two years of Yahoo “Private” registration, I found out that it’s bullshit. It’s NOT private. They leave your name on the WHOIS! Yes, your real name. All the other stuff is the private registration stuff, but how can they think that you want your name on it if you want everything else private? I am so upset about this. And then they had the audacity to bill me for a domain name that they didn’t renew in time.

Everybody, stay away from Yahoo domain name registration!!!

]]> By: Solo http://blog.myplaceinthecrowd.org/2007/01/25/yahoo-private-domain-registration-if-it%e2%80%99s-broken-don%e2%80%99t-fix-it/#comment-6161 Solo Sat, 22 Mar 2008 04:34:24 +0000 http://blog.myplaceinthecrowd.org/2007/01/25/yahoo-private-domain-registration-if-it%e2%80%99s-broken-don%e2%80%99t-fix-it/#comment-6161 Great blog. I will inform others to stay away from Yahoo hosting. Great blog. I will inform others to stay away from Yahoo hosting.

]]> By: j.u.p http://blog.myplaceinthecrowd.org/2007/01/25/yahoo-private-domain-registration-if-it%e2%80%99s-broken-don%e2%80%99t-fix-it/#comment-4585 j.u.p Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:55:51 +0000 http://blog.myplaceinthecrowd.org/2007/01/25/yahoo-private-domain-registration-if-it%e2%80%99s-broken-don%e2%80%99t-fix-it/#comment-4585 I have run into this same problem. Can't get yahoo to let go of this domain. I was wondering what was taking so long, then my provider showed the email address that the request was sent to. Did a search on that addy and this page comes up. This is complete B.S. I have run into this same problem. Can’t get yahoo to let go of this domain. I was wondering what was taking so long, then my provider showed the email address that the request was sent to. Did a search on that addy and this page comes up.

This is complete B.S.

]]> By: J.S. http://blog.myplaceinthecrowd.org/2007/01/25/yahoo-private-domain-registration-if-it%e2%80%99s-broken-don%e2%80%99t-fix-it/#comment-2390 J.S. Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:46:55 +0000 http://blog.myplaceinthecrowd.org/2007/01/25/yahoo-private-domain-registration-if-it%e2%80%99s-broken-don%e2%80%99t-fix-it/#comment-2390 I'm trying to switch out of yahoo and couldnt figure out why i wasnt getting the authorization email. so did an online search and found this blog entry. UNBELIEVABLE!!! but what can we do??? nothing, and they know it, that's why they dont care. thanks for exposing this so I know im not alone! I’m trying to switch out of yahoo and couldnt figure out why i wasnt getting the authorization email. so did an online search and found this blog entry. UNBELIEVABLE!!! but what can we do??? nothing, and they know it, that’s why they dont care. thanks for exposing this so I know im not alone!

]]> By: Manuel http://blog.myplaceinthecrowd.org/2007/01/25/yahoo-private-domain-registration-if-it%e2%80%99s-broken-don%e2%80%99t-fix-it/#comment-1743 Manuel Tue, 11 Sep 2007 09:04:31 +0000 http://blog.myplaceinthecrowd.org/2007/01/25/yahoo-private-domain-registration-if-it%e2%80%99s-broken-don%e2%80%99t-fix-it/#comment-1743 I'm there too. A client of ours wanted to transfer his domains to our account at godaddy, and we are stuck with the bogus email address. Has anyone found a solution yet? I’m there too. A client of ours wanted to transfer his domains to our account at godaddy, and we are stuck with the bogus email address. Has anyone found a solution yet?

]]> By: Magdalena Donea http://blog.myplaceinthecrowd.org/2007/01/25/yahoo-private-domain-registration-if-it%e2%80%99s-broken-don%e2%80%99t-fix-it/#comment-1524 Magdalena Donea Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:51:23 +0000 http://blog.myplaceinthecrowd.org/2007/01/25/yahoo-private-domain-registration-if-it%e2%80%99s-broken-don%e2%80%99t-fix-it/#comment-1524 Something that came across the news wires in the last few days reminded me of your problem with the private domain: http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070824-whois-privacy-reform-reaches-dead-end.html (OK, it's not exactly on-topic, and the news is "more of same! stay tuned!" but it's nice to know that someone, somewhere continues to at least think about this) Did you ever get this situation resolved? Something that came across the news wires in the last few days reminded me of your problem with the private domain:

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070824-whois-privacy-reform-reaches-dead-end.html
(OK, it’s not exactly on-topic, and the news is “more of same! stay tuned!” but it’s nice to know that someone, somewhere continues to at least think about this)

Did you ever get this situation resolved?

]]> By: Scott http://blog.myplaceinthecrowd.org/2007/01/25/yahoo-private-domain-registration-if-it%e2%80%99s-broken-don%e2%80%99t-fix-it/#comment-1090 Scott Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:54:58 +0000 http://blog.myplaceinthecrowd.org/2007/01/25/yahoo-private-domain-registration-if-it%e2%80%99s-broken-don%e2%80%99t-fix-it/#comment-1090 I have the same problem with Yahoo right now. Even when you try to "turn off" private registration it does not work. From what I've found "turning off" private registration at Yahoo does nothing. I figured if I made things public I would as least control the email address for the transfer conformation letter... that did not work. Has anyone figured out a way to get a domain off of Yahoo? They are holding my domain hostage too. I have the same problem with Yahoo right now. Even when you try to “turn off” private registration it does not work. From what I’ve found “turning off” private registration at Yahoo does nothing. I figured if I made things public I would as least control the email address for the transfer conformation letter… that did not work.

Has anyone figured out a way to get a domain off of Yahoo? They are holding my domain hostage too.

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