Web address owner info - blanking

[daverobev]

Hi all,

no doubt a newbie question - how does one make the information when you do a whois do this:

Domain Name:
xxx.co.uk

Registrant:
xxxx

Registrant's Address:

THE REGISTRANT IS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS ELECTED TO
HAVE THEIR ADDRESS OMITTED FROM THE WHOIS DATABASE

Registrant's Agent:
Fasthosts Internet Limited [Tag = FASTHOSTS]
URL: http://www.fasthosts.co.uk



The domain name and person's name I have taken out. It's the address I'm interested in blanking on my domain...

Any ideas?

[Stoo]

It's an opt-out when you register the domain iirc, try contacting the place you registered the domain from and asking..

[MD]

I thought Nominet had made this compulsory?

It was my understanding that you cannot get out of this, but I could be wrong, I am just glad my host lets me sign a contract which states I own the domain but they have thier details on the domain registrar....

m@

[daverobev]

Huh, apparently you can opt out for .uk domains, but not .com!

[MD]

yeah thats right, the .com are under US registrar and their policy is a bastage, seems the only way to avoid it is to go through and intermediatry

m@

[Kimo]

For Nominet registered domains (.co.uk .org.uk .me.uk etc) you are entitled to the opt-out option (as long as your not trading as a business under the domain). The registar can do this for you if you get in touch with them, or alternatively you can do it online at: http://www.nominet.org.uk/replyform if you have the security code which gets sent to you a couple of months after registering the domain.

[Richie]

Opt out is only available for domains not registered by a business. Private individuals can opt-out.

[Jonny M]

Can you opt-out of .net?