ICANN verifications - What to do

[mis_chiff]

I've been getting a few of those "It's that time of year again"
ICANN verification emails for my domains and I'm wondering what you guys
do to work around clicking the link?

To many phishing attempts these days, what's the safest way?

 

[scithe]

Type in the www...

 

[twomoon]

The safest way is to delete it I'm doing this regulary

 

[mis_chiff]

The safest way is to delete it I'm doing this regulary

If I just delete it, what happens? Isin't is something I have to do?
I have checked all my info at the respective registrars and it's all ok.

 

[silentg]

I ignore them. I know my details are always up to date. Only time I check the whois to see if they're accurate is only when I transfer in a domain.

Safest way of doing it is to go to the registrar website and doing it.

 

[twomoon]

If I just delete it, what happens? Isin't is something I have to do?
I have checked all my info at the respective registrars and it's all ok.

Nothing would happenes. It's just a reminder. I just know that my info is ok, so don't need to check it.

 

[Ms Domainer]

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Some of those emails are done by phishing scammers, using look-alike urls.

Better to go directly to your domain management and check your whois details.

Good rule of thumb: NEVER link from an email message.

Always go directly to your account.




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[alien51]

I wonder how Andrew Reberry handles all the emails. If it takes about 45 seconds to check each domain, i computed it will take him more than 156 days (or 5 months) to check them all.

Not counting sleep. lol

 

[RevolutionaryDomains]

I personally delete such email. While often times they can be phishing scams, usually they are simply gentle reminders, like that of the reminders the registrars periodically send out. Essentially reminding us to update any changes in our contact info that may have been missed or forgotten. This info should be updated on the registrar level.

It is a much safer practice when updating any information, to access your name accounts by logging in directly with the respective registrar, and avoid any URL clicks or link usage from any email, regardless from whom it originated.

Additionally, if your contact information is updated and correct on the registrar level, then ideally it is automatically updated on the whois/icann level, [which I believe is ultimately the responsibility of the registrar to begin with].


-Regards

 

[liquidcherry]

i get them too but.....i ignore them

(never had ICAAN contact me anyway because of my fake stats!)

Cheers

Liquid

 

[Domainace]

I wonder how Andrew Reberry handles all the emails. If it takes about 45 seconds to check each domain, i computed it will take him more than 156 days (or 5 months) to check them all.

If your names are at Godaddy, you can check all of them at a glance by doing this:

Go to domain management. Click the TOOLS tab and select "Exportable Lists" from the drop down menu.

Click "Add New Export"
Select "All my domains"
Then click NEXT.

The next page gives you a whole bunch of options to include on the list. Select the 4 contact options. Then click next for your download options.

When you open the file in Excel, you can sort by contact info, and then easily spot any contacts that aren't you. There shouldn't be too many.

And that saves you from checking your domains one at a time.

 

[alien51]

Wow, brilliant. Never thought of that. Guess i haven't played around much of my Godaddy admin panel.

And speaking of Godaddy, i believe if any of the vital registrant infos were altered, Godaddy will send an email notice anyway. Which means, if you haven't received any "change notifications" for any of your domains, it means your infos are intact. Right?

 

[mis_chiff]

Thanks for the info, all my info is correct all the time,
except transfer in's, and I always check those.

Didn't realize I didn't actually have to comply with these things if info was correct.
The # key thing -isin't that for tracking purposes though?
[just want to be sure before I start deleting them]

 

[Ms Domainer]

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Also, check your Godaddy auction acquisitions; sometimes the whois info isn't complete.

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[RJ]

It's a mandatory thing all registrars must do to comply. As a domainer you're probably already on top of having correct WHOIS info so you can safely delete them and not worry about it.

The only time I find them helpful is when they're from a registrar that I had forgot I had names with still (after a purchase or drop catch).

 

[Coopey]

Filter them in to a Mail folder. Forget about them.
The only reason I keep them is for when I can't remember what registrar a domain is with- I can search mail and save up to 5 seconds on doing a WHOIS search. That probably adds up to about 3 minutes over a year- enough time to make a cup of tea.

 

[alien51]

The only reason I keep them is for when I can't remember what registrar a domain is with- I can search mail and save up to 5 seconds on doing a WHOIS search. That probably adds up to about 3 minutes over a year- enough time to make a cup of tea.

The loophole there, is that email archives are static info. If your domain was hacked and your email was redirected, it will make you believe your domain is still with your registrar when in reality it was already moved out. And besides, emails can be spoofed if you're not tech savvy.

I think it is best to delete them after reading them.

A lookup with DomainTools can be as quick as 5 seconds also. It's more reliable.

 

[DU]

That probably adds up to about 3 minutes over a year- enough time to make a cup of tea.

A good black tea, like the English drink, takes about 3-5 minutes to steep properly. You need a few more shortcuts to get to that perfect cuppa.

 

[Lakshan]

If its at Godaddy. click the "ICANN Confirmation" link at the bottom of the page and just enter the code. All done

 

[Coopey]

The loophole there, is that email archives are static info. If your domain was hacked and your email was redirected, it will make you believe your domain is still with your registrar when in reality it was already moved out. And besides, emails can be spoofed if you're not tech savvy.

I think it is best to delete them after reading them.

A lookup with DomainTools can be as quick as 5 seconds also. It's more reliable.

All my mail is stored locally- I would never trust a third party with it (GMail/Hotmail/Yahoo!). But yes, to those that do let someone else handle their mail I agree with alien51 here. Do not store anything important on someone else's server.

I also have domain monitors on all the important ones (á la Domain Tools' product) so any change of name server I'm instantly notified. And on the very unlikely chance someone goes after the rubbish domain I use to receive emails for these notifications, a back up account monitors that domain and notifies a Live/Hotmail account.

A good black tea, like the English drink, takes about 3-5 minutes to steep properly. You need a few more shortcuts to get to that perfect cuppa.

Luckily for me, I'm not English! :tu: