Why is the postal address required?

[SquireQuack]

When I tried registering a domain, it said it requires an postal address...

Will I be spammed with mail?

 

[user-7256]

Prolly not - is it at GoDaddy?

 

[SquireQuack]

no...I'm trying to register at Namepros

 

[infinitomagazine]

i did buy a domain in yahoo and second in netfirms, all this sites ask me about postal adress, i think this a requeriment, may be regarding who is the person who will buy or registrer a domain.

 

[Chris]

When I tried registering a domain, it said it requires an postal address...

Will I be spammed with mail?

It's a requirement by ICANN to provide your accurate and complete mailing address, name, email, etc... when registering names for whois. If you don't feel comfortable giving out your address then an alternative would be to get a cheap P.O. Box at your local post office or to use a whois protection service.

The only unwanted mail I've ever gotten is from the scammers at Domain Registry of America for renewals so I don't think you have to worry much about your address. It's cheaper for spammers to send out bulk email than it is snail mail.

 

[thomase]

The only unwanted mail I've ever gotten is from the scammers at Domain Registry of America for renewals so I don't think you have to worry much about your address. It's cheaper for spammers to send out bulk email than it is snail mail.

I got those too! I thought i was really popular when I found I had about 10 peices of post :P

 

[Troubled1]

Yeah I've gotten those too. I've never had any mail besides that though, at least none I could trace back to my domain registrations.

 

[wasistdas]

for a decade I workd with domains I had no problems with using a POB

 

[Momo]

I've had no problems with spam mail so far, even if my address can be found in my domains' whois info, but that's probably because I'm not from the US.

 

[Hostnetric]

.us is the only one I have had to do enter info for myself.

 

[Presence]

Just slightly OT but is it OK to use a company name rather than First name and Surname?

Many thanks

 

[omnia]

.... The only unwanted mail I've ever gotten is from the scammers at Domain Registry of America for renewals ................

Likewise, and they go straight into the bin.

 

[Hostnetric]

Likewise, and they go straight into the bin.

Yes they do a very very deep bin.

 

[Xyzer]

I havent been spammed with mail becuase they havent asked for my name or house number

 

[SimpleDomaining]

also sedo is not parking until who is info will not be filled properly.
may be the reason of requiered who is, is to know who is the owner to claim sues if got something wrong

 

[redz]

namepros should offer a private registration but for more np$

 

[slaydragon]

When I tried registering a domain, it said it requires an postal address...

Will I be spammed with mail?

i think you will not be spammed with mail...btw..where did you register the domains? having a postal address increases your credity..as a customer..

 

[domainprince]

I dont encountered any spam mail problem so far (im not in the us).

 

[JoshHendo]

It's cheaper for spammers to send out bulk email than it is snail mail.

Though most people are more likely to listen to snail mail, becuase they think that spammers wouldn't bother to pay the postage fee =O

 

[tsj5j]

A reason why they record your postal address is in case your domain is used to spam, or for illegal activities.