A standard whois listing of any website (example) contains contact information of the website owner, domain expiration date, name of the domain’s registrar and few other technical details.
This information is public and can be accessed via any of the available whois lookup services.
Now domain registrar Network Solutions has come with a new service that allows domain owners to add some more details to their WHOIS listing.
For instance, you can add contact information that is different from the technical contact already mentioned in the whois record and also write a more detailed description of your website and products or services.
And if your website domain is for sale, this information can be added to the WHOIS search results.
This service, called Enhanced Business Listings costs $12 per year per domain but it is only for domains registered through Network Solutions. Another good alternate is the AboutUs Wiki that allows anyone (not just website owners) to add or edit information about websites.
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Reader Comments
When people are buying whois protection, I fail to understand the significance of this.
Written by Sumesh on 11.28.07
There are a lot of hosting solutions that offer to hide the whois information such as domaing8 (Private Registration) and so on so that you are not subject to spam. This is available for a fee though. They actually sent out a mail saying that this information is used maliciously so be careful about what information you supply to enhance your whois. This is what the email had
Register a domain name with ANY registrar and your name, address, phone number and email are legally required to be made publicly available in the WHOIS database.
That means ANYONE can find your personal information, including spammers, identity thieves and other online criminals.
I sort of agree with domaing8. So be careful.
Written by Sudeep D'Souza on 11.28.07
When you register your domain, you may want to check the option for hiding your personal registration details.You never know who is going to conduct a whois on your domain.:-)
Written by Digital Life on 11.28.07