Private domain name registration
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1. A method for protecting the privacy of a registrant of a domain name, comprising configuring a whois record such that the registrant name displayed in the whois record is the actual registrant name and the contact information displayed in the whois record is entirely alternate contact information.
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Abstract
A service for protecting the privacy of domain name registrants while preserving the registrant'"'"'s ability to directly change the registration information or transfer the registration. A whois record is created that reflects the registrant'"'"'s actual identity but contains contact information that is entirely associated with a privacy service.
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- 1. A method for protecting the privacy of a registrant of a domain name, comprising configuring a whois record such that the registrant name displayed in the whois record is the actual registrant name and the contact information displayed in the whois record is entirely alternate contact information.
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5. An apparatus for protecting the privacy of a registrant of a domain name, comprising:
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a processor;
a memory coupled to said processor, said memory storing a whois record for a domain name registration wherein the registrant name of the whois record is the actual registrant name and the contact information of the whois record is entirely alternate contact information. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for managing a domain name registration, comprising:
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receiving from an applicant a request to register a domain name;
storing the name of the applicant and applicant contact information correlated with alternate contact information for the domain name registration; and
causing the domain name to be registered with the applicant name as the registrant name and with contact information that is entirely alternate contact information.
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- 10. A medium storing instructions adapted to be executed by a processor to perform steps including configuring a whois record such that the registrant name displayed in the whois record is the actual registrant name and the contact information displayed in the whois record is entirely alternate contact information.
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13. A medium storing instructions adapted to be executed by a processor to perform steps including:
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receiving from an applicant a request to register a domain name;
storing the name of the applicant and applicant contact information correlated with alternate contact information for the domain name registration; and
causing the domain name to be registered with the applicant name as the registrant name and with contact information that is entirely alternate contact information.
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14. A system for protecting the privacy of a registrant of a domain name, comprising:
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means for receiving from an applicant a request to register a domain name;
means for storing the name of the applicant and applicant contact information correlated with alternate contact information for the domain name registration; and
means for causing the domain name to be registered with the applicant name as the registrant name and with contact information that is entirely alternate contact information.
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15. A method for protecting the privacy of a registrant of a domain name, including:
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sending from an applicant a request to a register a domain name; and
causing the domain name to be registered with the applicant name as the registrant name and with contact information that is entirely alternate contact information.
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16. A medium storing instructions adapted to be executed by a processor to perform steps including:
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sending from an applicant a request to a register a domain name; and
causing the domain name to be registered with the applicant name as the registrant name and with contact information that is entirely alternate contact information.
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