When registering a domain name, should I pay - annually - to hide these details from the Whois database? [more inside]
posted by Kirn on Jul 6, 2009 - 17 answers

What is the best way to snag a soon-to-expire domain name? [more inside]
posted by bdk3clash on Mar 13, 2008 - 5 answers

I recently registered a .co.uk domain name. I've since found out that my full name is visible on a WHOIS. What can I do to hide it? [more inside]
posted by Don-da-lah on Jan 8, 2008 - 16 answers

How can I get registration information for a domain name that is expired? [more inside]
posted by Hat Maui on Nov 26, 2007 - 6 answers

How can you find the previous owner of a domain name that has expired, then been reregistered?
posted by pissfactory on Sep 16, 2006 - 3 answers

How can I get Google to re-index my site and how did it find it in the first place? [more inside]
posted by AmbroseChapel on Aug 21, 2006 - 14 answers

Looking for a free historical WHOIS domain lookup? [more inside]
posted by superfem on Apr 1, 2006 - 3 answers

I have a website that is hosted by DreamHost but the domain registration is at GoDaddy. I want to transfer the registration somewhere else because of GoDaddy's politics. One thing I'm looking for is private registration so that my info is not available to spammers on Whois -- GoDaddy and a few other companies do that. Anyone have any suggestions for good registration companies? Namecheap? 1&1? RegisterFly? Thanks.
posted by stacyhall1 on Dec 17, 2005 - 20 answers

How do I discover all of the domain names registered to a given party? Not "who owns this domain?" but "what domains does this party own?" [more inside]
posted by NinjaPirate on Jul 19, 2005 - 3 answers

Is there any good reason why I can't put a fake address and phone number in my domain registration info? [more inside]
posted by bondcliff on Apr 6, 2005 - 20 answers

CelebrityDomainFilter: what are the "rules" for websites under the [famousperson].com domains? the famous "more inside" [more inside]
posted by petebest on Feb 7, 2005 - 5 answers

My company has been offered a large sum of money for a domain name we own (but don't use). As the sole contact listed in the WHOIS, the offer was sent directly to my email address, so I'm the only person here who is aware of this offer. My company is notoriously unscrupulous, so I have no ethical hangups about just taking the money for myself. But, naturally, I don't want to break the law. Are you aware of any loopholes that might work to my advantage?
posted by anonymous on Feb 2, 2005 - 54 answers

Is there a way to get a plain text file with all currently registered domain names? Also, is there a way to use whois (from the command line or via a web site) to do partial searches (e.g. whois meta*.com) for large searches (whois seems to cut off after 20 search results)? (domainsurfer.com can do this but their db hasn't been updated for 2 years) [more inside]
posted by gwint on Oct 24, 2004 - 6 answers

I would like to register a .nl domain, however I am not based in The Netherlands. Can this be done?
Bonus points if my name / address information can be kept out of whois.
posted by sebas on Aug 26, 2004 - 9 answers