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False Domain Registrant Information
By Jenn
October 10 2003




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Before ENLARGE YOUR P*E*N*I*S, there was Dr. Joel Kaplan. The ads for his penis enlargement apparatus in the Chicago Reader were a curiosity, like a modern day snake oil salesman ad. The ad invited you to call a local phone number for more information. When you called the phone number, you'd hear a brief description of the apparatus and instructions to leave your name and address to receive further information.

The phone number was perfect for leaving in pagers, but not the best number to use as a domain name contact.

Date: 10 Oct 2003 21:01:03 -0000
To: jenn@twpyhr.com
Subject: TWPYHR.COM to be deleted unless WHOIS information
is updated
From: Invalid Whois Report 

		
It has come to our attention that one or more of your domain
names lists inaccurate information in the WHOIS contact
database. To avoid losing your domain(s), please update this
information within 15 days. 



Here is a list of affected domains: 


TWPYHR.COM

Errors in Registrant Information: twpyhr.com - Martino, Jennifer
Phone: INCORRECT
Description: The phone number listed is for a business
unaffiliated with the registrant. The number is to a doctor
who specializes in penis enlargement, and the office claims
no knowledge of this domain name and denies being the
registrant.



Errors in Administrative Contact Information: twpyhr.com - Martino, Jennifer
Phone: INCORRECT
Description: The phone number listed is for a business
unaffiliated with the registrant. The number is to a doctor
who specializes in penis enlargement, and the office claims
no knowledge of this domain name and denies being the
registrant.



Errors in Technical Contact Information: twpyhr.com - Martino, Jennifer
Phone: INCORRECT
Description: The phone number listed is for a business
unaffiliated with the registrant. The number is to a doctor
who specializes in penis enlargement, and the office claims
no knowledge of this domain name and denies being the 
registrant.



The fax number listed is for a business unaffiliated with
the registrant.
twpyhr.com - Martino, Jennifer
: 



Please login to your account and correct the above information:

...



Why must we do this? Unfortunately, as a domain name
registrar, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
Numbers (ICANN) has placed the responsibility on us to
enforce the governing body's rules, including seeing to it
that information provided in WHOIS is up to date and 
accurate.



Failure for Intercosmos to adhere to these rules, after
being notified of a potential violation, is grounds for our
company's accreditation to be revoked. One major registrar
already was threatened with this very action. 



Information on how to update your domains' contact
information can be found at ...



Please know that we value you as a customer and do not want
to be forced to delete your domain name. However, this is a
policy that all registrars have been ordered to enforce.
Therefore, please update your contact information, as per
the directNIC Terms of Service, ..., as soon as possible and
reply to ... once you have updated this information.



The contact information of an individual who has registered
a domain  name is required to be legitimate contact
information. This information  is also required to be 
available to the public through the WHOIS database.

 

According to ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names
and Numbers), the governing body for the registration of
domain names, a domain name registered by an entity
providing invalid contact information is grounds for
revocation of the registration of the domain name. They
state that registrars 'should require not only that
registrants respond to inquiries within 15 days but that the
response be accompanied by documentary proof of the accuracy
of the 'corrected' data submitted, and that a response
lacking such documentation may be treated as a failure to
respond.'



Replying will ensure there is no loss of services on your
domain.


If you are concerned about your privacy online, note that
your WHOIS  domain contact information has to be accurate,
but it does not have to be your home address. It can be a
work or business' address. 



Intercosmos also is working on alternative solutions for
this issue of privacy for its customers. One solution is for
customers to use a third party company to hold their domain
name registrations privately, under the company's name. We
have setup a new company, http://alternativeidentity.com,
that offers this service. There are others available as well.



Please update your information and fax to us proof of all
your contacts for these domains to ....  Please send your
fax to the Attention of the Abuse Department.



Thank you for your cooperation and for choosing directNIC. 



Sincerely, 



directNIC Customer Support


[ The fax number was to a soul food store in Chicago called Moo 'n' Oink. Moo 'n' Oink is known for its ridiculous television commercials and it's archetypal logo, doe eyed cartoon pig and cow. ]





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