[Novalug] WhoisGuard: What does this mean?

[Bonnie Dalzell]

On Sun, 12 Oct 2008, W Alan Day wrote:

WAD >I got the following in email from my domain registration service. What is it and what does it mean (other than they want more money)?
WAD >
WAD >------
WAD >Namecheap.com
WAD >WhoisGuard renewal notice 
WAD >Date: 10/9/2008
WAD >
WAD >This notice is to inform you that one of your WhoisGuard is expiring
WAD >soon. Please act fast and renew the WhoisGuard as soon as possible. 
WAD >The details of the WhoisGuard are provided below.
WAD >

there are a lot of companies who try and get you to register your domain 
names with them. i get hardcopy letters and e-mails all the time offering 
to chge my domain name registrations to some registrar other than 
directnic for merely 4 or 5 times what i pay directnic.

unless you signed up with whoisguard i would ignore the notice.

whois guard is a separate service from domain name registration

here is a discussion of the try and get you to change registrar scam:

http://www.mezzoblue.com/archives/2008/07/16/domain_regis/



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