[RFCI-Discuss] Domains By Proxy

[John Kimble]

On 1/16/07, Leonard Mills <Leonard_Mills at corpnet.sel.sony.com> wrote:
> "Derek J. Balling" <dredd at megacity.org> wrote:
> >Comments from the masses?
>
> Wearing my hostmaster hat, I'm involved with a number
> of proxied domains.  Most are associated with charitable
> and/or standards organizations for which it is deemed
> correct to avoid publishing any direct involvement.
>
> I'd hate to see those domains become listed just
> because they share by proxy an association with some
> less-desirable domains.  It would be a shame if it were
> to become necessary to offload the domains and pass the
> expenses on to the relatively impecunious organizations
> we are trying to benefit.
>
> Len
>

We need to bear in mind that services like rfci and open-whois.org are
merely keepers of lists of domains whose WHOIS information, mail
servers etc. show certain characteristics. It is up to users of such
services to decide what to do after looking up domains and finding out
they are listed.

- John