Manage Whois Protector Service

This feature is only available for domain names registered through Hostway.

Whois Protector service provides you a way to keep your personal name and contact information hidden in the public WHOIS records, which are available on the Internet for anyone to see, including spammers, identity thieves, and telemarketers.

ICANN, the international governing body for domain names, requires every Registrar to maintain a publicly accessible "WHOIS" database displaying all contact information for all domain names registered. When you purchase a private domain name with Hostway and select to add the Whois Protector service, our partner WhoisProtector.com provides its contact information in the WHOIS database in place of yours. Your contact information is kept private and you still retain full control over your domain name.

For more information on Whois Protector service, visit the Whois Protector service Web site at www.whoisprotector.com.

To add Whois Protector service:

  1. In SiteControl, click Domain Name.

  2. On the Domain Name Management page, click WhoisProtector Service.

  3. Review the information on the Add Service page and then click Add.

  4. The service is added to your plan.

To manage Whois Protector service:

  1. In SiteControl, click Domain Name.

  2. On the Domain Name Management page, click WhoisProtector Service.

  3. To enable or disable the service, click the Enable or Disable button. Please note that when the service is disabled, your contact information as specified in SiteControl appears in the public Whois record.

  4. To automatically return all email messages to the sender as undeliverable, select Bounce as your Forwarding Service. To forward email messages to another email address, select Filter and Forward and then enter the appropriate email address in the Forward To field. Any email sent to <yourdomain>@whoisprotector.com will be automatically forwarded to this address.

  5. Click Apply to save the changes.

To remove Whois Protector service:

  1. In SiteControl, click Domain Name.

  2. On the Domain Name Management page, click WhoisProtector Service.

  3. Click Remove. The service is removed and your contact information will display in the public Whois Record.