Posted on 02/11/2017 7:47:31 PM PST by Sopater
As of January 1, 2014 the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will mandate that all ICANN accredited registrars begin verifying the Registrant WHOIS contact information for all new domain registrations and Registrant contact modifications.
Why was my domain suspended?
ICANN requires that the domain registrant's contact information or changes to the registrant's WHOIS information be verified within 15 calendar days. If the data is not verified in this timeframe, ICANN mandates that the website be suspended pending the verification.
How can I remove the suspension on my domain?
The suspension of the domain will be removed after the WHOIS information is successfully verified. Please update the WHOIS information with complete and accurate contact details through your domain service provider. Once updated you will recieve a new verification email.
Once the suspension is removed, when will my website come back online?
We estimate it may take 24 to 48 hours for the website to come back online.
Who is ICANN?
ICANN is responsible for the coordination of the global Internet's systems of unique identifiers and, in particular, ensuring its' stable and secure operation. ICANN maintains policies and specifications for registrars and registrants to abide by.
What is WHOIS?
WHOIS services provide public access to data on registered domain name holders. Registered Name Holders are required to provide accurate and reliable contact details to their Registrar to update WHOIS data for a Registered Name.
According to this article, in 2014, a law was passed requiring the registrar of domain names to find out if the stated person and street address of a domain owner is true and correct. Hmm. Now that ICANN is run by anti-freedom countries, who is responsible for punishing mistakes made by the domain registrars, such as America’s Godaddy?
Lol. Maybe.
But now try to go to specific pages. For instance, Google "NJ armslist" or "NJ compliant rifles."
You get this:
404 - File or directory not found.
The resource you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6002]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\Owner>snslookup-8.8.8.8
‘snslookup-8.8.8.8’ is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
C:\Users\Owner>snslookup - 8.8.8.8
‘snslookup’ is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
C:\Users\Owner>nslookup-8.8.8.8
‘nslookup-8.8.8.8’ is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
C:\Users\Owner>nslookup - 8.8.8.8
Default Server: google-public-dns-a.google.com
Address: 8.8.8.8
> armslist.com
Server: google-public-dns-a.google.com
Address: 8.8.8.8
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: armslist.com
Addresses: 54.243.115.211
174.129.224.74
>
When I put in either numerical address, I get:
ARMSLIST is currently under maintenance. We will be back shortly.
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