[John Robinson]

Somebody complained to ICANN about an invalid phone number on our domain. ICANN pressed GKG into action. GKG said they e-mailed us Feb 2nd and then again Mar 17th with no response. Today GKG suspended our domain.

The real stupid thing is, while it is true there is a 555 number on one of the contacts, there is another valid number listed in three locations. In all four locations (above the 555 number and the valid number) is the same PO box address. And there are two distinct e-mail addresses listed in the four locations.

Somebody was splitting hairs.

[general_re]

Suddenly ICANN gives a damn about that stuff? And decided to use you as their whipping boy? I call bull**** - if I had a nickel for every record with obviously bogus contact info, I'd be up to my eyeballs in nickels...

[steveegg]

Somebody was splitting hairs.

Understatement of 2004. Nitpick over one 555 number, then not use either the non-555 numbers or snail mail to try to get a hold of you is a bit more than just "splitting hairs"; it reeks of double-secret probation.

[Fury]

Perhaps consider a service like NetSol's Private Registration service. They initially offered it to prevent harvesting of names and numbers in the WHOIS database. Instead of your actual contact information, NetSol provides a NetSol e-mail address, address, and phone number on your behalf. That would at least prevent DU types from causing problems. I use the service and it works well. I'm not employed by NetSol! ;)