[ga] Reseller hiding WHOIS info

[DannyYounger@cs.com]

I received a solicitation by mail to register a .us domain.  The letter had a 
return address in Singapore (a PO box).  As I looked into the details of this 
service provider, I noted that the WHOIS database provided no telephone or 
fax contact number and that it was under registrar lock.  The organization 
that sent this letter, IRWW, doesn't appear to be either an ICANN-accredited 
registrar nor a .us accredited registrar, nor have a phone listing available 
through NY directory information.  Its service contract doesn't specify a 
registrar-of-record either.

Questions:  

1.  As consumers, don't we have a right to know the full contact details of 
domain registration providers?
2.  Why are such details not available through the WHOIS in this instance?
3.  If a registrar provided the registrar lock service, isn't that registrar 
aware that the WHOIS details are incomplete?  Isn't this a willful violation 
of section 3.3.1.7 of the RAA?

Registration Service Provided By: Internet Registrations World Wide
Contact: info@irww.com
Visit: http://www.irww.com

Domain name: irww.com

Registrant Contact:
   Internet Registrations World Wide
   Bradley Norrish   (mail@irww.com)
   -
   FAX: -
   1040 Avenue of the Americas
   New York, NY 10018
   US


Billing, Administrative Contact:
   Internet Registrations World Wide
   Bradley Norrish   (mail@irww.com)
   -
   FAX: -
   1040 Avenue of the Americas
   New York, NY 10018
   US


Technical Contact:
   Internet Registrations World Wide
   Bradley Norrish   (mail@irww.com)
   -
   FAX: -
   1040 Avenue of the Americas
   New York, NY 10018
   US



Status: REGISTRAR_LOCK
  Note: To help prevent malicious domain hijacking and domain transfer 
        errors, the registrant for this domain has chosen to prevent its
        transfer. Any attempted transfers will be denied at the registry.
        The apparent authority (registrant) for the name must unlock the 
        name at the current registrar in order for a transfer initiation 
        to succeed. 

Name servers: 
    ns1.irww.com
    ns2.irww.com

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