Anyone can claim experience without actually having it, and even if you have it, you still don't know, if *I* am not going to be contacted in the future. You're not Nostradamus, are you?

Court papers *are* sent to the postal address; not that I expect them--I don't do anything illegal, but you're wrong on that one.

I already mentioned that using a mail forwarding company is also necessary, because I'm often abroad for several months (which I am actually right now). Just using my personal home address is unwise, because I'd open up my mail up to several months too late.

So, the mail forwarding company is already necessary for purposes besides privacy, as I already explained in my original post. And as a convenient side effect, it gives an additional layer of privacy, which is only legally penetrable by law enforcement. So, why use WHOIS privacy, if all it does is cost more and make you subject to their Terms of Service (ToS) agreements? It makes no sense.

The problem is that when an dispute comes in the registrar is in control and can decide to turn off privacy, charge fees, or whatever else they want to do. Just read the ToS excerpt I posted above or read it on their homepage.

All you hear people saying is that it only costs $x.xx per year. Here is an example of what you get for a few bucks a year:

http://news.cnet.com/Private-domains...3-5833663.html

http://forums.nodaddy.com/index.php?topic=6.0

http://www.neilturner.me.uk/2005/08/12/fauxdaddy.html

The mere fact that you haven't had these problems in 10 years doesn't mean they cannot happen. The above links are proof of that. But I wish you luck, you'll need it.

Nevertheless, I find it amusing and telling that you continue to refuse to comment on the ToS agreements and that they explicitly give you a lot of reasons not to use those privacy services.

I have tried to stay objective and provide proof of my claims, but if you continue to post unfounded and/or unhelpful comments, like arguing that your alleged experience predicts what is going to happen in my case, or simply ignoring what the ToS actually says (which contradicts what you seem to imply), I might choose to just ignore them and leave them unanswered.

I think everyone with eyes to read and a brain to process information can make up their own mind.

I got the information I needed. For me, this topic is closed.

Have a nice day.