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Re:WHOIS blackout period likely starting in May by freeone3000 on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @04:28PM (#17077586)
You could just lie. Only the contact email really matters, and those are anonymously-routable already.
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Re:WHOIS blackout period likely starting in May by jkaplowitz on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @06:08PM (#17078340)
In practice, this will usually work, but it does violate ICANN rules. If this ever gets enforced, likely due to a disgruntled party making a complaint, it could backfire.
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Re:WHOIS blackout period likely starting in May by jzl on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @07:35PM (#17078808)
Yep, you could lose the domain. It would be a big risk to take if there's any chance someone wanted to go after the domain.
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