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Is it "safe" to use an own domain for Mails?

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Hey there, i have a domain (.de-domain, registered with netcup) that i would like to use for my email-provider, but i am hesitant. Why i am hesitant: I don’t want that people might be able to find out my name/adress that is registered with my domain. If some service does not need my personal data, i simply don’t want them to be able to access them. It’s as simple as that. I read that a whois-check could reveal my data, but the situation seems more complicated. At least, i couldn’t reveal my personal data with a whois-check. Why i would like to use my own domain: I want to be more independent from my mail-provider. I am not that tech-savvy, so sorry if this is a silly question. I tried searching, but didn’t found anything, probably because keywords like domain bring up lots of different topics.

Sep 14, 2025 at 8:30amWeb
Show threadshortwavesurferSep 14, 2025

Generally domain registrars have whois privacy so that when a whois is requested they find out who the registrar is but they don’t find out who owns the domain itself.

So they would get that you host your domain with, say, pork bun, for example, but they would not be able to get any farther than that without contacting pork bun as like an agency or something.

Show threadirmadladSep 14, 2025
shortwavesurfer, do you DX? I remember as a kid, running up a dipole antenna, and listening to shortwave stations around the world. I remember there was this station called Radio Antilies that ran the old AM radio shows like The Shadow, The Green Hornet, and stuff like that.
Radio Antilles - Wikipedia

Show threadshortwavesurferSep 14, 2025
Some. AM DX is kinda fun and i have had my ham ticket for like 7 years now.
Show threadaaravchenSep 15, 2025
WARNING: This varies by domain TLD. Some TLDs require public whois information because the country that owns the TLD has dictated it. Just pay attention when creating/obtaining new domains.
Show threadshortwavesurferSep 15, 2025
Okay, I was not aware of that. Thanks for that information.
Show threadwowleakSep 14, 2025
Getting a domain at for example njal.la will keep you private, Njalla will buy the domain and they will own it for you, maybe not ideal but your contact info will not be searchable.
Njalla — Worlds most notorious privacy provider for domains, VPS' and VPNs.

Njalla — Considered the worlds most notorious &quote;Privacy as a Service&quote; provider for domains, VPS' and VPNs.

Show threadmelroySep 14, 2025
To be fair. You never own any domain. That is why I need to pay monthly fees. Each domain name even dot Com etc are all renting.
Show threadryannathansSep 15, 2025
… You’re the registrant then, does that satisfy your semantics?
Show threadmelroySep 15, 2025

No single entity owns all domain names. Instead, the domain name system (DNS) is managed by a "decentralized" structure involving several organizations and entities:

  • ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers): This nonprofit organization oversees the global domain name system, coordinates the allocation of domain names, and manages the database of domain names and IP addresses.
  • Registries: Each top-level domain (TLD), such as .com, .org, or country-specific domains like .uk or .fr, is managed by a registry. For example, Verisign operates the .com and .net registries.
  • Registrars: These are companies accredited by ICANN or the respective TLD registry to sell domain names to the public. Examples include GoDaddy, Namecheap, and Google Domains.
  • End Users (You and me): Individuals or organizations that purchase domain names from registrars own those specific domain names, but they must adhere to the rules set by the registries and ICANN. And basically we just rent those domains from the registrars.

    • In summary, domain names are owned by individual registrants, but their management and regulation are overseen by ICANN and various registries and registrars.

    Show threadAnafabulaSep 14, 2025

    For .de you don’t need any of that domain privacy stuff. .de domains don’t reveal anything over whois except the company you registered the domain at (and DNS servers, but domains are useless without that). You have to do some special request to get more than that. Idk how hard it is to make such a request though

    webwhois.denic.de/?lang=de&query=example.de
    www.denic.de/…/anfragen-dritter-zu-inhaberdaten/

    denic.de: WebWhois