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Dynadot new .com domain name registrations pushed through OpenProvider
Something seems fishy with new .com domain registrations through Dynadot. Are they now using Openprovider.com for .com domains? Also, based on the WHOIS information for registered domain name, it looks like it's not registered in your name, but instead owned by “Dynadot, LLC.”
This is not a an April 1st joke..
WHOIS information for a newly registered .com domain through the Dynadot GUI
(I removed some sensitive information):
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.registrar.eu
Registrar URL: http://www.openprovider.com
Registrar: Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu
Registrar IANA ID: 1647
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: [email protected]
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +31.104482297
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
Name Server: NS1.DYNA-NS.NET
Name Server: NS2.DYNA-NS.NET
DNSSEC: unsigned
URL of the ICANN Whois Inaccuracy Complaint Form: https://www.icann.org/wicf/
whois.registrar.eu
Domain Name: XX
Registry Domain ID: XX
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.registrar.eu
Registrar URL: https://www.registrar.eu
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: XX
Registrar: Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu
Registrar IANA ID: 1647
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: [email protected]
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +31.104482297
Registry Registrant ID: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY
Registrant Name: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY
Registrant Organization: Dynadot, LLC
Registrant Street: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY
Registrant City: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY
Registrant State/Province:
Registrant Postal Code: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY
Registrant Country: US
Registrant Phone: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY
Registrant Fax Ext:
Comments
Y OpenProvider being a problem here?
double check your whois privacy setting, and whether they're enabled by default or not
Doesn't look like it.
Just registered a .com to test.
That's likely due to whois/domain privacy.
I registered multiple domains [.com] yesterday using dynadot gui and all were registered through
Domain Name: XX .COM
Registry Domain ID: XX _DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.registrar.eu
Registrar URL: http://www.openprovider.com
Updated Date: 2026-03-31 XX
Creation Date: 2026-03-31 XX
Registry Expiry Date: 2027-03-31 XX
Registrar: Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu
Registrar IANA ID: 1647
They probably had registrar downtime and didn’t want to lose sales. Reach out to support, they’ve been friendly in all my experiences.
better contact dynadot. they might be using openprovider as registrar on record for users in some countries. may be.
Maybe you used promo codes? https://www.dynadot.com/help/question/com-registration-promotion
Basically non promo, full price reg will reg with dyna directly but reg with promo codes are reg via openprovider and managed via dyna panel.
yes, I used the promo code.... that explains it... thanks
Anyway, is that an excerp from openprovider managed domain whois? Seems like they don't do proper whois privacy but only showed redaction directly from registry, with country and region aren't redacted and still leaked registrant location. Another one registrar/reseller I'd be avoiding. Its similar to cloudflare registrar, still leaking country and region for .com
In this case, the domains with OpenProvider/Registrar.eu will use Dynadot's whois/domain privacy details, so the "Registrant Country" should be US.
And yes, for domains registered with CF, most registrant details are redacted, except for "Registrant State/Province" and "Registrant Country".
You bought a domain just to test?
Yes
Have some funds there from selling names on their marketplace.
And if its not bought with the promo code then in theory you can even request for deletion and get (partial?) refund, i think. Dyna called it Grace Deletion, mentioned in that earlier link i posted. I believe its within the epp code addPeriod. Icann documented it at https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/epp-status-codes-2014-06-16-en
Not many registrar allow that, cool for dyna to still does it.
Oh, yes, domain tasting.
Did some many years ago.
Thanks for reminding me