How to validate WAPS information

WAPS, or Whois Accuracy Program Specification, is a system introduced by the ICANN to validate the contact information of a domain name. ICANN requires that all registrars validate the identity and the continuity of the information entered in the contact of a domain name in order to have up-to-date information about the owners.

Domain owners are responsible for the use of their domain.

Before you start

To complete the actions presented below, you must have:

• A Dedibox account logged into the console
• A domain registered with Scaleway

1. Scaleway validates the information by sending an email to the owner’s email address:

   Hello,
   You received this message because you are the current owner of
   domain names.
   As part of a mandatory process that is required by ICANN,
   we need to verify if your e-mail address is still being used as a domain name holder once a year and for each modification 
   of your e-mail validity use as a domain name holder.
   WARNING: Without a response from your end within 15 days, the verification fails and your domain names may get suspended. 
   fail and you risk the suspension of domain names.
   You have 15 days to confirm your e-mail address
   by simply clicking the following link.
   http://registrar.online.net/waps.cgi?
   We remind you the information when opening your account:
   Your e-mail    : xxxxxxxx@yyyyyyy.com
   Your telephone : +33.xxxxxxxxxx
   This procedure is about the following domain names:
           xxxxxx.com
   If you have questions about this process you can contact our
   helpdesk team at https://console.online.net/en/assistance/commercial
   but do not reply to this message. Messages received to this
   address are not read and therefore receive no answer
   --
   https://console.online.net
   

2. Click on the link in the email within 15 days to confirm that your email address is valid.
   Important

   If you do not carry out this validation, you will not be able to renew your domain name. You may end up with a renewed hosting package, and no domain name. Since the domain is not renewed and no longer responds correctly on the Internet, the site will not be available.