Just one example of spam based on whois records. We all know that people mine whois databases to sell stuff. It's incredibly cheap and easy to do these days: compare the zone files, get the new registrations, and then run whois lookups. There are even ... Continue Reading14 Comments
Cheap domain names are spammers’ favorites
· Policy & LawNew report shows that spammers love some of the cheap new domain name options. Spammers churn through a lot of domain names. As soon as deliverability sinks with one, they move on to the next. That might explain this chart in Architelos' June ... Continue Reading7 Comments
ICANN Wants to Trap WHOIS Abusers for Study
· Policy & LawGroup sends our RFP for whois abuse study. ICANN, through Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO), is seeking proposals from qualified companies to study whois abuse. One of its proposed mechanisms for studying abuse is to set up a number of test ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Re-Ranking KnujOn’s Spam Domain Registrar List
· Domain RegistrarsUsing a different, simpler, and better methodology, here are the top spam registrars. The internet media goes abuzz when KnujOn ("No Junk" backwards) releases its report of the domain name registrars with the most spam. But few people question the ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Dear Maxunis, Thanks for the Spam
· Domain SalesAuction seller sends (lots of) spam to promote his domain name. Dear "Maxunis", I received your e-mail from [email protected] this morning about your auction of a domain name on Sedo. In fact, all four of the e-mails. In your four e-mails (from ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment