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Oh dear. My main domain and email are in the .space TLD. I hope your practice is not widespread. Personally, I chose .space simply because it's cool, cheap, an

by jolmg 9y ago

Oh dear. My main domain and email are in the .space TLD. I hope your practice is not widespread. Personally, I chose .space simply because it's cool, cheap, and not overcrowded. It also seems to lend itself well to being part of a name. I know spam is a hard problem, but I wish you wouldn't label me a spammer simply because of the TLD I chose.

treitnauer 9y ago
That's one of the problems with cheap domains in the sub $5 range. Some gTLD registries (.space included) thought it was a good idea to offer them really cheap, but what they got were mostly spammers which puts you in a bad neighborhood. There are a few others which you may want to avoid according to this report: https://securityintelligence.com/enticing-clicks-with-spam/ https://securityintelligence.com/enticing-clicks-with-spam/
ignoramceisblis 9y ago
The author's full comment: > Why did you end up going with a .space domain? We blocked that whole TLD because we were getting massive amounts of spam from it when it first came out. From your comment: > I know spam is a hard problem, but I wish you wouldn't label me a spammer simply because of the TLD I chose. The author is not "labeling you a spammer". They're simply stating a fact about their experience. And in fact, it doesn't even mention you.
- jolmg 9y ago
  I'm not taking offence nor am I taking it personally. I was hoping my tone was clear on that (i.e. "I know [you have reason], but ..." and "I wish ...", which is just an expression of hope). Sorry, if it came off as aggressive. I only tried to hightlight that they have, in effect, labeled everyone in .space (not just me, but me included) as a spammer. It's heavy handed, but I understand there are sometimes pressing needs for quick solutions, like when having your mailboxes flooded with SPAM. Hence, the "I know ..." clause.

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Oh dear. My main domain and email are in the .space TLD. I hope your practice is not widespread. Personally, I chose .space simply because it's cool, cheap, an

by jolmg 9y ago

treitnauer 9y ago
That's one of the problems with cheap domains in the sub $5 range. Some gTLD registries (.space included) thought it was a good idea to offer them really cheap, but what they got were mostly spammers which puts you in a bad neighborhood. There are a few others which you may want to avoid according to this report: https://securityintelligence.com/enticing-clicks-with-spam/ https://securityintelligence.com/enticing-clicks-with-spam/
ignoramceisblis 9y ago
The author's full comment: > Why did you end up going with a .space domain? We blocked that whole TLD because we were getting massive amounts of spam from it when it first came out. From your comment: > I know spam is a hard problem, but I wish you wouldn't label me a spammer simply because of the TLD I chose. The author is not "labeling you a spammer". They're simply stating a fact about their experience. And in fact, it doesn't even mention you.
- jolmg 9y ago
  I'm not taking offence nor am I taking it personally. I was hoping my tone was clear on that (i.e. "I know [you have reason], but ..." and "I wish ...", which is just an expression of hope). Sorry, if it came off as aggressive. I only tried to hightlight that they have, in effect, labeled everyone in .space (not just me, but me included) as a spammer. It's heavy handed, but I understand there are sometimes pressing needs for quick solutions, like when having your mailboxes flooded with SPAM. Hence, the "I know ..." clause.