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Be aware that Facebook Messenger flags duckdns.org subdomains as unsafe URLs (i.e. cybercriminals using the service have tarnished its reputation).

erellsworth 4y ago
My employer's firewall won't even let me access the site.
- krvajal 4y ago
  Same
- stoplying1 4y ago
  Note to self, host more stuff on duckdns. I can't stand the amount that folks bend over backwards to accommodate lazy, inconsiderate middle men. Read my think piece on my ad/pop-up riddled Medium/Substack blog!
ronnier 4y ago
Dynamic dns domains are used heavily by spammers as a free way to get new domains to spread links on social media sites (to evade domain bans). Typically these are fake dating site scams targeted at men. I’m dealing with this now at at one of the top social media companies.
- RicoElectrico 4y ago
  Do they also check by CNAME? If I buy a domain and connect DuckDNS via CNAME, would filters trip on this as well?
  - apecat 4y ago
    I don't think they do. I've been using DuckDNS against my own domain CNAMEs for years.
- stoplying1 4y ago
  And? Not sure what I'm supposed to take from this. Domains can be had for so cheap, the fact that it's even a consideration in the spam profile is kinda... :/.
kornhole 4y ago
This is not unique to duckdns. My own domains with completely innocent content get flagged as unsafe by the big gatekeepers. This is a growing problem for any of us outside their walls.
lastofthemojito 4y ago
> cybercriminals using the service have tarnished its reputation Yeah, that's the only reason I'd heard of Duck DNS before - I got some "please sign in to your bank account" text with a link and I saw the domain in the URL was duckdns.org so I looked into it. With behavior like that on their domain, I'd imagine many browsers, firewalls, etc will block them.
stoplying1 4y ago
Wow, thanks for a reminder as to why I'd literally never use Facebook Messenger. Somethings are actually indeed worth the friction-full conversations of "no, sorry please use (anything else) to chat with me".

erellsworth 4y ago

My employer's firewall won't even let me access the site.

krvajal 4y ago
Same
stoplying1 4y ago
Note to self, host more stuff on duckdns. I can't stand the amount that folks bend over backwards to accommodate lazy, inconsiderate middle men. Read my think piece on my ad/pop-up riddled Medium/Substack blog!

ronnier 4y ago

Dynamic dns domains are used heavily by spammers as a free way to get new domains to spread links on social media sites (to evade domain bans). Typically these are fake dating site scams targeted at men. I’m dealing with this now at at one of the top social media companies.

RicoElectrico 4y ago
Do they also check by CNAME? If I buy a domain and connect DuckDNS via CNAME, would filters trip on this as well?
- apecat 4y ago
  I don't think they do. I've been using DuckDNS against my own domain CNAMEs for years.
stoplying1 4y ago
And? Not sure what I'm supposed to take from this. Domains can be had for so cheap, the fact that it's even a consideration in the spam profile is kinda... :/.

kornhole 4y ago

This is not unique to duckdns. My own domains with completely innocent content get flagged as unsafe by the big gatekeepers. This is a growing problem for any of us outside their walls.

lastofthemojito 4y ago

> cybercriminals using the service have tarnished its reputation Yeah, that's the only reason I'd heard of Duck DNS before - I got some "please sign in to your bank account" text with a link and I saw the domain in the URL was duckdns.org so I looked into it. With behavior like that on their domain, I'd imagine many browsers, firewalls, etc will block them.

stoplying1 4y ago

Wow, thanks for a reminder as to why I'd literally never use Facebook Messenger. Somethings are actually indeed worth the friction-full conversations of "no, sorry please use (anything else) to chat with me".