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but why would they use shady looking domain names for this?
by floomk 3y ago
but why would they use shady looking domain names for this?
- pearlsteinj 3y agoTotally just guessing: Maybe to reduce inbound spam that's forwarded to the buyers? If it was one central email address, spammers could just send a ton of images/PDFs to all known prefixes of that central domain, but needing to guess the prefix + right domain adds a layer of indirection? They may not do much validation on the forwarded tickets, just store it for disputes
- iudqnolq 3y agoWouldn't it be much cheaper and effective to add a random secret to the bit before the at rather than after?
- oldtownroad 3y agoI’d guess so that ticketmaster etc. can’t identify which tickets are being sold via StubHub. If the domains were identifiable, ticketmaster could block the transfers.
- mskec 3y agoBut if StubHub (MarkMonitor Inc.) is visible in WHOIS, then ticketmaster could do a `whois emeraldsummitadvisors.com` and block still block it?
- htrp 3y agoCat and mouse game with Ticketmaster team..... next up anonymous registrations.
- mskec 3y agoYeah. That's a slightly more expensive endeavour. The question is is they can scale enough the number of domains and connect to send emails. New domains + not known can have not so good sending reputation. If they use low number of domains, Ticketmaster could start blocking new domains with more than average number of ticket purchases.
- jtriangle 3y agoShady looking domain names are usually cheap and available? That's my best guess at least.
- lozenge 3y agoTo most people it isn't shady looking? It gives the feeling that you're emailing a person, which might be what they're going for.