SpamCop has been around since the late 1990s. It’s been a DNS blacklist used by email providers of varying sizes for 20 years. Somebody in SpamCop or its parent company Cisco forgot to renew the domain name, so it’s currently going to the registrar’s parking page: Of course this also means that all DNS records… Continue reading Spamcop Offline cos the Domain Expired!
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Domain Scam Targetting Irish Small Business
There are always a few scams out there that are aimed at small businesses. Many of them are for “SEO” services where they promise “incredible” results. It’s a very good use of the word “incredible” as the claims are completely lacking in credibility. In the domain name world there have been a variety of scams… Continue reading Domain Scam Targetting Irish Small Business
OVH Abuse AFNIC Member Database
AFNIC, in common with a lot of registry operators, maintains a list of members / registrars on its website. It’s probably the most complete list you can find. On Friday evening French registrar and hosting provider OVH decided to abuse the database and sent spam to a large number of the AFNIC members. The email,… Continue reading OVH Abuse AFNIC Member Database
Bido Spam DNForum Users
Image by Getty Images via Daylife While I’ve mentioned Bido in the past, as I thought it was a cool idea, I won’t be in the future. Why not? Because they seem to think it’s ok to send spam to members of DNForum. If you want to market your website spamming people about it is… Continue reading Bido Spam DNForum Users
Nominet Issues Spoofing Warning
In common with many domain registries Nominet relies heavily on email for communication to registrars AND registrants. Unfortunately they seem to have been the target of some spoofing in recent days It sounds like they’ve been the victims of a “Joe Job”, where a spammer basically “hijacks” a person or organisation’s domain when sending mails.… Continue reading Nominet Issues Spoofing Warning
Registrars Resorting To Comment Spam? TodayNic Using Dodgy Marketing
The competition between the various ICANN accredited registrars has been tough for quite some time. All you need to do is look at the pricing being offered by some of the companies, along with the various other enticements they use to attract new registrants and resellers, to get an idea of how tough the market… Continue reading Registrars Resorting To Comment Spam? TodayNic Using Dodgy Marketing