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Re: .cc domain spam


From: Jon Lewis <jlewis () inorganic5 fdt net>
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1998 03:21:40 -0400 (EDT)

On Fri, 25 Sep 1998, Elvis wrote:

Yes, you are certainly not alone.  My delete button is getting worn out.
:)  In fact, I get spammed every time I register a new domain by several
different entities now.

This brings up an interesting question.  How are the domainspace.com
creeps getting lists of newly registered domains?  Do they have special
access at NetSol?  Are they just grabbing the .com and .net zones
periodically, running a diff, and spamming the contacts for new domains?

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