Registries Falling Down on the Job: nic.at Domains Blacklisted by Spam haus for Phishing

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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This illustrates how some registries are simply contributing to
the problem.

Via DomainNews.com.

[snip]

nic.at is currently advising registrars of a problem with the nic.at
mailserver currently listed on a spam blacklist of Spamhaus.

Previously Spamhaus.org complained about 15 .at domains to nic.at noting
they have been used for phishing. nic.at informed spamhaus.org of the legal
and technical issues involved, however Spamhaus still insists on the
immediate deletion of the domains based on the indication of phishing.

nic.at cannot - according to the registry terms and conditions and Austrian
jurisdiction - comply with this demand. Subsequently Spamhaus has listed
nic.at without further ado on their email spam blacklist.

In their notice to registrars, nic.at makes it clear they in no way support
spamming or phishing. Due to the legal situation they note their options
are very limited, mainly because the contract is with the domain owner
themselves.

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More:
http://www.domainnews.com/registries/1320070620/nicat-domains-blacklisted-b
y-spamhaus/

- - ferg

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 Engineering Architecture for the Internet
 fergdawg(at)netzero.net
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