>> Essentially, what I'm talking about is two to five days after you register a >> domain name, you already start receiving e-mail solicitations about >> different products and or services. > > This is normal.
from m-w.com Normal = 2 a : according with, constituting, or not deviating from a norm, rule, or principle b : conforming to a type, standard, or regular pattern 3 : occurring naturally Yes, there is a regular pattern of spamming these days. There's also other regular patterns in society that occur regularly that might fit the definition of normal, but are irritating, destructive and anti-social. I don't think these regular events are normal in the way that most people use the word normal. The problem as i see it is Spamming. The solution is to make spamming illegal and charge fines per spam, say $10. per illegal spam for repeat offenders. And for those who cry out that spamming or as some call it, "Direct Marketing", is an important part of business, then the use of legitimate, email verified opt-in lists is the way to give direct marketers and consumers who like them the opportunity to use them. For those like myself, that detest Spam for many reasons, i and others like me will be spared the onslaught because i have not opted in. Of course, some will think it's impossible to stop Spam. Not so. Charge fines, seize assets, follow the digital money trails. The money collected can be used to go after other spammers. Go after spammers long enough and educate the public about it's wasteful effects, and one day the amount of spamming will decrease, not increase. I can't see any legitimate reason for Icann to sell these lists. Peace out. Swerve > From: "wxWeb.com" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: William X Walsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sat, 18 May 2002 22:05:31 -0700 > To: "Charles Edmunds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Domain Question > > Saturday, May 18, 2002, 9:26:41 PM, Charles Edmunds wrote: > >> This may seem to be an off of the topic question, however, I feel that this >> may be the right place to ask about it. > >> Once a person registers a domain name, does this information stay private or >> does this information become available to any and everyone that wants it. > > Yes, it is available. > >> Essentially, what I'm talking about is two to five days after you register a >> domain name, you already start receiving e-mail solicitations about >> different products and or services. > > This is normal. > >> My first question: Is this allowed? What's Tucows policy on this sort of >> thing. > > The policy is set by ICANN. > >> Second question: How do people get access to this sort of list? Is this >> public property available from ICANN or do people simply sell their registry >> list to the highest bidder? > > Generally they can tell a new domain registration by checking the zone > files daily, and then doing a whois on it. > >> Third: If this is public information, shouldn't the be a way to choose to >> opt-out when you register your domain name, instead of having to manually >> unsubscribe from each spammer that sends you information? > > No, there is no way to opt out of whois, nor should there be, and if > you opted out of the dns zone files, then your domain would stop > working. > >> If anyone could give me some more insight into this, I would greatly >> appreciate it. > > Hope that helps understand the process anyway. > > -- > Best regards, > William X Walsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- > OpenSRS installation and customizations > Payment Processing Integration > Apache Installation and Support Services > http://www.wxsoft.com/ >
