July 8, 2005
Should the registrars take action against spammers?
I never thought a domain registrar would suspend a domain for spamming, I thought the industry left that responsability to hosting providers. I learned today that GoDaddy already takes actions against spammers.
Thank you for contacting the GoDaddy.com Spam and Abuse Department. We have redirected the following domain names for violations of our Spam and Abuse policies.
That’s what was posted on Web Hosting Talk today. I hate spam and I like the idea, but at the same time I am scared. How does GoDaddy decides if a domains should be suspended? How do they investigate the case? Do they send prior notifications before taking actions?
This case happened after a SpamHaus listing. SpamHaus is normally a trustable blacklist. I am scared that registrars like GoDaddy would trust other black lists that are less accurate and would cause domains to be suspended wrongfully. Read the thread on WHT for other opinions.
Filed under: Forums, Spam, Spyware and Virus, Domain Names
