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by jolmg 3285 days ago
Oh dear. My main domain and email are in the .space TLD. I hope your practice is not widespread.

Personally, I chose .space simply because it's cool, cheap, and not overcrowded. It also seems to lend itself well to being part of a name.

I know spam is a hard problem, but I wish you wouldn't label me a spammer simply because of the TLD I chose.
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treitnauer 3285 days ago
That's one of the problems with cheap domains in the sub $5 range. Some gTLD registries (.space included) thought it was a good idea to offer them really cheap, but what they got were mostly spammers which puts you in a bad neighborhood.

There are a few others which you may want to avoid according to this report: https://securityintelligence.com/enticing-clicks-with-spam/

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ignoramceisblis 3284 days ago
The author's full comment:

> Why did you end up going with a .space domain? We blocked that whole TLD because we were getting massive amounts of spam from it when it first came out.

From your comment:

> I know spam is a hard problem, but I wish you wouldn't label me a spammer simply because of the TLD I chose.

The author is not "labeling you a spammer". They're simply stating a fact about their experience. And in fact, it doesn't even mention you.

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jolmg 3284 days ago
I'm not taking offence nor am I taking it personally. I was hoping my tone was clear on that (i.e. "I know [you have reason], but ..." and "I wish ...", which is just an expression of hope). Sorry, if it came off as aggressive.

I only tried to hightlight that they have, in effect, labeled everyone in .space (not just me, but me included) as a spammer.

It's heavy handed, but I understand there are sometimes pressing needs for quick solutions, like when having your mailboxes flooded with SPAM. Hence, the "I know ..." clause.

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