mrmaxx Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 I know there's not a lot I can do, other than report the bad bounces, but just wondering how long this sort of thing typically goes on? It's happened before, but it's been awhile since anyone forged MY domain for much, so I'm just curious how long I should expect to get the mis-directed bounces? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telarin Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 Well, the last time it happened to me, I had a major flood for about one day, and then they slowly tapered off over the next week or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmaxx Posted October 5, 2006 Author Share Posted October 5, 2006 Well, the last time it happened to me, I had a major flood for about one day, and then they slowly tapered off over the next week or so. Dang... wish I had that kind of luck. It's been going strong for at least a couple weeks now... I think. Well, I guess there's not much I can do at this point. I think when I get a chance, I'll switch to a different registrar where I can get rid of the catchall email address and return some of the bad bounces. <Evil Grin> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wazoo Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 I think when I get a chance, I'll switch to a different registrar where I can get rid of the catchall email address and return some of the bad bounces. Based on some recent dialog in another Topic, the word "registrar" seems possibly out of place. (or maybe not) ... There are Domain Registrars that will 'park' a Domain, forward e-mail, etc ... but that's basically just setting a couple of pointers. Actually getting in and setting filters, rules, etc. usually requires paying a "Host" somewhere .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmaxx Posted October 6, 2006 Author Share Posted October 6, 2006 Based on some recent dialog in another Topic, the word "registrar" seems possibly out of place. (or maybe not) ... There are Domain Registrars that will 'park' a Domain, forward e-mail, etc ... but that's basically just setting a couple of pointers. Actually getting in and setting filters, rules, etc. usually requires paying a "Host" somewhere .... Yep. And maybe that's part of the service, however, Register4Less apparently has a special deal going where they do that for you. All's I know is I was browsing one of my favorite geeky web-comics where RFL is a major sponsor and noticed that there was an announcement where they "eliminate the catchall" email addresses... *shrug* I *do* know whereof you speak, however... I used to work for an ISP. :-) (Edit) I just popped over to UserFriendly.org, and there's an announcement from the author/artist quoting the "head cheese" from RFL: The very fine geeks over at register4less.com have been sponsors of UF for two years, and over this time they've continued to add more great features without increasing the price of a domain by even a penny. From information privacy to account locking, it's all just been good stuff added to more good stuff. Doug, the head cheese over at R4L, just notified me of yet another addition: This release continues our efforts to bring more valued services to R4L customers. Included in this release are: * Free unlimited email aliases. This replaces the catch-all forwarding, and judging from customer feedback, is already having a significant effect in reducing spam that reaches their inboxes. * Enhancements to the Login Security Agent. If you've not checked out this R4L Exclusive security feature, you need to! * Order summary & domain details * Revamped Help system We hope these new additions will make domain management even easier for our customers. (Note to moderator -- not attempting to plug RFL, just noting that's where I got the idea from!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guerinkeywest Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 I am also getting to9ns of these. I don't use this domain name for sending mail, never have! Is there some why I can get my domains on the blacklist? I do recieve mail from them and I assign email address such as spamcop[at]mydomainname.com so when I get spam I know who sold my email address but I never send any mail from the domains so I wish they would not be passed the spam reciever then the bounce back to me! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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