Do you ban all .info domains?

**demojames** · 01-24-2007, 07:25 PM

The more and more I think about it most of the people that have been signing up and also spamming my forum are from .info domains.

So I have been debating to just banning .info domains all together. What are your thoughts?

**Moelman** · 01-24-2007, 07:36 PM

I guess I never really thought about it... I don't currently, and I won't unless I experience some problems from spammers from those domains.

kholasta · 01-24-2007, 07:46 PM

Hi, I have been lurking here for awhile and have recently had a big problem with spammers from .info domains spamming my forums. I finally set my account activation to admin and so far have mot had any further problems.

**Toucan42** · 01-24-2007, 08:02 PM

I actually have a dot info domain that is not spammy. Though it is not my primary site should I want to register using my email from that domain and someone banned me for it I think I would be pretty turned off.

**Christophaa** · 01-24-2007, 08:03 PM

I've never really had a problem with, ".info" domains. If I ever do have a problem in the future, then I may or may not permanently ban them, depending on the situation. If I got only a few spammers, then I would just ban them individually. If I got a continuous, non-stop wave of spammers using that domain extension, then yes, I would consider permanently banning the extension.

Chris

**DrkSnpr14** · 01-24-2007, 08:15 PM

.info domains are killing me, I might just consider such a move

**RedMatrix** · 01-25-2007, 10:23 AM

This is a tricky subject. If you have a truly niche subject, such as demolition, then most of your users should have regular email addresses.

**demojames** · 01-25-2007, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedMatrix

This is a tricky subject. If you have a truly niche subject, such as demolition, then most of your users should have regular email addresses.

That is why I was thinking about doing such a move.

**Ryan** · 01-26-2007, 09:37 PM

I've never really thought about it...sure, we receive spam from .info tld's...but we also receive a lot of spam from other tld's

Out of curiousity, I decided to search the AF memberbase for .info and 27 results came back. 6 of these 27 have at least 1 post, and one of them is actually a fairly new, active member - Coffee Break. Judging by those results, I definitely wouldn't ban .info emails from registering.

**jumpenjuhosaphat** · 01-27-2007, 02:40 PM

I think it would be a bit presumptuous. Is banning based on a tld much different than banning Americans based on the fact the most spammers come from the USA(Not a statistic, just an example)? I think it would be unfair for the honest .info holders to be punished for the acts of the dishonest ones.

01-24-2007, 07:25 PM	#1
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Toucan42 Veteran Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: www.NewOniTunes.com Posts: 700	I actually have a dot info domain that is not spammy. Though it is not my primary site should I want to register using my email from that domain and someone banned me for it I think I would be pretty turned off. __________________ Where's Waldo?, Book Club, Scavenger Hunt, Role Playing, Travel Guide, Photos, Videos and more. *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.*

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DrkSnpr14 Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Alberta Canada Posts: 920	.info domains are killing me, I might just consider such a move __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

01-25-2007, 10:23 AM	#7
RedMatrix daviddamian.com Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: back in TX Posts: 4,043	This is a tricky subject. If you have a truly niche subject, such as demolition, then most of your users should have regular email addresses. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. - Free 3 day course

01-24-2007, 07:46 PM	#3
kholasta Lurker Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2	Hi, I have been lurking here for awhile and have recently had a big problem with spammers from .info domains spamming my forums. I finally set my account activation to admin and so far have mot had any further problems.

01-24-2007, 08:03 PM	#5
Christophaa Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,518	I've never really had a problem with, ".info" domains. If I ever do have a problem in the future, then I may or may not permanently ban them, depending on the situation. If I got only a few spammers, then I would just ban them individually. If I got a continuous, non-stop wave of spammers using that domain extension, then yes, I would consider permanently banning the extension. Chris

01-26-2007, 09:37 PM	#9
Ryan Forum Guru Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 10,256	I've never really thought about it...sure, we receive spam from .info tld's...but we also receive a lot of spam from other tld's Out of curiousity, I decided to search the AF memberbase for .info and 27 results came back. 6 of these 27 have at least 1 post, and one of them is actually a fairly new, active member - Coffee Break. Judging by those results, I definitely wouldn't ban .info emails from registering. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. - Professional vBulletin Skins

01-27-2007, 02:40 PM	#10
jumpenjuhosaphat Apprentice Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 186	I think it would be a bit presumptuous. Is banning based on a tld much different than banning Americans based on the fact the most spammers come from the USA(Not a statistic, just an example)? I think it would be unfair for the honest .info holders to be punished for the acts of the dishonest ones. __________________ Fans of the hit TV show LOST, come join my To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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