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Just registered a name and got a marketing call

Junk call on a just registered name

         

BlueGhost

4:25 am on Jan 21, 2004 (gmt 0)

10+ Year Member



This is the 2nd time this has happened to me I just registered a name and a week or so later I get this call from A+ marketing company that want to help me with my new name. They of course offer a full range of services from hosting to SEO. Anyone else getting these calls?

How do thy get a list of just registered names? From my registrar - Oh My!

Brett_Tabke

7:38 pm on Jan 22, 2004 (gmt 0)

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They get the zone files - full whois db - that shows the newbies...

pendanticist

7:48 pm on Jan 22, 2004 (gmt 0)

WebmasterWorld Senior Member 10+ Year Member



Is that kind of information freely available to others, Brett? Or, is there some criteria which needs to be met first?

Yidaki

7:59 pm on Jan 22, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Similar: i registered a new (prev unregistered, virgin) .com domain for a client. After < 12 hours the mx started to receive >100 emails/day to jack@domain.com, joe@domain.com, xfylsz@domain.com mostly coming from china & co ... they obviously scan fresh whois data.

The day i'll retire, i gonna hunt those a**es.

frankray

3:25 am on Jan 25, 2004 (gmt 0)

10+ Year Member



lots of companies offer lists of recently registered domain names:

[*namestead.com...]
[*domaininformer.com...]
[*domainsbymail.com...]

Just like a gun, how they are used or abused is up to the person.