Network Solutions sells its database

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Network Solutions sells its database

On your mark, get set, go!

mnw

11:59 am on Feb 16, 2001 (gmt 0)

“Available for the first time ever. Approximately 6 million unique customers, sliced and diced for you to target prospects, learn about a specific audience or retain customers ... Take this information and run with it.”

Story here [msnbc.com]

grnidone

8:16 pm on Feb 16, 2001 (gmt 0)

*sigh* Here comes the spam. I can't imagine people are going to be happy with this.

-G

mivox

10:51 pm on Feb 16, 2001 (gmt 0)

I'll certainly never register a domain name with them again. I'm writing them an email (not that it will do any good) letting them know that not only will I be boycotting their registration services from now on, but as a web designer I will inform all my clients of their data selling practices and strongly urge all of them to go elsewhere for their registration as well.

Now, if I did some hellaciously high-volume business, they might pause for a split-nanosecond upon reading that... LOL. But hey, gives me a good excuse to go vent some nameless frustration at a deserving target!

Laisha

11:41 pm on Feb 16, 2001 (gmt 0)

>Here comes the spam. I can't imagine people are going to be happy with this.

They have been spamming for months! I'm sure I'm not the only person getting them. One for each domain name. The last bunch was announcing that I can buy .net and .org domains to match my .com ones. I got more than 75 of those spam-mails.

As far as I'm concerned, this is just continuing their totally mercenary tactics which indicate they've NEVER had anything in mind other than their own pockets.

mayor

7:18 pm on Feb 17, 2001 (gmt 0)

I just got a telephone call from a telemarketer (ie offline spammer) who started their spiel with "you are the owner of <company name> dot com aren't you?"

And of coarse I hit this button on a little 'bot gadget I got at K-mart for my phone that takes over and tells them I don't accept telemarketer calls, and to remove me from their list.

I know telemarketers can go to whois and get the information to annoy me, but could it be that Network Solutions sold a list on CD or something so these phone spammers could feed it right into their autodialers?