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RE: [anti-spam-wg@localhost] Spamhaus & ".mail" TLD

  • To: "Markus Stumpf" < >
    "Anthony Edwards" < >
  • From: "Michele Neylon :: Blacknight Solutions" < >
  • Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 15:32:06 +0100
> 2000 USD for a subdomain under .mail /will/ be a money spinner. At least
> if they can enforce that everyone running a mailserver must have a
> subdomain there.
> How much "legitimate" MTAs in different domains do you estimate to exist?
> Is 1 million a good estimate?
> 1 million * 2000 USD per year is a lot of money I'd say for running a
> few DNS servers.

That works on the premise that *everybody* would register and use the TLD.
My understanding of the $2000 fee is too dissuade spammers and other
disreputable users from abusing the "trusted" element that this TLD could
offer.
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