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SpamHaus Behind .mail Top-Level Domain

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the better-mail-for-a-better-tomorrow dept.

securitas writes "The SpamHaus Project is the group pushing ICANN to create a new trusted-sender system and the .mail top-level domain. SpamHaus proposes that registrants under the .mail TLD would pay at least $2000 per year to and 'agree to abide by certain anti-spam mailing practices.' The interesting twist is that companies that comply with the US CAN-SPAM act - which SpamHaus opposed due to the legalization of bulk unsolicited commercial e-mail - would not be eligibile to register a .mail address. The .mail TLD proposal was recently discussed on Slashdot."

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  1. Help wanted! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Myself and my partner have for the last 13 years been doing our best to raise our adopted son in the fine traditions of GNU/Linux and free software. Imagine my horror when, upon arriving home early from work yesterday, I caught my boy touching himself while looking at pictures like this!

    Further examination of his hard drive (made easy by the numerous exploits possible with the Linux kernel) we discovered references to a despicable non-GNU OS and other subversive material.

    What should we do? How can we guide our boy away from filth like this and back to the true GNU way?

    -- Richard

  2. Feeding time by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Man, she's just not that good looking.

    Sorry, but she's not. She's not completely homely or anything, but I'd definitely turn the lights off first.

    That geek-governess chick running for office was better looking. All Ceren has is a tight-fitting red thing.

    And since I just realized how that last sentence could be construed, I'll stop now.

  3. Re:Maybe a Good Thing? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    I could not help but notice that your breath smells of penis.

  4. Re:Yeah But... by taustin · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    How long until they find a way to get their own .mail server?

    Spammers have been using their own mail servers for years. And now they're using virus zombie networks anyway, which this won't stop.

  5. Re:Maybe a Good Thing? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    I could not help but notice that your nose is entirely too acute when it comes to penis.

  6. Re:Maybe a Good Thing? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I could not help but notice that your ability to qualitatively gauge sensitivity towards penis is unnecessarily advanced.