Re: RFC 10023 - A DNS convention for signalling domains for sale

[John Levine via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>]

According to Adam Maloney via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Al Iverson via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org> 
>
> > Gosh, it would be terrible if folks were to use this DNS record as a negative reputation indicator, suggesting that
> it might be best to disallow mail or > traffic from a domain given that it is likely owned by a domain speculator or
> hoarder.

Having opportunistically bought and sold a few domains over the years, that
would be fine. I can't ever think of a domain offered for sale that had mail
traffic anyone cared about. The closest is when someone out of the blue offered
me significant money for one of my .com domains and I made a private arrangement
to keep an MX pointing to me for a while as I moved the few mail users to
the corresponding .org.

> My first thought of what this would actually end up being used for is certain ISP's to further "maximize shareholder
> value" by intercepting web requests for these domains like some do now for NXDOMAIN.  Serve up some targeted ads,
> attempt to insert yourself into the sales process, whatever.

Um, you might want to familiarize yourself with domain parking services.  You don't need any funny business to put a
website full of junk ads on a domain you're trying to sell.

> Although to fully monetize you need to get paid from both sides.  So also sell the customer info as a "warm lead" back
> to the domain seller.

I know of one person who's scanning for _for-sale tags and making a directory.  Maybe he wants to be a broker.
Why should anyone care?

R's,
John

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