Michele and all, Yes these are the top ten out of 20+. The washington post left out the larger registrars like register.com, godaddy, and towcows. But what's far more important is that ICANN is sitting on it's hands in addressing this known problem. Seems to me that the DOJ needs to look into such more closely. Seems to me that aiding and abetting any illegal act with intent as this seems to be regarding ICANN, is far less than expectable. Action by the DOJ is long overdue. -----Original Message-----

From: Michele Neylon <michele@blacknight.ie> Sent: May 23, 2008 5:42 AM To: At-Large Worldwide <alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org> Subject: Re: [At-Large] Most Spam Sites Tied to a Handful of Registrars

On 23 May 2008, at 13:29, Danny Younger wrote:

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http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2008/05/most_spam_sites_tied_to_a...

Top Ten List: 1. Xinnet Bei Gong Da Software 2. BEIJINGNN 3. Todaynic 4. Joker 5. eNom, Inc. 6. MONIKER 7. Dynamic Dolphin 8. The Nameit Co/AITDOMAINS.COM 9. PDR 10. Intercosmos/DIRECTNIC

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Todaynic are spammers themselves, so it's hardly surprising that they're on that list.

It's a pity that ICANN does not take action against the likes of TodayNic. I get more than a little p****ed off with their blog and forum spam techniques

Regards

Michele

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