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nic.at Domains Blacklisted by Spamhaus for Phishing

David Goldstein writes on DomainNews.com:

nic.at is currently advising registrars of a problem with the nic.at mailserver currently listed on a spam blacklist of Spamhaus.

Previously Spamhaus.org complained about 15 .at domains to nic.at noting they have been used for phishing. nic.at informed spamhaus.org of the legal and technical issues involved, however Spamhaus still insists on the immediate deletion of the domains based on the indication of phishing.

nic.at cannot - according to the registry terms and conditions and Austrian jurisdiction - comply with this demand. Subsequently Spamhaus has listed nic.at without further ado on their email spam blacklist.

In their notice to registrars, nic.at makes it clear they in no way support spamming or phishing. Due to the legal situation they note their options are very limited, mainly because the contract is with the domain owner themselves.

posted by Fergie @ 6/20/2007 03:42:00 PM