Unsolicited email, aka “spam”, has been the single most annoying and time-consuming element on the Internet.
More than twenty years ago, when I first received such “random” emails, I used to regard them as an entertaining departure from the stack of business emails that filled my inbox.
Most of the spam that makes it past my filters these days, is domain industry related: some schmuck grabs hold of a WHOIS database, and targets domain owners, pitching “related” domains en masse.
The funniest part is when these phucksticks add a disclaimer of “private communication” at the bottom of their digital manure.
When you send out an unsolicited brochure, you can bet your sorry ass that it will be shared and published, with emphasis added and offending IPs included.
The WHOIS data isn’t yet another marketing tool, it’s primarily a record of domain ownership. Abuse it, and be prepared to be abused as well.
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