TLDR: I will never again use XYZ owned domainsWhat a fucking debacle. I purchased a cheap *.quest* domain to run my xmpp server on for my family and a few close friends. It was on sale, was cheap and I grabbed it.
It lasted less than 24 hours before being suspended by the regsistrar.
Turns out, it ended up on a spamhaus list, and XYZ suspends domains automatically based on that. I have lodged tickets with each, but can't rectify because:
- Spamhaus issues can't be rectified because the domain is locked
- XYZ won't unsuspend because it is still on the Spamhaus blocklist
Chicken and egg. I have tickets with each, and with Porkbun which is where I started.
I get it. It's a fucking great scam to bleed money from spammers when they snap up cheap domains.
I just wanted one to self-host xmpp for my family though, and am now caught up in the loop sadly.
So now I will never use [XYZ owned domains](https://xyz.xyz/#our-domains ) (there are a lot, and some fun ones sadly).
Spamhaus in itself isn't a bad thing; it is a great tool. But automatically flagging everything listed by it in your registrar? Yeah nah fuck that. XYZ using external blocklists where everything is **automatically opted in with no practical recourse** is a terrible idea. The same goes for domains, fedi, whatever. There is always collateral damage and it sours it for everyone. It is just a stupid.
#spamhaus #domains #domain #DNS #XYZ #spam #blocklist
