Thanks for sharing this Mark. Very interesting to see how new TLDs are treated. On Thu, Aug 2, 2018 at 11:13 AM John Levine <john.levine@standcore.com> wrote:
In article < BN6PR21MB01305DAB5A84CBC7A57B09ACD12C0@BN6PR21MB0130.namprd21.prod.outlook.com> you write:
Regarding the newer TLDs, the % legitimate traffic registering them is microscopic. I’ve been told by a spammer that periodically domains in these TLDs are available for sale in bulk for cents and therefore very much loved by spammers (.bid, .club as well).
This is the main point. I don't know anyone who's blocking new TLDs just for being new, other than a few hobbyists. But if you think about it for a few minutes, the only people who want bulk TLDs are crooks, for spam or for phish and malware landing pages. It is entirely reasonable to block an otherwise little used TLD if you see a spike of abuse from it.
R's, John