WTF Is .xyz? - Hackdot

Re:WTF Is .xyz? by thedougd on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @01:39PM (#29716491)

I've seen infosec departments block the entirety of .xyz. I've also seen the same departments use an inappropriate block such that Googling, 'WTF IS .xyz?' would also be blocked, as .xyz would be in the URL query string.

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Re:WTF Is .xyz? by marginalia_nu on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @02:48PM (#29717218)

There's a lot of spam domains on .xyz and .icu. Definitely not a good choice of domain if you want to host a blog or send emails. It's up there with having a chinese IP in terms of red flags.

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Re:WTF Is .xyz? by jjeaff on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @03:56PM (#29718065)

You can't even send a domain name that uses the .xyz tld via SMS. It gets filtered out silently on most US carriers.

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