Re:Before you buy a domain name, first check to see if it's ...
by detourdog on Saturday October 26, 2024 @02:28PM
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Yes, but they are on some blacklist somewhere. One could say greylisted. The point is the whatever term describes the issue shouldn't be mystical.
Haunted implies a supernatural condition that just isn't helpful in system administration.
If something isn't working with a service there is always a method to troubleshoot and isolate the issue. Contact the appropriate people when needed. This is how NeoTokyo restored his "listed" domain.
With some domains, you merely will find a higher % of your emails land in spam, or your content ranks a bit worse, etc.
There's a somewhat random continuum. Haunting is a funny word that does sort of include some variability.