BODIS

[matt_bodis]

Bodis.com

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Former topic:

• The New REVOLUTION in Domain Parking is HERE! - Bodis.com

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

When I check DNS records for any domain parked at Bodis - I see these abnormal MX records:
MX 0 mx76.mb1p.com.
MX 10 mx76.m2bp.com.
What purpose for them???
I don't need any email monetization... where revenue is very low but very high risk to be blocked by registrar/registry.

 

[TroyBodis]

Hello Jurgen,

These records are not being used to send out/respond to incoming emails, so you shouldn't experience any elevated risk of having your domains blocked.

Thanks.

When I check DNS records for any domain parked at Bodis - I see these abnormal MX records:
MX 0 mx76.mb1p.com.
MX 10 mx76.m2bp.com.
What purpose for them???
I don't need any email monetization... where revenue is very low but very high risk to be blocked by registrar/registry.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

Unfortunately, this is not true...
I have rechecked those MX records... using network-tools.com Email Test tool (from the dropdown list)...
They work... and receive incoming emails in catch-all mode...

Please remove these abnormal MX records completely from your DNS template for parked domains.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

Just submit any example@ParkedDomain and you will see...
It works.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

p.s. At ParkingCrew - email monetization can be easily switched ON/OFF in their UI.
+ recently their representative said that they stopped to use this kind of monetization at all.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

Randomly found today that one of my domains is listed in Spamhaus DBL...
It was registered in June and parked at Bodis...
Traffic: few visitors monthly (according to Bodis stats).

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

Just removed it from DBL myself using their instructions at https://www.spamhaus.org/lookup/

 

[TroyBodis]

Hello Jurgen,

Was this domain name previously registered and then dropped? If so, this domain is likely to have been added to the Spamhaus Block List prior to June.

Thanks.

Randomly found today that one of my domains is listed in Spamhaus DBL...
It was registered in June and parked at Bodis...
Traffic: few visitors monthly (according to Bodis stats).

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

Yes, it was dropped.
But Spamhaus DBL is a dynamic blacklist... it is updating continuously...

And the domain was added into their DBL just recently...
I have detected it in my Namecheap panel today... ALERT flag was set on it...
Last such check I did ~2 weeks ago - were no problems.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

So I want to repeat my request again...
Please completely remove all these abnormal and very risky MX records.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

+ recheck ALL YOUR IP addresses against Spamhaus blacklists.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

Few hours ago this domain was blocked by Afilias (serverHold was set).
So now I'm trying to unblock it via Namecheap Abuse team...
serverHold removal usually takes ~1 week (from my previous experience).

 

[tonyk2000]

Few hours ago this domain was blocked by Afilias (serverHold was set).
So now I'm trying to unblock it via Namecheap Abuse team...
serverHold removal usually takes ~1 week (from my previous experience).

Was it caused by mb1p/m2bp MX records? If so, did you find what exactly happened and how? It would be very interesting to understand this.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

Afilias reply to Namecheap is traditional: spam activity.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

Regarding MX records...
They are NOT needed for parked domains in any case apriori! And MUST BE REMOVED!
Only email monetization/catch-all - requires to have MX records.

It is recommended even to add into DNS template:
example.com. IN TXT "v=spf1 -all"

 

[tonyk2000]

MX records in question are of mailboxpark.com service. So Bodis must be their customer. As per mailboxpark faq:
"Q:How does MailboxPark generate revenue from email traffic sent to domains?
We collect the email data from the traffic sent to your domains and resell that data to companies that send email. Mailers use the data we provide to drive email insights, including detecting phishing attacks and other critical email issues.

Q: Does MailboxPark respond to email messages sent to my domains?
We DO NOT send any type of reply message to emails sent to your domains. MailboxPark is not a messaging or advertising platform."

These explanations are short. For me, it is still unclear where exactly the $$$ are in this model, who is ultimate customer - what he is paying for, and how much.

@TroyBodis and @matt_bodis - can you enlighten us please?

It has been determined by various UDRP panels that the domain registrant is responsible for everything that happens with the domain. Even it is outsourced to 3rd parties like parking companies. So, we, the registrants, need to have full and complete understanding - what happens with MX records and potential incoming email - how, why and what for.

 

[tonyk2000]

By the way, "v=spf1 -all" TXT record does not conflict with MX records. It simply shows that domain owner elected to receive emails, but never sends outgoing emails. Which means that Bodis can safely add this TXT record to all parked domains, right now. Regardless of a desired option to optout from email monetization which was mentioned earlier in this thread.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

IP addresses of A/NS/MX records and even whole domains can be blacklisted by Spamhaus.
Then registries block those domains... the most popular scenario.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

I have emailed to one of my parked domains... Was sent successfully, no bounce. Also no reply.
Looks that they catch all emails and collect all data...

 

[matt_bodis]

@Jurgen Wolf,

As far as the MX records, will have an update on that on Monday. Troy said that we don't use it to send or reply to emails, and that is true. Will have a formal update on that on Monday.

As far as the spam IP, that is very interesting. Let's look into this. Will reach out to SpamHaus.

Likely Afilias uses Spamhaus database, as well as other networks.

It's usually as a result of those malware ads on parked domains, which we're always policing. But as soon as a single ad reaches an end user, these networks typically pick up on it. Few questions:

-Do you have "high quality ads" only enabled on your domains?
-Can you please message me the domain name that this occured on?