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schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

A researcher bought noreply.net. Companies started sending him secrets.

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A researcher bought noreply.net. Companies started sending him secrets.

arstechnica.com

schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago
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Companies treat some email domains as digital trash cans, despite the risks.
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    I’ve used example.com in tests because my understanding is that domain is for examples and tests, and it’s pretty harmless if something accidentally really sends an email

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      If I were the NSA running example.com, I too would say it’s “totally harmless, for realsies, trust us”.

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        Xkcd.com/792

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        It’s the IANA who has it reserved

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          Yes. Yes. Totally not the NSA.

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            It’s in the name “I Am Not the American national security agency - IANA”

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