Is contacting the owners of domains via emails spam or cyber crime?

[james2002]

There are many domainers who contact the owners of the domains via the emails through whois.

Is this a kind of spam or cyber crime?

 

[theinvestor]

If they are contacting you regarding the domain. It's not spam.

If they are contacting you regarding anything else. It is spam.

 

[Sonny Banks]

I'm a guy that contact the owners of the domains via the emails...it's not spam, it's business.

 

[james2002]

I am always confused about spam. So you think it is not spam?

 

[Poohnix]

If they contact you to buy your domain, then it's not spam.

If they contact you to sell a similar domain name, it's a grey area... borderline.

If they contact you to sell something else, it's spam.

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[draggar]

If they contact you to buy your domain, then it's not spam.

If they contact you to sell a similar domain name, it's a grey area... borderline.

If they contact you to sell something else, it's spam.

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I agree. I've sent a couple of emails out to WhoIs contacts over purchasing their domains.

As for domain sales, if it's in your niche (hey, I see you on a lot of domains based on (niche) then it's borderline but if it's a generic "Here at domains 2 go we have thousands of great domains that are perfect for you! Or just give you a long list of bad domains, then it's spam.

 

[james2002]

So if we contact someone to buy domain name is not a spam?

 

[Sonny Banks]

So if we contact someone to buy domain name is not a spam?

How you think to find endusers?
With smoke signals?

 

[Andrew Shaw]

Im not certain, but I believe spamming involves sending an identical message to numerous people. If you send a message to a domainer, regarding a domain name you have for sale; that would not constitute spamming.

If you compile a list of email address' and send one sole message to more then one person, I believe it does constitue spamming. Although it does have a lot to do with how the recipient perceives it.

 

[stewie]

I think if you are the sender its not spam...if you are the reciever its spam... LOL

IMO:
if you are contacting one person i think you should be fine

:yo:

 

[Deleted member 111831]

I thought this was 90% of the reason the email address was included in the WHOIS. No it is not spam. It is solicitation, though I'm sure it is welcome in most instances. Even if they dont want to sell and delete your email, it has to be nice to get reassurance that the domain has value

 

[democrat]

How you think to find endusers?
With smoke signals?

I think we should call you Smarter Carter