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		zombot 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Launching RDAP; sunsetting WHOIS Good bye, then, whois. I can remember times when you could still see the names and addresses of registrants in whois records. That was before abuse and fraud became everyday occurrences in today's internet. I miss the times when we could still believe in basic human decency.

pas 5 months ago [–]

basic human decency is not incompatible with there being a very small but spammy minority.

though it seems this belief is tested on multiple fronts nowadays.

amelius 5 months ago | [–]

If it's not against the law, we can do it, right? /s

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