Does namecheap.com sell your email adress to spammers?

1 points by CroCroCro 9y ago ↗ HN

I recently signed up and bought a domain from namecheap.com with a per-domain email address. Today, one day later, I get various emails from indian companies trying to sell me software development services. Does anybody else have the same issue or is it known that those email adresses get sold?

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iamshs 9y ago ↗

You probably left your whois open. That's where they got your email, not namecheap.

strongai 9y ago ↗

Same is happening to me. These folks get hold of the details of recent domain registrants and spam them. I'm even getting phone calls. I don't think the information is explicitly being 'sold' - if you don't opt for domain privacy, such details are available to any suitably motivated actors.