I own a .net domain but recently I was able to get the domain that I originally wanted to own. I wanted move over to the new domain for my email which was the only thing I was using my .net domain for.

I only had two email under that .net domain which is just for looking for work and my personal for “buying” games.

What are the ramifications of letting someone else own my domain in the future? (Mostly talking about email)

  • kevincox@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    5 days ago

    The purchaser of that domain will be able to send and receive email from your addresses.

    The biggest concerns here are probably:

    1. The new owner taking over accounts that use the old email (either via password reset or email or by contacting support).
    2. Sensitive personal information intended for you being sent to the new owner.
    3. Someone spearphishing people you know from your old email address.
    • lambalicious@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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      5 days ago

      The purchaser of that domain will be able to send and receive email from your addresses.

      Wait wait wait, DKIM doesn’t solve this???

      • kevincox@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        5 days ago

        The owner of the domain owns DKIM. It offers no protection against that.

        The only actual protection would be PGP because it provides your key as an identity rather than the domain itself.