 nunyaWho is John Galt?Premium,MVM
join:2000-12-23
O Fallon, MO
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| Domain Names I might come off as a conspiracy theorist nut here, but is there a "safe" place to check domain name availability?
Here's my theory: several times when I have checked domain name for availability, I've come back several hours later to pull the trigger and the domain has been purchased by a squatter.
Call me crazy, but I don't have any other explanation than there was some "inside job", e.g. when someone shows an interest in a domain it gets snapped up.
Is there an impartial site to check availability?
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...because I care. |
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WilliamPremium
join:2010-04-18
Washougal, WA | Really don't know, try »www.canvasdreams.com/domain/doma···tion.php (enom reseller). |
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bdnhsv
join:2012-01-20
Huntsville, AL | reply to nunya
why not use the whois command line utility? |
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 MarkRHPremium
join:2005-02-08
Oklahoma City, OK | reply to nunya
In the past I would ping the domain name I'm interested in. If it doesn't resolve to an IP address or comes back with unknown host at least then I know it's not taken. Unfortunately, some DNS servers will resolve unknown domain names to an in-house search page, like Cox does now.
I just don't trust any whois service these days to not scoop up names. |
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 stray
join:2000-01-16
Warren, NJ | reply to nunya
»centralops.net/co/DomainDossier.aspx |
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bdnhsv
join:2012-01-20
Huntsville, AL | reply to MarkRH
It's a protocol - not a website.
»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whois |
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MarkRHPremium
join:2005-02-08
Oklahoma City, OK | Yes, you are correct. The protocol itself isn't the problem. It's some of the website front-ends (usually the ones at Domain Registrars) to it that I don't really trust. |
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 psafuxPremium,VIP
join:2005-11-10
kudos:2 | reply to nunya
I have trusted samspade & dnsstuff for many years. |
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bdnhsv
join:2012-01-20
Huntsville, AL | reply to MarkRH
I'm not talking about going to any website. I'm talking about using the whois command line utility at a command prompt / in a terminal window - depending on your OS. The command will still query one of the registrars (likely verisign in the US), but it has to get the info from somewhere. |
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WilliamPremium
join:2010-04-18
Washougal, WA | reply to nunya
Forgot about »dnstools.com don't know why I forgot, use that all the time. Worth a try. |
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netboy34
join:2001-08-29
Kennesaw, GA
kudos:1 | reply to nunya
I know network solutions did it in the past, but got their hands slapped hard for doing it... ICANN started charging $0.20 per domain for excessive deletions, and tasting dropped by a lot.
I've been happy with GoDaddy not doing it, then you have sites like intodns.com dr.xoozoo.com etc. that if DNS fails, then the domian is most likely available. |
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