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FWIW, a TLD zone file does not contain every registered domain name, just those with DNS records. There is typically a good amount of domain names registered b
by axaxs 11y ago
FWIW, a TLD zone file does not contain every registered domain name, just those with DNS records. There is typically a good amount of domain names registered but without records, for reasons such as reserved names, malicious content takedowns, etc.
- larrys 11y agoExactly. The title "How to Download a List of All Registered Domain Names" is not correct. For example in .com .net if a registrar puts a domain "on hold" that pulls it from the zone file. As such it will not appear in any zone file download. This is in fact a way for a company to keep a domain under wraps. As such: register domain name (in .com ) pull the name servers The name won't be in any zone file. And will be off the radar until it has nameservers or until someone guesses to see if it's been registered. (Note other registries work differently (or the same) the above is specific to .com and .net)