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Ask HN: Best place to register a .ly domain?

8 points by jlgosse 16y ago

I'm trying to purchase a .ly domain name, but I can't seem to find out HOW to do it. I found some web site based in Libya which you could search, but couldn't register for, .ly domains. Can anyone offer any insight into this, particularly with regards to getting the cheapest registration possible. Thanks!

ladon86 16y ago
I use Libyan Spider (http://libyanspider.com http://libyanspider.com) and they've been great.
RiderOfGiraffes 16y ago
Asked previously: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1594967 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1594967 Also:http://searchyc.com/submissions/best+register?sort=by_date http://searchyc.com/submissions/best+register?sort=by_date
- revorad 16y ago
  Don't you think it would be a nice feature to show previous similar posts when a user is about to submit an Ask HN post? I think Stackoverflow does smething like that.
  - RiderOfGiraffes 16y ago
    I think that would be really cool. However, my understanding (completely from the outside) is that this site is deliberately minimal. I have no inside knowledge, but it seems that the number of features is as small as can be had without making the site effectively unusable. You could set up another site to accept submissions, and have that site do the checks, return sensible previous submissions if found, and it not found, then push the submission through to here. Sub-optimal, but a cool hack. I don't have the abilities for that. Maybe someone else has.
mtholking 16y ago
We registered a domain at http://libyanspider.com http://libyanspider.com without any issues
- jlgosse 16y ago
  $75. I assume this is the going rate for a .ly domain?
  - benatkin 16y ago
    No, they have $25 options as well.
    - jlgosse 16y ago
      For *.com.ly though, which isn't necessarily what I'm looking for.
- dotBen 16y ago
  Its my understanding LibyanSpider is the only place you can register them. And its a firm $75 if you want the premium foo.ly domain (rather than foo.com.ly for $25 Still lots of good domains cos it is new and the price point is high enough to discourage speculation.
piers 16y ago
I'm assuming there are a lot of people from the US on HN. Wasn't it illegal (until recently - a quick google brings back this: http://www.buyusa.gov/egypt/en/businesslibya.html http://www.buyusa.gov/egypt/en/businesslibya.html) to trade with Libya? Would that not include services such as domain names? Just asking
- andfarm 16y ago
  Even if you do have the domain, it may be worth knowing that a lot of US-based CAs will refuse to sign SSL certificates for .ly domains.
- AmberShah 16y ago
  Even if the .ly domain signifies Libya, does purchasing one count as "trading with Libya"? I'm not a lawyer so I don't really know, but I'd think not. Seems like the sort thing TC would jump all over if true.
CatalystFactory 16y ago
I'd use http://libyanspider.com http://libyanspider.com. When I was looking to register they were the only non-super-sketchy registrar.
mortenjorck 16y ago
I would ask myself this: If I'm just starting out right now, do I really want to hop on the .ly bandwagon? It's trendy right now, and while I don't think you'll necessarily regret it later, it will ultimately end up looking a bit unimaginative like all the .us domain-hack names do now.
ayb 16y ago
I own a .ly and bought it at http://libyanspider.com/ http://libyanspider.com/