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Seconding Gandi. I spent the past year transferring my domains over (as registrations lapsed with Route53, which is a Gandi frontend with fewer features). Thei

Seconding Gandi. I spent the past year transferring my domains over (as registrations lapsed with Route53, which is a Gandi frontend with fewer features). Their interface is very clean, their business model is no-nonsense, and I dig the managed DNSSEC.

systemvoltage 6y ago
https://domains.google https://domains.google is the best I found. Also, namecheap’s beast mode if you want to check hundreds of domains at once.
- AdmiralAsshat 6y ago
  Google Domains did the same thing to me a few years ago. There's a reason my personal domain is nothingofvalue.org instead of .com. Because when I went to register the .com originally and backed out at the last minute to give myself time to setup a PO Box (didn't like the ICANN publicly displaying my mailing address), I came back two days later and noticed that someone had registered the .com domain.
  - dlubarov 6y ago
    Did you type nothingofvalue.com in the URL bar? If so, your ISP (assuming you use their DNS) might have sold that data to a squatter. You could be right that it's Google, but I doubt they would risk a scandal to make a few bucks like that.
    - AdmiralAsshat 6y ago
      No, only through Google Domains. And like I said, I got decently far along in the process before I stopped, due to privacy concerns. That probably flagged it as "of interest" to someone who then promptly squatted on it. > You could be right that it's Google, but I doubt they would risk a scandal to make a few bucks like that. I think this HN thread has shown that it seems to be something of an open secret among domain registrars, so I'm not sure it would necessarily be a "scandal", particular given how hard it would be for me to prove it.
- ted0 6y ago
  My team built Beast Mode. Would love any feedback you may have.
  - neilpanchal 6y ago
    It is amazing! API available for the beast mode type queries? I wanna build a domain name exploration tool and the kick it off to you guys for registration (perhaps referral kickback would be nice). Email in my profile.
- _verandaguy 6y ago
  They were on my radar when I moved over to Gandi, but I'm avoiding using Google whenever possible.

systemvoltage 6y ago

https://domains.google https://domains.google is the best I found. Also, namecheap’s beast mode if you want to check hundreds of domains at once.

AdmiralAsshat 6y ago
Google Domains did the same thing to me a few years ago. There's a reason my personal domain is nothingofvalue.org instead of .com. Because when I went to register the .com originally and backed out at the last minute to give myself time to setup a PO Box (didn't like the ICANN publicly displaying my mailing address), I came back two days later and noticed that someone had registered the .com domain.
- dlubarov 6y ago
  Did you type nothingofvalue.com in the URL bar? If so, your ISP (assuming you use their DNS) might have sold that data to a squatter. You could be right that it's Google, but I doubt they would risk a scandal to make a few bucks like that.
  - AdmiralAsshat 6y ago
    No, only through Google Domains. And like I said, I got decently far along in the process before I stopped, due to privacy concerns. That probably flagged it as "of interest" to someone who then promptly squatted on it. > You could be right that it's Google, but I doubt they would risk a scandal to make a few bucks like that. I think this HN thread has shown that it seems to be something of an open secret among domain registrars, so I'm not sure it would necessarily be a "scandal", particular given how hard it would be for me to prove it.
ted0 6y ago
My team built Beast Mode. Would love any feedback you may have.
- neilpanchal 6y ago
  It is amazing! API available for the beast mode type queries? I wanna build a domain name exploration tool and the kick it off to you guys for registration (perhaps referral kickback would be nice). Email in my profile.
_verandaguy 6y ago
They were on my radar when I moved over to Gandi, but I'm avoiding using Google whenever possible.