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could we make them loose a lot of money by making bots to search for all kind of useless domains?
by FrenchDevRemote 4y ago
could we make them loose a lot of money by making bots to search for all kind of useless domains?
- shakna 4y agoNot really. They're a registrar, those domains do not cost them a lot to hold.
- bombcar 4y agoNot really, no, because IIRC registers can "return" a domain within a period of time for free or nearly no cost.
- morgosmaci 4y agoThey don't actually have to pay for it by using "domain tasting" which gives them the option to grab the domain for up to 5 days. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_name_front_running https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_name_front_running
- googlryas 4y agoSo just wait 5 days to register?
- ipaddr 4y agoThey re-register
- MerelyMortal 4y agoI use Dynadot, and they actually pass the "domain tasting" on to the customer: you have a couple of days to cancel your domain registration for a full refund. As a customer, I highly recommend Dynadot (low prices like NameCheap, but a nicer interface - I tried both registrars when I switched my domains away from DreamHost).