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This makes me worry about my own domains. I have about 180 domains with GoDaddy (all registered for various projects -- I'm not a squatter). I wish there were

by pud 15y ago

This makes me worry about my own domains. I have about 180 domains with GoDaddy (all registered for various projects -- I'm not a squatter). I wish there were a tool that would verify that they're all still registered under my account at GoDaddy. Especially since the "new owners" seem to keep DNS records the same.

loopdoend 15y ago
I transferred all my domains to moniker.com and have an account rep that calls me if any odd activity occurs. I doubt this would happen with them. They allow you to lock down your domains so that it requires offline authentication to move them. Been with Moniker for 4+ years.
- trafficlight 15y ago
  Another vote for Moniker. I transferred everything from GoDaddy to Moniker a couple years ago after GoDaddy pulled some other asinine stunt.
- rokhayakebe 15y ago
  How long did the process take, and did this create any issues with live sites?
- citricsquid 15y ago
  Problem with moniker is poor security, they have no protection against bruteforcing. You can endlessly try to login to an account, which isn't necessarily a problem for people with a secure password but it does open up my own concerns about poor security elsewhere...
larrys 15y ago
"all registered for various projects -- I'm not a squatter" One of the reasons domain prices are low is that people register domains they are not using. Just like they buy books they don't read. Or buy jewelry they don't wear. (And yes bring on all the replies about the differences that you want but keep in mind the time you picked up the last item on the shelf at the drug store that maybe someone else had a greater need for down the road. Or took the last seat on an airplane.) No problem with buying domains and letting them sit there until you decide what to do. No problem buying domains that you think you could sell either, in general. As much as this might piss people off who feel the domain should just be there ready when they want it. Squatting would be registering a domain that specifically (edit: and reasonably) belongs to someone else. Say you hear the local pizzeria opening is called "xyz pizza" and you register "xyzpizza.com". Despite what the media and all the typical articles say about this. By the way when you say "all registered for various purposes" there is no qualification about what the purpose is so essentially some people would define you as a squatter depending upon the way they see this issue.
- dfranke 15y ago
  I think the accepted definition of a domain squatter is someone who registers domains with the intent of flipping them for a profit. This is more broad than "specifically and reasonably belongs to someone else" since you could merely be speculating that someone, at some point in the near future, might want to open a shop called "XYZ pizza", but still doesn't include pud.
  - larrys 15y ago
    "domain squatter is someone who registers domains with the intent of flipping them for a profit" Not true. See this: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/property00/domain/legislation.html http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/property00/domain/legislation.h... (The definition I gave is actually more broad.)
    - lambda 15y ago
      Legally that may be what domain squatting is. However, colloquially, domain squatting means registering domains that you don't use just so you can sell them again for profit. While there may be no legal recourse against such domain squatters, most people would still consider it domain squatting and ethically dubious.
      - rubyrescue 15y ago
        i fail to see the ethical dubiousness, though. people who can afford to buy land they don't build on are (in most cases) not doing anything unethical. for lots of arbitrary reasons domains are a limited resource. that could change but as it is, domains are like NYC cab medallions. there could be a very legitimate argument that they shouldn't be so scarce, but they are, and owning one is a good, somewhat risky investment. i don't see the difference between owning any of these limited resources with the goal being future sale and profit.
        comex 15y ago
        Most types of investments are either beneficial somehow to the market or economy - investing in the stock market is said to promote liquidity - or at least neutral. Domain squatting benefits only ICANN, and on the other hand is actively harmful to people trying to do interesting things with domain names.
troels 15y ago
I wish there were a tool that would verify that they're all still registered under my account at GoDaddy. whois?
earl 15y ago
Quantcast uses MarkMonitor [1]. I bet it's expensive, and I have no idea how expensive, but you can configure your domain such that changing any registration information requires a phone call to a short list of people (ie CEO, CTO, or head sysadmin) and security codes. If your domain is important, it might be worth it. Also, godaddy just got private-equitied, so it's going to be extra shit as they ruin the company, pay themselves an enormous fee, and sell it to the next greater fools [2]. [1] https://www.markmonitor.com/services/domain-management.php https://www.markmonitor.com/services/domain-management.php [2] http://mashable.com/2011/07/02/godaddy-sold/ http://mashable.com/2011/07/02/godaddy-sold/
- Maxious 15y ago
  I use this and it's free and so far it's worked pretty quickly when I renew/transfer a domain intentionally : http://www.domaintools.com/monitor/domain-monitor/ http://www.domaintools.com/monitor/domain-monitor/
astrong 15y ago
pud, we've talked domains before, through a mutual friend Jay W. Anyway, call Godaddy and ask them for an executive lock on all your domains. Also ask for an executive account rep. Once you have both of those, Godaddy actually calls you and your rep will request a pin number of you. Your names will only move if you give them permission to move. Other registrars have this level of security too. Hit me up if you want a referral to a good rep over there.

by pud 15y ago

loopdoend 15y ago

I transferred all my domains to moniker.com and have an account rep that calls me if any odd activity occurs. I doubt this would happen with them. They allow you to lock down your domains so that it requires offline authentication to move them. Been with Moniker for 4+ years.

trafficlight 15y ago
Another vote for Moniker. I transferred everything from GoDaddy to Moniker a couple years ago after GoDaddy pulled some other asinine stunt.
rokhayakebe 15y ago
How long did the process take, and did this create any issues with live sites?
citricsquid 15y ago
Problem with moniker is poor security, they have no protection against bruteforcing. You can endlessly try to login to an account, which isn't necessarily a problem for people with a secure password but it does open up my own concerns about poor security elsewhere...

larrys 15y ago

"all registered for various projects -- I'm not a squatter" One of the reasons domain prices are low is that people register domains they are not using. Just like they buy books they don't read. Or buy jewelry they don't wear. (And yes bring on all the replies about the differences that you want but keep in mind the time you picked up the last item on the shelf at the drug store that maybe someone else had a greater need for down the road. Or took the last seat on an airplane.) No problem with buying domains and letting them sit there until you decide what to do. No problem buying domains that you think you could sell either, in general. As much as this might piss people off who feel the domain should just be there ready when they want it. Squatting would be registering a domain that specifically (edit: and reasonably) belongs to someone else. Say you hear the local pizzeria opening is called "xyz pizza" and you register "xyzpizza.com". Despite what the media and all the typical articles say about this. By the way when you say "all registered for various purposes" there is no qualification about what the purpose is so essentially some people would define you as a squatter depending upon the way they see this issue.

dfranke 15y ago
I think the accepted definition of a domain squatter is someone who registers domains with the intent of flipping them for a profit. This is more broad than "specifically and reasonably belongs to someone else" since you could merely be speculating that someone, at some point in the near future, might want to open a shop called "XYZ pizza", but still doesn't include pud.
- larrys 15y ago
  "domain squatter is someone who registers domains with the intent of flipping them for a profit" Not true. See this: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/property00/domain/legislation.html http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/property00/domain/legislation.h... (The definition I gave is actually more broad.)
  - lambda 15y ago
    Legally that may be what domain squatting is. However, colloquially, domain squatting means registering domains that you don't use just so you can sell them again for profit. While there may be no legal recourse against such domain squatters, most people would still consider it domain squatting and ethically dubious.
    - rubyrescue 15y ago
      i fail to see the ethical dubiousness, though. people who can afford to buy land they don't build on are (in most cases) not doing anything unethical. for lots of arbitrary reasons domains are a limited resource. that could change but as it is, domains are like NYC cab medallions. there could be a very legitimate argument that they shouldn't be so scarce, but they are, and owning one is a good, somewhat risky investment. i don't see the difference between owning any of these limited resources with the goal being future sale and profit.
      - comex 15y ago
        Most types of investments are either beneficial somehow to the market or economy - investing in the stock market is said to promote liquidity - or at least neutral. Domain squatting benefits only ICANN, and on the other hand is actively harmful to people trying to do interesting things with domain names.

troels 15y ago

I wish there were a tool that would verify that they're all still registered under my account at GoDaddy. whois?

earl 15y ago

Quantcast uses MarkMonitor [1]. I bet it's expensive, and I have no idea how expensive, but you can configure your domain such that changing any registration information requires a phone call to a short list of people (ie CEO, CTO, or head sysadmin) and security codes. If your domain is important, it might be worth it. Also, godaddy just got private-equitied, so it's going to be extra shit as they ruin the company, pay themselves an enormous fee, and sell it to the next greater fools [2]. [1] https://www.markmonitor.com/services/domain-management.php https://www.markmonitor.com/services/domain-management.php [2] http://mashable.com/2011/07/02/godaddy-sold/ http://mashable.com/2011/07/02/godaddy-sold/

Maxious 15y ago
I use this and it's free and so far it's worked pretty quickly when I renew/transfer a domain intentionally : http://www.domaintools.com/monitor/domain-monitor/ http://www.domaintools.com/monitor/domain-monitor/

astrong 15y ago

pud, we've talked domains before, through a mutual friend Jay W. Anyway, call Godaddy and ask them for an executive lock on all your domains. Also ask for an executive account rep. Once you have both of those, Godaddy actually calls you and your rep will request a pin number of you. Your names will only move if you give them permission to move. Other registrars have this level of security too. Hit me up if you want a referral to a good rep over there.