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"Domain squatting is such a big deal that squatters purchase unresolved domain reports from ISPs, meaning that your phone's carrier is likely selling a list of

by larrys 14y ago

"Domain squatting is such a big deal that squatters purchase unresolved domain reports from ISPs, meaning that your phone's carrier is likely selling a list of all the domains that aren't registered that people are searching for. If you hesitate at all on acquisition, the domain might get scooped out from under you." Minor chance of that. Besides even after you run a WHOIS you would typically visit the site to see if it's parked or being used or to simply gather further info. "Also, check to ensure that the whois provider doesn't sell.." You can run a whois right from your command shell. (You have no control of course over the registrar who has the whois server running of course no matter what client you use.) "when registering, many of the registrars do the same thing" In general if you are brainstorming about names it is necessary to do several things that might tip someone off. I've been doing this since 1996 every day and personally have never had this problem. (By the way as an aside you might want to register the obvious typo of your domain name.)

bmelton 14y ago
That you've never had the problem doesn't mean the problem doesn't exist, as I definitely have. There are also a variety of other horror stories where people have had similar things happen to them. That said, I don't disagree that it's a minor chance, but the chance exists, and with a little mindfulness, it's worth shrinking the likelihood of that happening even further. There's nothing worse than finding the 'perfect' available domain name, gathering feedback from partners (delaying registration) and then finding out it was taken. It isn't inevitable, and a good argument could be made for promiscuous domain purchasing without delay, but if it matters to you, then you should be concerned with the ways in which domain poaching is more likely. If it doesn't, then feel free to disregard.

by larrys 14y ago

bmelton 14y ago

That you've never had the problem doesn't mean the problem doesn't exist, as I definitely have. There are also a variety of other horror stories where people have had similar things happen to them. That said, I don't disagree that it's a minor chance, but the chance exists, and with a little mindfulness, it's worth shrinking the likelihood of that happening even further. There's nothing worse than finding the 'perfect' available domain name, gathering feedback from partners (delaying registration) and then finding out it was taken. It isn't inevitable, and a good argument could be made for promiscuous domain purchasing without delay, but if it matters to you, then you should be concerned with the ways in which domain poaching is more likely. If it doesn't, then feel free to disregard.