Give HN: 3 character .net domains • Hacker News Board

Re: Give HN: 3 character .net domains

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Post by ra » Sun, Nov 28, 2010, 10:02 PM UTC

steveklabnik wrote: post #26

axod wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Negligible if any. Buying an SSL certificate is more expensive than registering a domain. edit: It'd also be likely someone would startup some 'free/cheap' subdomain hosting for people who don't want to pay the $1000... eg myapp.free.com

I have never had more than $2,000 in a bank account at one time. I think that your expectations are slightly skewed. And buying an SSL certificate may be more expensive, but it's still $50/year, a far cry from $1k.

I'm sure Verisign would be delighted for ICANN to raise the domain registration fee like that!

no, that is not the answer.

BTW: I'm using a free SSL cert at the moment.

Re: Give HN: 3 character .net domains

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Post by burgerbrain » Sun, Nov 28, 2010, 10:05 PM UTC

axod wrote: post #25

techiferous wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Even if you set the registration price to say $1,000" Do you realize the impact that would have on innovating new web apps?

Negligible if any. Buying an SSL certificate is more expensive than registering a domain. edit: It'd also be likely someone would startup some 'free/cheap' subdomain hosting for people who don't want to pay the $1000... eg myapp.free.com

> 'free/cheap' subdomain

They already exist. They're all over the place really...

Re: Give HN: 3 character .net domains

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Post by burgerbrain » Sun, Nov 28, 2010, 10:08 PM UTC

treblig wrote: post #30

axod wrote: post #6

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It is surprising. They're short, but they're also absolute trash.

So was 4sq.com.

4sq.com is just another '1 in a million' url shortener. Hardly a prime example of a trash url turned gold.

Re: Give HN: 3 character .net domains

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Post by stevenbrianhall » Sun, Nov 28, 2010, 10:20 PM UTC

Just sent an e-mail about 2UL.net, thank you!

Re: Give HN: 3 character .net domains

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Post by axod » Sun, Nov 28, 2010, 11:23 PM UTC

treblig wrote: post #30

axod wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It is surprising. They're short, but they're also absolute trash.

So was 4sq.com.

Never heard of it.

Re: Give HN: 3 character .net domains

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Post by moondistance » Mon, Nov 29, 2010, 12:08 AM UTC

If possible, I'd love to have 9w2.net, thanks! (sending email now)

Re: Give HN: 3 character .net domains

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Post by s3graham » Mon, Nov 29, 2010, 12:10 AM UTC

And I thought I was a domain packrat! :)

The 4xx ones seem like they could be useful.

Re: Give HN: 3 character .net domains

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Post by pavel_lishin » Mon, Nov 29, 2010, 1:21 AM UTC

axod wrote: post #9

steveklabnik wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Unfortunately, this is just the way it'll always work. Take land, for example: It's all claimed by someone already. And a lot of it isn't even being used. It'd be really sweet to use a bunch of it... but there are squatters. :/

The only sane answer is to increase the registration price for domains so that it relates more to the market worth of that domain.

Aren't squatters already taking care of that by offering to sell these domains to bidders?

Re: Give HN: 3 character .net domains

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Post by newyorker » Mon, Nov 29, 2010, 1:56 AM UTC

These are only the .net domains! Wonder how many .com and other tlds you have!

Re: Give HN: 3 character .net domains

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Post by SingAlong » Mon, Nov 29, 2010, 2:22 AM UTC

If possible, I would like to have 4jn.net (sent you an email)