What bad things would happen if the zone file was made available for everyone without any approval?
Whatever marketeers can come up with.
Find a good available .com domain
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Re: Find a good available .com domain
#32Alternatively, use instantdomainsearch.com (disclosure, I'm the CTO), which packages most of these things up in a fast web interface and also enables searching in a bunch of other TLDs.
Why is it offering up .gb domains, when you can't register them?
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#33What bad things would happen if the zone file was made available for everyone without any approval?
You can compare to get newly registered domain names so it's sometimes used for Spam to target new companies - I've not noticed that so much lately though.
I suppose you could identify recent NS changes to create a list of servers/hosting that might not have been locked down or secured yet.
But on the whole I can't personally think of anything too bad.
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#34Unfortunately not every domain that has no DNS record is available for purchase: some people configure no records, others are reserved by the registry (many short words for nTLDs). If something isn't in the DNS zone you can do a live DNS and WHOIS check to be more certain.
A while back I tied together this DNS zone + live false positive check into a website (for all TLDs and with price info):
AWS credits are still paying for this, so feel free to use it!
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#35Earlier quoted context omitted.
A: No, random combination of characters (ideally with some numbers too) both are easier to remember, looks more secure and is easier to pronounce.
:) I'm thinking of branding - think Google, Pepsi, Adidas, Nike, Starbucks You'd really prefer to attempt build a brand around SearchEngine.tld or RunningShoe.tld ?
Booking.com would like to disagree.
Re: Find a good available .com domain
#36A tip I discovered - use hyphens, and suddenly very small nice domains become available. No one types domains anyway.
Also does anyone know how to get a shady domain parking service to give up on a domain they’ve been holding for decades? I’m actually happy to pay 500 but not thousands and it’s not even a domain that a company or commercial interest would want to purchase.
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#37What about those edgy names with a spelling mistake?
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#38What bad things would happen if the zone file was made available for everyone without any approval?
I believe you have to sign an agreement to not use the domain names list for DDoS attacks, specifically against WHOIS services. Not saying that this stops anyone, but that's what they probably had in mind.
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#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
Classic useless use of cat?
I don't agree with the whole 'useless use of cat' meme: cat creates an output stream, which in turn allows you to build up the subsequent command bit by bit and allows you to cut and past chunks from useful building blocks you keep in a file. The first command changes all the time so by using 'cat' those blocks remain reusable, everything will use the piped input that cat sends if there is no preceding program, rathe…
It's possible to avoid `cat` and still keep the filename separate from the rest of the command by placing the redirection at the start of the command:
Re: Find a good available .com domain
#40Domainy.io - lets you search (and monitor) for domain names that either become available or registered. It also lets you quickly search for available domain names related to - baby names - animal names - planet names etc etc via templates. https://domainy.io
Is there a good API to check for domain name availability and expiration?