Show HN: Fast and efficient domain checking tool
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Show HN: Fast and efficient domain checking tool
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Re: Show HN: Fast and efficient domain checking tool
#2Hi Everyone,
This is a domain availability checking tool with a simple clean design, a website preview for taken domains and a price comparison for the available ones.
Some details about the used technologies are in my blog post at http://floreskul.name/post/introducing-instantname-me. I would appreciate any feedback. :)
Thanks
Re: Show HN: Fast and efficient domain checking tool
#3Hi Everyone, This is a domain availability checking tool with a simple clean design, a website preview for taken domains and a price comparison for the available ones. Some details about the used technologies are in my blog post at http://floreskul.name/post/introducing-instantname-me . I would appreciate any feedback. :) Thanks
I didn't expect this to work with so many TLDs, very cool! I haven't really found anything like this before. I wish I had more constructive criticism, the layout is clean and it just works so great. Maybe include a more customized favicon? I'll definitely keep it bookmarked.
Re: Show HN: Fast and efficient domain checking tool
#4Hi Everyone, This is a domain availability checking tool with a simple clean design, a website preview for taken domains and a price comparison for the available ones. Some details about the used technologies are in my blog post at http://floreskul.name/post/introducing-instantname-me . I would appreciate any feedback. :) Thanks
I didn't expect this to work with so many TLDs, very cool! I haven't really found anything like this before. I wish I had more constructive criticism, the layout is clean and it just works so great. Maybe include a more customized favicon? I'll definitely keep it bookmarked.
Thanks for the feedback. Yes, I forgot about the favicon, will add that. I am glad you liked it.
Re: Show HN: Fast and efficient domain checking tool
#5how do you deal with lookup quotas (if there are any)?
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#6"Last week I came back to this idea and realized that there are good alternatives available, it should not be treated a reason to stop."
- Awesome, I'm glad you decided to go ahead with this. This is a crowded space but you've been able to make a useful tool with features other sites don't have. Congrats!
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#7Love the tool. Since the "Propose it" link doesn't seem to work for me, here's a feature request: can you put the query in the hash fragment so that I can paste this into an email or chat?
Re: Show HN: Fast and efficient domain checking tool
#8how do you deal with lookup quotas (if there are any)?
Currently the domain check is done via simple DNS lookups. It's not the most reliable way, but it's very fast. Although there is a small probability of checking result errors, for the MVP I decided to stop with this solution.
I plan to apply for TLD Zone Access programs (like http://www.verisigninc.com/en_US/products-and-services/domai...) if this project gets a positive feedback. That would help to keep things both fast and reliable.
Re: Show HN: Fast and efficient domain checking tool
#9how do you deal with lookup quotas (if there are any)?
Probably using DNS and not whois. DNS is very fast and has no restrictions but can be inaccurate.
Re: Show HN: Fast and efficient domain checking tool
#10Hi Everyone, This is a domain availability checking tool with a simple clean design, a website preview for taken domains and a price comparison for the available ones. Some details about the used technologies are in my blog post at http://floreskul.name/post/introducing-instantname-me . I would appreciate any feedback. :) Thanks
How can I specify custom ccTLDs to check?