Plausible, but not likely. https://domaininvesting.com/no-domain-frontrunning-godaddy/
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#172GoDaddy recently billed be $6 for domain protection renewal for my domain which I no longer host with GoDaddy. Now I have to get on the phone to have these charges reversed because if I don't ,they will keep on billing this amount till the day my card expires.
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#173Relevant from 13 years ago: Network Solutions sued for domain tasting. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=123899
This is the outcome of the settlement:
https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/agp-status-report-2009...
The question is whether they are still enforcing the policy.
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#174Earlier quoted context omitted.
I want to see the evidence before I believe that. I've seen nothing but speculation in this thread.
Agreed. This is really bizarre behavior for HN. This thread reads like a paranoid Reddit post, and people who are requesting evidence are being downvoted into oblivion... Because it's more fashionable to jump on the "godaddy is a cartoon supervillain" bandwagon?
HN has been talking about GoDaddy front-running domains since 2012. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4362478
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#175Earlier quoted context omitted.
> It's included with macOS, Windows, Linux or any other OS anyone's likely to use. Is it? I don't think it is included on Windows --- it is available on sysinternal, sure, but not included. (Unless something has changed from when I stopped using Windows)
Not by default, definitely. Unless you count via WSL, but WSL isn't installed by default either.
It's not even installed by default in WSL; I had to apt install who is literally earlier today.
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#176Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have had serious issues with Godaddy as well. Absolutely horrible performance as well.
Me too. But the worst was that I can only contact them by calling them. What?
At least you are able to talk to a real person. I've always had good experience calling GoDaddy customer service. Many other online companies make it a very big hassle if you have an issue that's outside the scope of their FAQs.
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#177I had this happen as well in the past when researching domain names for a new product. Pro Tip: Stay the hell away from GoDaddy for everything. I've had the unfortunate task of managing a server hosted with them and it's been consistently awful (ex. I literally cannot upgrade PHP because the VPS doesn't support it and there is no upgrade path without spinning up an entirely new VPS on a different, and of course more…
Recommendations for superior alternatives? I'm an indifferent GoDaddy user but would be happy to switch to something else since I've never liked them as a company.
I migrated everything to Namecheap a couple of years ago, they have been great. I’m happy not to be giving money to GoDaddy any longer.
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#178Back when I was in college, GoDaddy let my at the time close friend break into my account and steal several of my domains, including https://strategywiki.org . This was while I was on an overseas study and couldn't regularly check in. GoDaddy gave me no recourse to dispute. He had server access because I trusted him. He wasn't supposed to have access to my domain account, and I didn't share my credentials. I had anot…
They defrauded you & violated your copyright. If the SoL hasn't passed you might want to consider filing a police report. It's possible that you could get the current registrar to give it back.
It seems like they are still violating your copyright, so you might be able to go that avenue if the SoL keeps refreshing as they keep violating it (not sure though).
GoDaddy has terminated accounts on copyright grounds before, and you could also file a civil suit if you think you could withstand the cost / pain of it now.
(That said, sometimes it's better to just walk away)
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#179This is a scummy move. In the industry I work in, we call this front-running and it’s a criminal act. If the same laws applied here godaddy would be looking at a nine digit fine and jail time for whoever thought this is a good idea.
It is called front running in DNS too, and it is perfectly legal.
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#180Does anyone know the story behind 'Godaddy' name? It's a weird name for a domain registrar.
I'm not sure if this is authoritative:
"The company’s original name was called “Jomax Technologies,” named after an old dirt road Parsons used to drive by on the way to work. Two years after founding the company, Parsons wanted to change the name to something more fun and memorable.
An employee suggested the name Big Daddy, but the domain name was already taken. The reason? The movie “Big Daddy,” starring Adam Sandler. Parsons suggested GoDaddy to the team. Luckily, the .com was available and the name has stuck for just about two decades."