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Re: Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com

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Post by ddingus »

Well, I just tried a few searches on godaddy...

fuckgodaddy.com Fuckgodaddyhard.com Fuckgodaddyreallyhard.com Fuckgodaddyproper.com Fuckgodaddyproperly.com

Now, gandi:

All available except for fuckgodaddy.com

edit:

Maybe profanity triggered something?

reamgodaddyproperly.com

Unavailable on godaddy, available on gandi.

Finally, I searched on some of the same, arguably in poor taste names, using gandi instead of godaddy, and all were available to register.

Was hoping godaddy would squat on one of these. Got denied.

Tried a rando domain too:

biggodaddybomotoys.com. nope

Nothing containing "godaddy" appears registerable at godaddy. Pity.

Make of it what you will.

Re: Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com

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Post by amingilani »

ted0 wrote: post #226

Ted from Namecheap here. I cannot speak to GoDaddy's practices. However, I can say that for Namecheap, this is not something we would ever even consider doing. In my experience though, lookups are more complex than most think. We are querying so many different sources to give you availability status, some of which are less reliable than others. For example, with smaller TLDs like .ai or .is, lookups may be less relia…

I once forgot to renew a domain name and was so late that it had dropped from my interface. Namecheap went ahead and renewed it for me since it hadn't gone into the pool yet—for no extra cost.

Been using you for 15 years now, really happy. Even though I wish the website were faster :)

Re: Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com

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Post by NetOpWibby »

webbrahmin wrote: post #236
ted0 wrote: post #226

Ted from Namecheap here. I cannot speak to GoDaddy's practices. However, I can say that for Namecheap, this is not something we would ever even consider doing. In my experience though, lookups are more complex than most think. We are querying so many different sources to give you availability status, some of which are less reliable than others. For example, with smaller TLDs like .ai or .is, lookups may be less relia…

A happy namecheap customer here. Moved from Godaddy to namecheap because they revealed me as the owner of a domain I was using for activism. Caused me a lot of harassment.

Yeesh, that’s terrible.

Re: Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com

#364

Post by ted0 »

amingilani wrote: post #362
ted0 wrote: post #226

Ted from Namecheap here. I cannot speak to GoDaddy's practices. However, I can say that for Namecheap, this is not something we would ever even consider doing. In my experience though, lookups are more complex than most think. We are querying so many different sources to give you availability status, some of which are less reliable than others. For example, with smaller TLDs like .ai or .is, lookups may be less relia…

I once forgot to renew a domain name and was so late that it had dropped from my interface. Namecheap went ahead and renewed it for me since it hadn't gone into the pool yet—for no extra cost. Been using you for 15 years now, really happy. Even though I wish the website were faster :)

We're working really hard to make the site faster. While there are still areas where there's room for improvement, we're regularly deploying performance updates (e.g. search, and most recently the cart).

Re: Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com

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Post by ribalda »

ted0 wrote: post #226

Ted from Namecheap here. I cannot speak to GoDaddy's practices. However, I can say that for Namecheap, this is not something we would ever even consider doing. In my experience though, lookups are more complex than most think. We are querying so many different sources to give you availability status, some of which are less reliable than others. For example, with smaller TLDs like .ai or .is, lookups may be less relia…

Are you considering support .dk domains anytime soon?

Re: Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com

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Post by wegs »

hobofan wrote: post #197
wegs wrote: post #117

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As far as I can tell, the general business model in domains is: * Be the good guy, and establish a customer base. Provide low prices, good customer service, etc. Lose money on the razor-thin margins. * Once you've got a ton of customers, turn evil, and milk your customer-base for all they've got. Engage in every nasty sleazeball tactic. I've seen this cycle many times, starting with Network Solutions. People use GoDa…

That must have been a long time ago, as I've only heard about them as a bad business for the past ~10 years (= how long I've been loosely involved in tech). I think their business plan is rather: Lure in general population customers via mainstream media advertising, and don't really care about anything else (including their reputation with tech people). No one in tech that I know would touch them with a ten-foot pool…

Yes. It was a long time ago. GoDaddy was where all the tech crowd went after Network Solutions circa the year 2000. They were great! Until they weren't.

Since then, I've gone through 2 more registrars which went down the same path. I'm gradually migrating to AWS since I'm hoping they have the same incentive structure to f- me over in a few years. The way I figure, if my DNS provider is also providing cloud servers, etc. they'll have more incentive to keep me as a customer.

Re: Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com

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Post by swalsh »

ted0 wrote: post #226

Ted from Namecheap here. I cannot speak to GoDaddy's practices. However, I can say that for Namecheap, this is not something we would ever even consider doing. In my experience though, lookups are more complex than most think. We are querying so many different sources to give you availability status, some of which are less reliable than others. For example, with smaller TLDs like .ai or .is, lookups may be less relia…

It's funny, I don't even remember why I moved to Namecheap, but I remember years ago getting angry at Godaddy, and then transferring everything. You guys have a great service. No regrets since the move.
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