I tell everyone who will listen to use DNSimple. The best.
The DNSimple API for updating records makes me super happy. Easy to roll your own little DDNS script or to have proper domain names set in your Heroku Pipelines builds and test apps.
Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com
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Re: Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com
#452Namecheap did me wrong in a major way. In 2018 I registered a domain, all went fine. I register a second domain a few minutes later. In addition to the confirmation email I received an additional email requesting personal information. I assumed it was optional. Nope! The domain was not registered. When I looked into the matter the domain had been registered by domainbright.
I'm not sure what to make of it. Although compared to all other domains I have registered with namecheap this was probably the most coveted, valuable.
Never again namecheap. You make me angry!
Re: Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com
#453One workaround for that is, search for domains no-one would ever use. They’ll register them, losing money.
As a registrar they probably pay a very tiny fraction of the retail price so even if only 10% of the registered domains end up selling they still make a profit.
Re: Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com
#454Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't think you can transfer because the domain doesn't belong to you. yyy.name is the domain, you're "renting" from whoever owns that domain name.
I understand that domains are just rented and not owned, but in common parlance it's usual to talk about owning a domain.
But you don't even own a domain
Whom do you pay for xxx.yyy.name?
Re: Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com
#455This is just part of a long line of scummy practices by GoDaddy in its history. Bad PR for GoDaddy constantly popped up in tech news sites ~15 years ago, but it was never enough to stop their aggressive marketing. Still, I always wondered why anyone in tech would use them. Y'all know what they're capable of and what they do. Don't support that.
The amount of upselling GoDaddy does is kind of crazy; I don't know why anyone would register domains there.
They've also been implicated with a few stories around blocking DNS services for certain whole countries, voiding domains without any proper court order, etc.
Re: Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com
#456Ted 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…
Just to highlight this a little bit more! I've used Namecheap for years (a lot of) and moved all domains my company owns over three years ago, and there is a lot of them. All went flawlessly and I have nothing but praise for the service it's amazing.
Only problem in the company settings is multiple users but other than that no issues.
Re: Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com
#457Earlier quoted context omitted.
https://domains.google is the best I found. Also, namecheap’s beast mode if you want to check hundreds of domains at once.
My team built Beast Mode. Would love any feedback you may have.
It is amazing! API available for the beast mode type queries? I wanna build a domain name exploration tool and the kick it off to you guys for registration (perhaps referral kickback would be nice). Email in my profile.
Re: Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com
#458I never experienced this, but I did wait too long to buy a domain. After I checked if the domain was available(it was), I started building the website. A month later the domain was bought by someone who eventually made the same thing I wanted to make. My current process for checking if a domain is available is pretty basic. I first check it in the browser. If Firefox can't find it, then I use the `whois` command. If…
I have a habit of collecting interesting yet vaguely generic domain names and holding onto them for future projects. (Which I almost never get around to.)
So does GoDaddy.
Re: Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com
#459Earlier quoted context omitted.
Namecheap is so much better than godaddy. Interface : just give me the records. I don't want to buy more stuff. Somehow namecheap lets me but the same extras like email, without badgering me. Godaddy is just ads ads ads and interfaces to sell stuff to people who aren't tech savvy. Squatting: this definitely happens with godaddy, like the OP says. Never use them, it's a disgusting practice. I use namecheap for dozens…
I've actually always used Godaddy for searching and Namecheap for registering, simply because Godaddy's search interface is faster and more stable but Namecheap is great for not hassling you and way easier to configure. Fix the search Namecheap, and I will no longer use Godaddy again!
Try http://instantdomainsearch.com/
(No affiliation, just a happy user)
Re: Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com
#460I recall there was a massive boycott [0] of GoDaddy about a decade ago over their SOPA position.
Whenever a company does something sufficiently offensive, they earn a lifetime boycott from me.
It's an especially easy commitment to make in crowded marketplaces (laptops & mobile phone manufacturers, DNS registries, fast food chains, etc).
[0] http://godaddyboycott.org/ and https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-16320149