I bought netflix.soy

Re:I bought netflix.soy by xeeeeeeeeeeenu on Monday May 25, 2020 @04:58PM (#23304908)

>Interestingly, I recently saw a couple a couple of google.* domains available on Google Domains, including some reasonable-sounding ones: IIRC, google.tech, google.business, and google.camp. Tried to purchase them but they instantly became unavailable the moment I tried to do so. The cynic in me thinks that Google has a special check for those and renews it themselves if someone tries…

It must have been a bug in Google Domains, all three domains were registered ~5 years ago.

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Re:I bought netflix.soy by CydeWeys on Monday May 25, 2020 @05:19PM (#23305108)

It could have been an interruption in connectivity with the registry operator(s) for those TLDs. When that happens, most registrars will at least attempt to buy domains they're currently unable to retrieve the status of. You only get charged if the domain actually ends up being created.

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Re:I bought netflix.soy by BlueGh0st on Monday May 25, 2020 @10:00PM (#23306761)

I have experienced this bug in Google Domains before (for non Google related domain names). Interestingly, it seems to particularly affect domains that are registered but unused.

This isn't isolated to Google Domains, however. GoDaddy's website let me go through the entire checkout process with 2 or 3 registered domain names, followed by a refund an hour later.

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Re:I bought netflix.soy by saagarjha on Monday May 25, 2020 @04:59PM (#23304923)

Yes, but I figured they might have lapsed. I idly check it from time to time and they certainly didn't show up as available previously.

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