Tell HN: Namecheap is stealing domains with keywords

Posted by html5web on Friday October 29, 2021 @01:07PM
from the self-post dept.

I have searched a domain name for my business yesterday and it was available, the domain name I searched is a one English word domain. Today I wanted to buy the domain name, but it's no longer available. Whois database shows the domain name as reserved.

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Re:Tell HN: Namecheap is stealing domains with keywords by FilthyAnalyst on Friday October 29, 2021 @01:14PM (#29041011)

This type of activity has been happening since the 90s and it's not limited to namecheap. You need to purchase a domain if you check its availability.

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Re:Tell HN: Namecheap is stealing domains with keywords by RicoElectrico on Friday October 29, 2021 @01:24PM (#29041128)

Is there any way to just check a domain exists at all without risking it being squatted? Whois maybe?

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Re:Tell HN: Namecheap is stealing domains with keywords by html5web on Friday October 29, 2021 @01:10PM (#29040967)

P.S: It happened to me before, this is the second time I experienced it.

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