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Re:Namecheap is buying and holding onto domains you're inter... by jjk166 on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @02:49PM (#35345966)
I have to imagine they coded in some stop-gap like 3 domains per unique visitor or something, otherwise even legitimate window shoppers could ruin them.

That said, if anyone has a bot net they're not using...

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Re:Namecheap is buying and holding onto domains you're inter... by throwthrowuknow on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @03:30PM (#35346536)
There’s likely an expiry on any limit they have since they are probably more interested in people who keep coming back to look for new domains. Just set a long schedule of a month plus some randomness and do a burst of searches. Slow going but with enough accounts…
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