Namecheap is buying and holding onto domains you're interested in

Re:Namecheap is buying and holding onto domains you're inter... by version_five on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @03:48PM (#35346799)

Namecheap leadrship are on HN and have clearly (imo believably) stated that they don't do this. There was a famous one where some say, rpg.quest domain got bought after someone had looked at it, and it seemed clear it was just because it was an obvious domain and somebody else bought it, not namecheap frontrunning. Maybe their stance has changed?

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Re:Namecheap is buying and holding onto domains you're inter... by NamecheapCEO on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @04:39PM (#35347486)

Thank you, our policy has absolutely not changed and never will. We are in the business of serving our customers, not attempting to take advantage of them in any way.

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Re:Namecheap is buying and holding onto domains you're inter... by andrewstuart on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @04:09PM (#35347089)

It’s entirely up to the individual which choice of domain registrar they use based on the claims of innocence by Namecheap management versus personal research done on Namecheap frontrunning.

Usually these posts are flagged on HN, presumably because vested interests turn up.

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