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Re:Tell HN: Namecheap pre-purchasing searched domain names? by constrictpastel on Friday May 30, 2025 @06:41AM (#44134781)
I always thought this was the work of domain squatters who run software to see what names are being queried, then they purchase and sit on them. I first heard about this back in 05' , then never heard about it again.
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Re:Tell HN: Namecheap pre-purchasing searched domain names? by DaSHacka on Friday May 30, 2025 @07:55AM (#44135270)
Unless you work at the domain registrar in question, or sit between the user and the TLD's authoritative nameservers, how would you possibly see what domains are being queried?
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