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03-09-2004, 12:34 PM #1New Member
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Who owns all the domains?
Ok, i want to get another domain, but dont want to pay for it! Where do godaddy.com and all these other people get the domains they sell from?
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03-09-2004, 12:52 PM #2Mobile Multimedia Minimalist
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You want another domain, but dont want to pay for it? You made it sound like "I want another burger, but don't want to pay for it" ...
By the way, GoDaddy and the gang are ICANN-accredited registrars, if that's what you are asking for:
http://icann.org/registrars/accredited-list.htmlCo-Founder @HostHideout. Profoundly influenced by #Bauhaus, @Nameslave unrepentantly embraces #Minimalism with a bias for functionality, color theory and pixel precision: a #multimedia messenger in the McLuhan sense. His totally irrelevant M.Ed. dissertation examines Organizational Culture and Change Management. He also likes Patrik Ervell, Wong Kar-wai and IKEA.
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03-10-2004, 02:08 AM #3Retired Moderator
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you want something and you dont want to pay for it?
get a .tk domain its freeBashar Al-Abdulhadi - KuwaitNET Internet Services Serving customers since 1997
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03-10-2004, 08:35 AM #4Web Hosting Master
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Re: Who owns all the domains?
Originally posted by jb11223
Ok, i want to get another domain, but dont want to pay for it! Where do godaddy.com and all these other people get the domains they sell from?
there are a few domain extensions where the central registry for that tld doesn't *currently* make a charge, .tk for example however be aware that several providers simply blackhole the domains as they're used a lot by scammers, spammers and freeloaders.Rob Golding Astutium Ltd - UK based ICANN Accredited Domain Registrar - proud to accept BitCoins
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03-10-2004, 08:43 AM #5Temporarily Suspended
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get a .tk domain its free
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03-10-2004, 09:09 AM #6Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by plutonas
i don't think he/she won't a .tk he wants a .com FREE
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03-10-2004, 09:23 AM #7Temporarily Suspended
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i don't find anything funny men
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03-10-2004, 09:33 AM #8Mobile Multimedia Minimalist
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Re: Re: Who owns all the domains?
Originally posted by othellotech
.tk for example however be aware that several providers simply blackhole the domains as they're used a lot by scammers, spammers and freeloaders.Co-Founder @HostHideout. Profoundly influenced by #Bauhaus, @Nameslave unrepentantly embraces #Minimalism with a bias for functionality, color theory and pixel precision: a #multimedia messenger in the McLuhan sense. His totally irrelevant M.Ed. dissertation examines Organizational Culture and Change Management. He also likes Patrik Ervell, Wong Kar-wai and IKEA.
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03-10-2004, 09:33 AM #9Web Hosting Master
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I do. Why would anybody in their right mind think that somebody would be giving away domain names? Yes, in the past we have had large companies try promotional deals but where are they today? Not giving away FREE domains anymore that's for sure.
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03-10-2004, 09:43 AM #10Temporarily Suspended
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FREE domains anymore that's for sure.
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03-10-2004, 10:02 AM #11Web Hosting Master
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Well young man it's called the economy. Normally a business model that eats $6.xx at a time with nothing to gain in return is a BAD model.
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03-10-2004, 12:56 PM #12Web Hosting Master
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Neo has them all - welcome to the Matrix.
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03-10-2004, 01:09 PM #13Temporarily Suspended
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yes
but you can earn from ads
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03-10-2004, 01:37 PM #14Newbie
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Namezero and NameDemo used to be a couple of places that would register domains for you for free. And they tried the banner thing, but there's no quality control when you register names for everyone, so they never made their $$$ back from the domain itself, let alone make any profits.
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03-10-2004, 01:42 PM #15Temporarily Suspended
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oh,
sad
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03-10-2004, 02:03 PM #16Web Hosting Master
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Hence, no free lunch for .com, .net, .org, etc.
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03-10-2004, 02:05 PM #17Temporarily Suspended
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Hence, no free lunch for .com, .net, .org, etc.
www.******************
but it is close now
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03-10-2004, 03:05 PM #18Retired Moderator
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since it turned into **********'s then its BAD
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03-11-2004, 01:41 PM #19New Member
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WHat im asking is who creates all the names, Where do Godaddy and all these other companys buy their names from?
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03-11-2004, 01:51 PM #20Web Hosting Master
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If a name does not exist already, it is created at the Registry level. There are various Registries: Verisign handles .com/.net, PIR handles .org, Afilias handles .info, Neulevel handles .biz
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03-11-2004, 01:51 PM #21Web Hosting Master
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Read until your hearts content.
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