Post B5dkXQjknCk8wO9cEC by hallunke23@troet.cafe
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(DIR) Post #B5d8BRFuO4ZZv7HT6G by ocean@raru.re
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Do NOT use GoDaddy, don't even visit the site. (I recommend Porkbun, personally)
(DIR) Post #B5dLglk1ZR3LpwdYVk by ocean@raru.re
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@autisticplushy someone should make a script that randomly checks garbage domain names on a timer, so it just wastes a ton of godaddys money
(DIR) Post #B5dP9xBcOf79ar9TDU by nothacking@infosec.exchange
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@ocean@raru.re As a general rule, registrars who's main businesses is domains are a bad choice, especially the ones that do promotions like ".com for 1$". They are resellers, and must pay nearly the whole 10$/year to the registry (a different company), leading to very small margins. Any extra money to run ads or promotions must come from either: 1. charging you extra money 2. ... or screwing customers.If you see an ad for your registrar, find another one ASAP. Even if you don't get screwed, it's just a bad deal: I pay $10.50 for a .com domain (just pennies over registry cost), but godaddy will happy charge you $23. The similarly shitty namecheap charges $15.
(DIR) Post #B5dPRH7rW2GIMDedTE by leadegroot@bne.social
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@ocean this has been a known risk for decades :( i only ever check domain name availability at the command line, and recommend the same to everyone $ whois something.com
(DIR) Post #B5dQLLr57RoNF3XpXk by almonds@mastodon.mit.edu
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@ocean I think they do this to themselves with Punycode domain names. A while ago I got one 2 emojis long, and ever since, they've sent me emails telling me to act fast for "similar" names. They all start with x and have several random letters and aren't even proper Punycode. I'll see if I can find an example...Edit: added screenshot
(DIR) Post #B5dQRpqcWKIu02Q8dU by sb@metroholografix.ca
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@ocean Can attest to Porkbun - uncluttered ui, proper API access, decent prices, no BS (yet). Only downside is that it's based in nazi occupied america. Otherwise, they're probably one of the best out there.
(DIR) Post #B5dQnvvGcA3DDB8C5A by epsi@akko.wtf
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@ocean been hearing about this for yearsI use namecheap but I really should swap to porkbun
(DIR) Post #B5dTjycOwwUwHC70Cm by damagecontrolblog@mastodon.social
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@ocean Porkbun is nice!
(DIR) Post #B5dXfY71xKkSjBaBzU by soundstruck@m.ai6yr.org
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@ocean +1 for Porkbun. Been using them for years. Love them.
(DIR) Post #B5dXy6qVYYR5fFhkXI by chrisp@cyberplace.social
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@ocean Pro tip: Make a query on godaddy for 20 digit random domains that you have no intention of buying to make them spend needlessly (Although it probably only costs them a dollar or two a year for each domain, but it could add up).
(DIR) Post #B5dafD86GkErVtc5Hk by lor@goingdark.social
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@ocean they have been doing this for years!
(DIR) Post #B5dbk9geb1jgEphHJA by log@mastodon.sdf.org
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@ocean I can +1 the recommends for Porkbun.
(DIR) Post #B5dgLl3F2TzeeXRqMa by elithebearded@fed.qaz.red
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@ocean If they are doing that, seems like a good attack vector would be everyone search for a domain they don't want, and make Godaddy shell out for it.I just looked for and hit the heart button on several variations of "dougbizcuts" in dot-com and dot-dog
(DIR) Post #B5dhUVQcasmOlA7Rjc by iDGS@mas.to
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.@ocean Agreed: GoDaddy is trash. THE worst. I migrated to Hover.com years ago, and I can’t say enough good things about them. No B.S. None. I believe they’re Canadian. Right, @hover ?
(DIR) Post #B5dkCXf1r4UuKiz3ZY by mikelovesbikes@hear-me.social
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@ocean My girlfriend also recommends Porkbun
(DIR) Post #B5dkXQjknCk8wO9cEC by hallunke23@troet.cafe
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Same issue with EuroDNS. EuroDNS offers whois and domain availability search. One of those functions *sometimes* registered a domain that I wanted to have. Result of this was that I could still “register” it through EuroDNS for the “regular” price but that price was way too expensive so I tried a different registrar. And that registrar then reported the domain as taken. I was able to reproduce the problem with 2-3 other domains that ended up being snachted by EuroDNS.@ocean
(DIR) Post #B5drsxnVliFHEk7uhE by shadowdancer@mstdn.social
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@oceanwhois.Because sometimes the old tools work best.One should note however that whois has been deprecated by ICANN since 2025-01-28 in favor of RDAP [1].https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WHOIS
(DIR) Post #B5dsKjjpdOU5jzeI2C by kaia@pleroma.soykaf.com
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@ocean making a script that checksgodaddylicksass dot comgodaddyisbad dot comgodaddycanfckthemselves dot com
(DIR) Post #B5dsUpAMJC4FTFrnea by LoliHat@varishangout.net
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@ocean GoDaddy sucks donkey balls.
(DIR) Post #B5dtXHCf8cGOxZg41o by nakal@mastodon.social
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@ocean Never! Never use any website to check domain availability. They will make a reservation for a long time. It is common, well known and it is nothing to complain about.Use the command line utility whois on Unix/Linux systems. It's the easiest thing on earth.Just type `whois example.com` and hit return.
(DIR) Post #B5dujdkPFER8JCv6eW by number6@fosstodon.org
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@ocean I registered and signed up for a site for a family member as a birthday present. Fortunately I used a unique address. A decade later, I get the worst kind of fraudulent spam on that address. Either GoDaddy sold the address to criminals, or their disgruntled employees did.
(DIR) Post #B5dunwvzqlM2yTOdHs by hakui@tuusin.misono-ya.info
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@kaia @ocean i mean, they have to pay to squat them too right
(DIR) Post #B5duwecrI4u8nUayQa by mian@mstdn.social
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@ocean You can check availability on ICANN.org ¿why do anything else?
(DIR) Post #B5dvona6D6MsD47fhA by BillySmith@social.coop
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@ocean Don't search for a Domain Name unless you are ready to buy it there and then. While you are looking at it, a lock is put in place on the domain, but as soon as you cancel the transaction, that domain gets added to the public list of searched-for-domain-names that are still available. There have been bots harvesting domain names from those lists since at least 1999. I lost two interesting band-names due to this... :(
(DIR) Post #B5e5lFwFprkGXeR2Ui by snep@y.diskcat.com
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@mian @ocean > why do anything elseGetting a feeling for the price domain registrars offer a domain for is often also important for the choice of which domain to go with, as some seemingly not special sounding domains can come back as "special" or "desirable" or something and cost a good chunk more
(DIR) Post #B5eM0UzhjvbkqXL5Sy by Fonant@vivaldi.net
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@ocean Can recommend @beasts in the UK for domain registration. They know what they're doing 👍
(DIR) Post #B5ep0ZKUWDhUxkRoAa by hallunke23@troet.cafe
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This isn't the only instance of GoDaddy doing shit.I used to be a GoDaddy customer and I had issues with CNAME records. When I tried to change those, GoDaddy sometimes performed my update. Sometimes not. Customer service wasn't helpful. This was the point when I moved my DNS elsewhere. And later, I also moved my domains.@ocean
(DIR) Post #B5gDkAgB5l1ttFpSWO by Baa@mk.absturztau.be
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@ocean@raru.re Gonna make are script that replicates considering buying domains constantly to auto buy millions of domains bankrupting GoDaddy in minutes
(DIR) Post #B5iqGVlKQTZ97S0QjI by idiot300@mastodon.sdf.org
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@ocean the solution is to spam random sites on godaddy
(DIR) Post #B5uocM1nQl6xHuW1ei by liilliil@mastodon.online
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@ocean yes, they’re stealing domains