Hacker News with Generative AI: Domain Names

Ask HN: Custom domain name for personal email? (ycombinator.com)
Hi HN! For those who aren't using a @gmail.com, what are you using? I'm trying to migrate off @gmail.com because of platform risk, but coming up with a domain name is hard! It must be professional! Bonus points if I can share the domain with family members for their use too.
Email, Domain Names, Personal Branding
10 points by yesthis 10 hours ago | 18 comments
Ask HN: How did the internet discover my subdomain? (ycombinator.com)
I have a domain that is not live. As expected, loading the domain returns: Error 1016.
Domain Names, Security, Web Development, Privacy
256 points by govideo 2 days ago | 276 comments
The owner of ip4.me/ip6.me, Kevin Loch, has died (ip4only.me)
Notice: The owner of ip4.me/ip6.me, Kevin Loch, passed away.
Obituaries, Internet, Domain Names
283 points by lieuwex 4 days ago | 91 comments
Ask HN: Dot EU domain instead of dot com? (ycombinator.com)
I'm working on a service that targets mainly EU companies/businesses. I have either the option to get servicename.eu or euservicename.com
Domain Names, Business, Europe
9 points by skwee357 16 days ago | 14 comments
I gave Matt the domain Wordpress.com for Free – he then sued me (reddit.com)
I have read some disturbing allegations going on with WordPress. I do not know about the truth, but I want to say something to the Wordpress community:
Lawsuits, Domain Names, WordPress
7 points by LLcolD 26 days ago | 8 comments
There's 456,976 4-Letter .com domains, and they're all gone (brandboxd.com)
Back in December 2013, a company called WhoAPI Inc. ran a very time consuming automated search for all possible remaining 4-letter .com domain names out of a total 456,976 potential names*.
Domain Names, Internet, Business
8 points by si_164 26 days ago | 7 comments
Ask HN: Is Godaddy Running a Scam? (ycombinator.com)
Recently, I was trying to a buy a domain for which we had bid in Godaddy. We bid the suggested price in Godaddy. Our bid was rejected buy the owner.
Domain Names, Web Hosting, Scams
80 points by bitlad 30 days ago | 57 comments
Cisagov/dotgov-data: the official list of registered domains in the .gov zone (github.com/cisagov)
The .gov top-level domain exists so that the online services of U.S.-based government organizations are easy to identify on the internet.
Government, Domain Names, Cybersecurity, Technology, Lists
8 points by danso 33 days ago | 0 comments
.free, .hot, .spot domains to arrive as Amazon reveals gTLD launches (domainincite.com)
Amazon Registry has revealed launch dates for three of its long-dormant gTLDs, and they have the potential to be the most popular of its patchy portfolio.
Domain Names, Internet, Technology, Business
13 points by zacwest 36 days ago | 2 comments
Basel has to buy domain name in the Bahamas after mishap (bluewin.ch)
A small mistake with consequences: Due to incorrect information on a flyer, the Basel tax administration had to purchase a web address in the Bahamas.
Government, Domain Names, Mistakes, Bahamas
67 points by lukasgelbmann 37 days ago | 54 comments
Ask HN: Why buy domains and 301 redirect them to me? (ycombinator.com)
Say I'm running a SaaS product, example.com.<p>Somebody has bought several domains like getexample.com, buyexample.io, joinexample.net, and is 301 redirecting them to example.com.<p>What's their play here? Is this setup for a phishing attack in the future? Are they just going to try and sell the domains to me in the future? Not encountered behaviour like this before (or at least, I don't know if this is the beginning phase of a common scam)
Domain Names, Security, SEO, SaaS
382 points by HughParry 44 days ago | 131 comments
Possible deprecation of WHOIS services after January 28, 2025 for ICANN TLDs (domaintools.com)
Registration Data Access Protocol - RDAP - is a replacement for WHOIS. WHOIS has been in use for over 40 years, and was never designed for the scale it is being used at today. While WHOIS is a text file, RDAP is machine readable JSON format. Internet management organizations like ICANN and IANA are driving adoption of RDAP as the successor to WHOIS.
Domain Names, Internet Standards, Technology, Data Privacy
7 points by taubek 46 days ago | 3 comments
Six day and IP address certificate options in 2025 (letsencrypt.org)
This year we will continue to pursue our commitment to improving the security of the Web PKI by introducing the option to get certificates with six-day lifetimes (“short-lived certificates”). We will also add support for IP addresses in addition to domain names. Our longer-lived certificates, which currently have a lifetime of 90 days, will continue to be available alongside our six-day offering.
Security, Web PKI, Certificates, Domain Names, IP Addresses
197 points by SGran 51 days ago | 158 comments
Show HN: Genious.name – AI Domain Generator That Checks Availability (genious.name)
Artificial Intelligence, Domain Names, Tools
8 points by Extender777 52 days ago | 7 comments
Tell HN: Potential example.com outage on January 15, 2025 (ycombinator.com)
example.com, example.net, and example.org are currently served by EdgeCast CDN (now Edgio).<p>Edgio went bankrupt and the CDN will be shutdown on January 15 [0].<p>As of January 14, the example domains still resolve to 93.184.215.14 which is an EdgeCast IPv4 address [1][2].<p>I'm not sure who in IANA or IETF manages these domains [3].<p>If you have scripts, tests, or infrastructure that reference these domains, you might get errors or outages if these domains are not updated by January 15.<p>Disclosure: I previously worked
Internet, Domain Names, CDN, Outages, Technical Issues
10 points by ptio 53 days ago | 2 comments
Backdooring Your Backdoors – Another $20 Domain, More Governments (watchtowr.com)
After the excitement of our .MOBI research, we were left twiddling our thumbs. As you may recall, in 2024, we demonstrated the impact of an unregistered domain when we subverted the TLS/SSL CA process for verifying domain ownership to give ourselves the ability to issue valid and trusted TLS/SSL certificates for any .MOBI domain.
Security, Technology, Research, Domain Names
433 points by mooreds 55 days ago | 73 comments
Backdooring Your Backdoors – Another $20 Domain, More Governments (watchtowr.com)
After the excitement of our .MOBI research, we were left twiddling our thumbs. As you may recall, in 2024, we demonstrated the impact of an unregistered domain when we subverted the TLS/SSL CA process for verifying domain ownership to give ourselves the ability to issue valid and trusted TLS/SSL certificates for any .MOBI domain.
Security, Domain Names, Research, Government
5 points by chillax 59 days ago | 0 comments
Ask HN: Is it a bad idea to make an email domain with an uncommon TLD? (ycombinator.com)
I want to make a lifelong email domain, but don't want to pay an enormous amount for a .com.
Email, Domain Names, TLDs
29 points by hackerbabz 62 days ago | 91 comments
Show HN: Find Domains Fast (Prices, SEO, AI and Alerts) (indomain.co)
Find the best prices on new domains and renewals with inDomain, so you can keep your costs low and maximize your savings.
Domain Names, Pricing, SEO, Artificial Intelligence
10 points by ivarsmas 79 days ago | 4 comments
Tell HN: Tonic (.to registrar) took away my domain without notice (ycombinator.com)
Earlier this year I acquired a small software project named pxl.to
Domain Names, Online Services, Legal Issues, Software
8 points by bkfh 94 days ago | 5 comments
Phishers Love New TLDs Like .shop, .top and .xyz (krebsonsecurity.com)
Phishing attacks increased nearly 40 percent in the year ending August 2024, with much of that growth concentrated at a small number of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) — such as .shop, .top, .xyz — that attract scammers with rock-bottom prices and no meaningful registration requirements, new research finds. Meanwhile, the nonprofit entity that oversees the domain name industry is moving forward with plans to introduce a slew of new gTLDs.
Cybersecurity, Phishing, Domain Names, Internet Security
170 points by todsacerdoti 96 days ago | 209 comments
Ask HN: How to Resurrect a Site from Archive.org? (ycombinator.com)
I recently bought the expired domain of a niche interest site because the previous owner was determined to let it die and did not want to put any effort in it anymore.
Web Development, Domain Names, Web Archives, Internet History
90 points by rrr_oh_man 99 days ago | 50 comments
.an, the TLD that ceased to exist (wikipedia.org)
.an was the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the former Netherlands Antilles.
Internet, Country Codes, History, Domain Names, Netherlands Antilles
33 points by popcalc 101 days ago | 40 comments
Senators Call for Crackdown on VeriSign Monopoly and Predatory Pricing of .com (wired.com)
US senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and congressman Jerry Nadler of New York have called on government bodies to investigate what they allege is the “predatory pricing” of .com web addresses, the internet’s prime real estate.
Monopolies, Pricing, Internet, Government Regulation, Domain Names
12 points by impish9208 106 days ago | 0 comments
Ask HN: What is your expierence selling a domain name? (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: What is your expierence selling a domain name?
Domain Names, Business, Sales, User Experience
8 points by r2b2 108 days ago | 2 comments
"So what happens if you buy http://us-east-1.com?" (twitter.com)
Domain Names, Internet, Web Hosting
27 points by notamy 109 days ago | 0 comments
How to Redirect a Cloudflare Domain to Another URL (johnys.io)
Every time I find myself trying to re-learn something I'm taking the time to document. Here's one simple example:
Web Development, Cloudflare, Domain Names, URL Redirection
7 points by johnys 114 days ago | 4 comments
OpenAI spent $10M on chat.com URL (theverge.com)
On Wednesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted a simple URL on X: chat.com. It automatically routes to ChatGPT.
OpenAI, ChatGPT, Domain Names, URL Shortening, Technology
46 points by segasaturn 121 days ago | 30 comments
Ask HN: How to Buy Squatted Domains? (ycombinator.com)
How does one go about buying a squatted domain? I realize domain names in this day and age aren’t super important, I am curious if knowledge persons have strategies or ideas as to how acquire a domain name that a.) you know has been squatted on for years and b.) cannot find any contact information associated with said domain.
Domain Names, Legal Issues, Business Strategy
13 points by dgfitz 127 days ago | 3 comments
The trailing dot in domain names matter (lacot.org)
While inspecting traffic logs for my website in redirection.io recently, I noticed several requests logged on the lacot.org. domain name. Did you see the final trailing dot in the hostname? I first thought it was a bug in the logging platform, but I was surprised to learn that it is perfectly possible to add a dot at the end of a domain name.
Domain Names, DNS, Web Development
68 points by Damin0u 131 days ago | 18 comments