MetaFilter posts tagged with DomainNames and registration

Thank God for .net & .org

jonson — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 08:32:47 -0800

Some interesting facts about domain names. The results of significant number crunching on 3.5GB of .com domain name records yield some intriguing stats - for example, did you know that every single permutation of three letter acronyms is already taken within the .com hierarchy? And that nearly 80% of four letter combinations (not actual words, but just random XSLA.com style gibberish) is reserved? 100% of the top 10,000 family names in America are also booked.

owillis — Mon, 03 Jul 2000 01:05:33 -0800

www.excite@home.com Anyone know how they got that domain? Which NICs are allowing "unusual" characters, and how widespread is the standard?

fil! — Sun, 27 Feb 2000 13:32:29 -0800

Slashdot has some good discussion about purchasing domain names. As always, there's a lot of crap in the discussion, but a few informative posts.

mathowie — Tue, 04 Jan 2000 12:04:30 -0800

Here's a list of all the cool, short URLs still left to be registered. Get 'em while you can!