DesktopCatcher software

[Paul123]

Hi everyone.

Just interested to hear if anyone has had any experience of software you can buy for drop catching. With drop catchers all allowing multiple back orders and then going to auction, it makes sense to buy the software if it works ? The cost is around $200 which is a good investment if it catches a few good domains. Maybe it's worth buying a few different software packages to stand a better chance of catching a good domain ?

Any thoughts please ?

Best,
Paul

 

[BullDomains]

I see in the thrred a 25% Do i need to wait until haloween ?

 

[Simon Taylor]

Hello,
Been looking at this for quite a while, and keep sitting on the fence, does connection speed from your computer have a great influence on catch rate?
Regards
Simon

 

[FPForum]

Hello,
Been looking at this for quite a while, and keep sitting on the fence, does connection speed from your computer have a great influence on catch rate?
Regards
Simon

Assuming that you're connection is high speed (such as Cable) then you should be fine. Dial up and satellite connections would definitely be slower. Along with that, many registrars require that you add the IP address of the machine you'll be connecting to the API from. So, if your IP changes frequently this could also be an issue. If your connection is slow or your IP changes frequently you might want to consider running it from a small Windows VPS instead. These can run about $10-$15/month.

 

[McMull500]

Will I have a chance at LLLL.com domains if I run multiple copies of the program? I'm not talking about premium LLLL domains like milk.com. A bottom of the barrel, CCCC domain like kvjw.com. Any chances?

 

[campout]

@McMull500 no

 

[McMull500]

@Nat Hunt
care to elaborate? How low are the chances? Suppose I ran 20 copies of the program at once on 10 registrars each.

 

[campout]

I can't speak to those specifics but maybe @FPForum can. I am a big fan of the software by the way -- I use it everyday, but for much lower competition names.

I use 1 copy of the software with 2 NameSilo and 1-2 DynaDot hookups.

 

[FPForum]

@McMull500 - Many of the bigger backorder outlets have continuously setup more and more registrars under them, making it harder to compete with them even if you had 10 copies running. Although you might think a crappy LLLL.com is bottom of the barrel, it's still going to get dozens of backorder requests when dropping and it will still bring in more than the software costs in auction. The big backorder outlets like NameJet and DropCatch have extremely large setups going and that's why they will always have such big success when it comes to the high demand domains. Trust me though, getting a setup going like that is not going to be cheap..

@Nat Hunt and a number of other members have had great success catching the lower competitive names which have easily paid for their investment. Myself and a number of others were really having success during the Chinese boom. I can say a number of members paid registration fee for 6N.com (chips and non-chips), LLLL.net (chips and non-chips), LLL.in (chips and non-chips), LLL.co (chips and non-chips), NNNN.co (chips and non-chips) and many others late last year, and made huge profits off them!

 

[GoKaizen]

Even if you operate several registrars your chances going against larger drop catchers is slim. I think BackorderZone is still up for sale.

 

[catchnames]

Would this software catches .in tld domain name? If so, which registrar it supports for .in tld? Also, my ip address changes frequently. would that hamper .in domain catching?

 

[GoKaizen]

For more info people should check the thread here.

https://www.namepros.com/threads/new-drop-catching-software-released-desktopcatcher.781717/

 

[barefooted]

You cannot make multiple requests to Dynadot from one API, else you will be suspended for 10mins. Every request must be made after the previous is completed . To run 10 instances of a script you must have 10 different accounts with different APIs, but this sounds to me illegal.
NameSilo does not suspend API users, just increase response time.
If it was so easy to catch good domains Namebright and others would be dead. The only chance is if no big dropcatcher is aiming domain you want.

 

[usernamex]

@catchnames - IN is available at - RRPProxy US$18, Gandi US$7.75 (special, reg price $15.50) ResellerClub this month is US$2.99 (see my sig) HOWEVER ResellerClub has an API limit, which might be fine for IN depending on the length of the drop window

There may be more that's who I know out of the registrars I use - No IN at eNom, DynaDot, NameSilo

I have not personally tried to catch IN yet, do they publish a dropping list? I'd be happy to test it with RC

 

[catchnames]

Creating drop list is not that hard for dictionary word and geo .in names.
Regards

 

[GoKaizen]

Creating drop list is not that hard for dictionary word and geo .in names.
Regards

How do you do create the lists?

 

[catchnames]

How do you do create the lists?

Use bulk whois checker, I have domain punch professional.

 

[FPForum]

@Adam27 - I would have to agree. Larger companies with their own registrars will always have an upper hand. Also, thanks for sharing the link to my original thread.

@catchnames - Yes, lots of people catch IN domains with it. You can check the website and see which extensions are supported for each registrar, but almost all support IN/CO.IN extensions. @usernamex gave some great info about prices except DynaDot and eNom do support IN (NameSilo does not).. I have found specifically with DynaDot, they have less success with IN domains unless you have high spending with them.

 

[AEProgram]

I feel very sad for those who think you can beat a registrar using desktop software. If every computer in the world ran one of these desktop catching software and they tried to catch a certain name, the registrar will still beat it with just one thread.

Sure, for names no registrar yet you feel others will hand reg or use desktop software when it drops, sure it is important to have it so it levels the playing field.

 

[GoKaizen]

@Adam27 - I would have to agree. Larger companies with their own registrars will always have an upper hand. Also, thanks for sharing the link to my original thread.

Sure @FPForum, lots of great info there. Very interested in giving DesktopCatcher a spin one day.

 

[itaa]

very very very expensive software, I can probably hire someone to make me a simple soft for the dropcatching part for around $20.. If this would be under $100 I would think about it, but think I'm going to make one myself..

 

[Domainstore]

Use bulk whois checker, I have domain punch professional.

Which Bulk checker do you use ?

 

[FPForum]

@AEProgram - I don't think you really know what you're talking about, so people should probably just ignore your post above. Do you know how registrars and their connections to the registries really work? Do you [em]really[/em] think a registrar would beat this software using 1 registry connection? Unlike you I've done work with registries in the past, and I can tell you that you're wrong. I don't think they really work the way you're thinking...lol

@itaa - First you'll hire someone, then you'll just make it yourself. Best of luck to you :D

@Domainstore - There is one built in directly to DesktopCatcher, but as his reply states I think he says that he is using "domain punch professional".

 

[Cdomains]

@itaa

I don't think you will be making software like this so easily.

There is way more to this software than you realize, and it is pretty arrogant of you to make the statement you did without even trying the software.

Have you even seen it for yourself?

I have this software and can tell you it is good software and clearly not something you can just "whip up".

A lot goes into it and it is updated and maintained which adds value, not to mention the great support.

Get real man!

 

[AEProgram]

@AEProgram - I don't think you really know what you're talking about, so people should probably just ignore your post above. Do you know how registrars and their connections to the registries really work? Do you [em]really[/em] think a registrar would beat this software using 1 registry connection? Unlike you I've done work with registries in the past, and I can tell you that you're wrong. I don't think they really work the way you're thinking...lol

@itaa - First you'll hire someone, then you'll just make it yourself. Best of luck to you :D

@Domainstore - There is one built in directly to DesktopCatcher, but as his reply states I think he says that he is using "domain punch professional".

Your software will never be able to outrun a registrar. Next you will tell us that dropcatch uses your software.

I am not selling anything here, you are, I would like anyone to share one domain that we know registrars went after, decent name that your software caught, it will never happen.

You wrote a bunch of BS to try to make it appear to people you know something special. In my opinion Your software cannot catch and will not catch domains registrars are after, stop defrauding the public with misinformation NOW!

You remind me of people who peddle forex software claiming they can play with the big boys once they own it.

You started off honest, and I agreed the software has its place for domains registrars are not after. Now you are just blatantly using deception to give people false hope. SHAME ON YOU!

 

[HDmarketing]

Your software will never be able to outrun a registrar.

@AEProgram, you are wrong!

I would like anyone to share one domain that we know registrars went after, decent name that your software caught, it will never happen.

In the last seven days, I beat my own Dynadot Backorder two times : on two similar domains (4N.info)

I guess that's relevant here because:

- I know registrar went after it because I backordered it myself with Dynadot
- It's pretty decent to me, I receive offers for such names.

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Other proof. I had several dynadot backorders beat by other people using dynadot as a registrar. For example the Nicked / dot / net service. My guess at that time was they had a special agreement with dynadot so that their use of the API was even faster than dynadot's system. Now I've seen it for my own benefit without any kind of agreement with dynadot. My guess is that the more you spend with dynadot, the higher you are in API access priority.

You wrote a bunch of BS to try to make it appear to people you know something special. In my opinion Your software cannot catch and will not catch domains registrars are after, stop defrauding the public with misinformation NOW!

Once again, your opinion is wrong, you have the right to express it, but it's just that. As for "the bunch of BS", I think you are attacking the wrong guy: @FPForum takes so much of his time to answer any technical questions here and via email... He always has detailed and clear answers. I think many users of the software will vouch for him here!

You started off honest, and I agreed the software has its place for domains registrars are not after. Now you are just blatantly using deception to give people false hope. SHAME ON YOU!

I think you may be confusing two things : registrars and big dropcatchers. I'm pretty sure you can't beat Snapnames / Dropcatch / Namejet / Pool / Hexonet on the names they are after, because I've tried systematically for several month to catch names like 4L.com or names from the Namejet list with the software with 0.00% success

Now I think Dynadot comes nowhere near the level of these companies in terms of dropcatching backorders (compare their $15.99 price for a .com to the standard $59/$69 of the others). That's why the software gives you a chance there.