How does this happen!!

[turnhardtoeasy]

Hello,
I have seen many guys posting out here that they have one letter domains
for eg. x.com or x.im so...
how do you get these domains... as far as i know even 2 letter dotcom are not allowed but some lucky people have bought it before time.

SO how do i see newbies and all comming up with these kind of domains..?

 

[turnhardtoeasy]

hello...!
ny body got an answer to my question?

 

[RLW]

From what I can see, there was a time when it was possible to register 1 and 2 letter domain names.

When the rules were changed, existing 1 and 2 letter domain names that were already registered could continue to be renewed provided that they never expired. Once they expired, they could never be registered again.

The reason for the change to the rules was to avoid confusion with CcTLD's (for example au.com could potentially be confused with .com.au). I suppose if somebody was offering sub domains at au.com for $1 a year, it would have also seriously affected the ability to market .com.au domains successfully - which is another reason I suspect the rules were changed.

There is an exception to the rules regarding 1 and 2 letter domains, where a Registry Operator reaches an agreement with the relevant country code manager, government and/or maintenance agency.

 

[ssamriga]

SO how do i see newbies and all comming up with these kind of domains..?

what do you mean? show me a newbie with a L.com domain please

 

[turnhardtoeasy]

sorry to use the term newbie
actually i saw newly registered guys selling them
n not a dot com
but other CCtdl's

 

[Kate]

I have seen many guys posting out here that they have one letter domains
for eg. x.com or x.im so...

These are country domains. Certains countries allow 1-letter domain names. Examples include .cr .im .pe .ws etc, sometimes they have a premium pricing structure (ie .ws & .im names).

 

[turnhardtoeasy]

Oh now i get it...
thanks all