Who else has done this?

[Domainate.com]

Who else has used whois to look up where your own name is registered?

I'm guilty of it because I accept too many damn pushes and get lazy about transferring names. I just wanted to see if anyone else ever does it or if I'm cuckoo for cocoa puffs.

 

[gazzip]

ooooooh yeah, I do it quiet often :lol:



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[skrilla]

yea i guess im cuckoo for cocoa puffs too lol....I only have ahandfull of domains and I still forget where i got m regged at.

 

[Dan]

I do it.

I don't keep a list or anything of my domains so I need to whois is to find where it is.

 

[Mark]

I don't do that simply because I force myself to keep a Good overall portfolio list now ....

BUT - I have thought of Decent domains I'd like to own , and ended up cussing the owner - and then noticing I was the owner :red:

 

[angisson]

Mark needs more help than anyone here can give :P

I do it all the time :$

 

[AdoptableDomains]

Who else has used whois to look up where your own name is registered?

I'm guilty of it because I accept too many damn pushes and get lazy about transferring names. I just wanted to see if anyone else ever does it or if I'm cuckoo for cocoa puffs.

All the time. I sell a lot of names. every time I get an offer I check to see that I'm still the owner, where it's registered, and the expiration date. With domains listed at my own site, fabulousdomains, sedo, afternic, forums, and sometimes other places, I sometimes forget to take this off the a list when sold. Better to check to see I still own before accepting an offer. I've also had trouble where I couldn't access the domain (registerfly) and had to make sure I had full access before starting a transaction. Nothing like making a sale and then finding you have problems with doing a transfer.

I also often look at other extensions of the same name. If an offer is good, I'll sometimes register them to limit alternatives and because I then know the name has value to someone. I've occasionally sold a name and then added on a name for a small profit that was actually available when they made the offer.

 

[movingconcierge]

I do it for DNS too. I have a few hosts and about half a dozen registrars...confusing

 

[-Rasmus-]

Yes, I also use whois to find out where a site is hosted.

 

[000]

I do it all the time as well.

 

[hawkeye]

I don't keep a list or anything of my domains so I need to whois is to find where it is.

8-X Dangerous practice if you own more than 10+ domains IMO! Registrars aren't the most reliable people/companies to entrust to caring for your investments!

 

[mis_chiff]

BUT - I have thought of Decent domains I'd like to own , and ended up cussing the owner - and then noticing I was the owner :red:

:p

:lol:

 

[maxxwebb]

nahhhh.

if it's .ca > it's www.namespro.ca
if not it's > www.godaddy.com

i call it being organized, some call it OCD - obsessive, compulsive disorder.

LOL

 

[Subc0nci0us]

Yep, i do it too...

 

[Domainate.com]

I don't do that simply because I force myself to keep a Good overall portfolio list now ....

BUT - I have thought of Decent domains I'd like to own , and ended up cussing the owner - and then noticing I was the owner :red:

LOL, yea, I've done the whole look up a domain, see it's taken, say "crap, it's taken, then looked and saw that "oh yea, I own it". I really need to liquidate some more...I've got way too many names. I can't imagine how some individuals own several thousand or tens of thousands of names. Then again, I AM lazy...I don't really keep records of my names or anything...I've started to at least a dozen times and then stopped after a few days, lol.

 

[cache]

yes, all the time. So don't use privacy protection or else you are losing your names.

 

[mis_chiff]

yes, all the time. So don't use privacy protection or else you are losing your names.

:lol: that would suck!

 

[htmlindex]

Yeah, I've done it before. But it was just out of curiosity to make sure the info was correct.

 

[sibaong]

I do it :red:

 

[AzN]

Always ><
Namecheap, GD, Moniker, eNom, Dotster, RegFly, and various ResellerClub/WWD Resellers :p