What's the deal with 1 letter .com domains? a.com b.com ... weird

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  • FabianC
    Confirmed User
    • Jun 2001
    • 1616
    #1

    What's the deal with 1 letter .com domains? a.com b.com ... weird

    I tried a.com through g.com and it doesn't seem like they're live.. but z.com worked ... WTF?
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    • WiredGuy
      Pounding Googlebot
      • Aug 2002
      • 34517
      #2
      I know x.com has been going to paypal for a long time, upwards of a year or so.
      WG
      I play with Google.

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        • FabianC
          Confirmed User
          • Jun 2001
          • 1616
          #3
          Originally posted by WiredGuy
          I know x.com has been going to paypal for a long time, upwards of a year or so.
          WG
          ahh yeah ... forgot about x.com .. I think it's probably been longer than that .. way before Ebay bought them

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            • Steen2
              Confirmed User
              • Feb 2004
              • 7662
              #4
              For a short period of time they were available to register.

              Those who got in on it can renew. Since, they have all dropped and been held by IANA. Just like example.com. The working .coms: x.com, q.com, z.com.

              There is also i.net and x.org. May be one or two more net/orgs.
              ICQ: 2262.73945

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                • JFPdude
                  Confirmed User
                  • Jan 2002
                  • 4027
                  #5
                  most of the single letter domains are owned by Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). They are reserved as root name servers for the future.

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                    • Nasty
                      Confirmed User
                      • Aug 2002
                      • 1575
                      #6
                      Domain Name: X.COM
                      Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, LLC.
                      Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com
                      Referral URL: http://www.networksolutions.com
                      Name Server: NS1.NIX.PAYPAL.COM
                      Name Server: NS2.NIX.PAYPAL.COM
                      Name Server: NS2.SC5.PAYPAL.COM
                      Name Server: NS1.SC5.PAYPAL.COM
                      Status: REGISTRAR-LOCK
                      Updated Date: 01-dec-2004
                      Creation Date: 02-apr-1993
                      Expiration Date: 20-oct-2009

                      “Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war than we know about peace, more about killing than we know about living. If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or prudence, our servant may prove to be our executioner.” ― Omar Bradley (1948)

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                        • Steen2
                          Confirmed User
                          • Feb 2004
                          • 7662
                          #7
                          Originally posted by Nasty
                          Domain Name: X.COM
                          Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, LLC.
                          Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com
                          Referral URL: http://www.networksolutions.com
                          Name Server: NS1.NIX.PAYPAL.COM
                          Name Server: NS2.NIX.PAYPAL.COM
                          Name Server: NS2.SC5.PAYPAL.COM
                          Name Server: NS1.SC5.PAYPAL.COM
                          Status: REGISTRAR-LOCK
                          Updated Date: 01-dec-2004
                          Creation Date: 02-apr-1993
                          Expiration Date: 20-oct-2009
                          X.com used to be a payment service, Paypal bought them out years back.
                          ICQ: 2262.73945

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                            • CynthiaB
                              Confirmed User
                              • Mar 2005
                              • 1274
                              #8
                              Maybe they're for people who can't spell?

                              Cyn

                              DDC -- Power Parking
                              Success is the Only Option

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                                • Dalai lama
                                  Strength and Honor
                                  • Jul 2004
                                  • 16540
                                  #9
                                  should be really good to own one of those domains

                                  A program you can trust.
                                  Gallerybooster Run multiply TGPs of 1 script

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                                    • yanni
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Feb 2004
                                      • 140
                                      #10
                                      I own all the typos


















                                      .






                                      .

                                      made you think, huh?
                                      Rate my Cameltoe co.uk f/s

                                      Hello?

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                                        • JFPdude
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Jan 2002
                                          • 4027
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by yanni
                                          I own all the typos

                                          so you're the one that beat me to !.com ?

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                                            • yanni
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Feb 2004
                                              • 140
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by JFPdude
                                              so you're the one that beat me to !.com ?
                                              Yup, but didn't you get @.com?

                                              Wanna trade links?


                                              :D
                                              Rate my Cameltoe co.uk f/s

                                              Hello?

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                                                • V_RocKs
                                                  Damn Right I Kiss Ass!
                                                  • Nov 2003
                                                  • 32467
                                                  #13
                                                  I emailed ICAN and they had this reply,

                                                  "All your one letter domains they belong to us."

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                                                    • AlienQ - BANNED FOR LIFE
                                                      best designer on GFY
                                                      • Mar 2003
                                                      • 30307
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by V_RocKs
                                                      I emailed ICAN and they had this reply,

                                                      "All your one letter domains they belong to us."
                                                      Funny they told me to fuck off

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                                                        • Fucksakes
                                                          Shit... Fuck! What the Hell?
                                                          • Dec 2003
                                                          • 7567
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by AlienQ
                                                          Funny they told me to fuck off
                                                          has that been happening to you alot latly? no offence ;)

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                                                            • Fake Nick
                                                              So Fucking Banned
                                                              • Jul 2004
                                                              • 7708
                                                              #16
                                                              you can buy them if you are important ,

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