One letter domains. You can't register them?

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  • justsexxx
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • Aug 2001
    • 13723

    #1

    One letter domains. You can't register them?

    Lol, never tried it, but I saw you couldn't register a.com or b.com because it gives back BAD syntax.

    www.a.com
    www.b.com

    nothing work BUT

    www.x.com works(and leads to paypal)

    How is that possible?

    Andre
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  • BigFrog
    Confirmed User
    • Sep 2002
    • 2057

    #2
    i know that with godaddy you actually have to look up who owns an ordinary domain before you can look at the single letter or even 2 letter domains.

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    • nxventures
      Confirmed User
      • Mar 2003
      • 574

      #3
      Conspiracy.
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      • justsexxx
        Too lazy to set a custom title
        • Aug 2001
        • 13723

        #4
        Well what I don't get is, all 1 letter domains are locked by

        RESERVED-INTERNET ASSIGNED NUMBERS AUTHORITY


        except x.com which is registred by paypal

        Andre
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        • AssFairy
          Confirmed User
          • Jun 2003
          • 674

          #5
          Originally posted by justsexxx
          Lol, never tried it, but I saw you couldn't register a.com or b.com because it gives back BAD syntax.

          www.a.com
          www.b.com

          nothing work BUT

          www.x.com works(and leads to paypal)

          How is that possible?

          Andre
          did ya know you can have www.com
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          • m4tt
            So Fucking Banned
            • May 2003
            • 384

            #6
            Originally posted by AssFairy

            did ya know you can have www.com
            strange but true
            what's weird about it? www.www.com

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            • XxXotic
              Confirmed User
              • Jun 2002
              • 8500

              #7
              Originally posted by justsexxx
              Well what I don't get is, all 1 letter domains are locked by

              RESERVED-INTERNET ASSIGNED NUMBERS AUTHORITY


              except x.com which is registred by paypal

              Andre
              x.com was originally an online bank that's obviously now defunct
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              • sandman!
                Icq: 14420613
                • Mar 2001
                • 15427

                #8
                Originally posted by XxXotic
                x.com was originally an online bank that's obviously now defunct
                Wrong they were bought or merged with paypal.
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                • AllisonWonderland
                  Confirmed User
                  • Mar 2002
                  • 248

                  #9
                  I remember when that happened, I wondered who came up with a gay name like "PayPal".

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                  • gothweb
                    Confirmed User
                    • Jun 2002
                    • 8849

                    #10
                    One-letter domains were allowed, once in ancient times. They have since been disallowed, but the ones that still existed were "grandfathered".

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                    • justsexxx
                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                      • Aug 2001
                      • 13723

                      #11
                      Originally posted by gothweb
                      One-letter domains were allowed, once in ancient times. They have since been disallowed, but the ones that still existed were "grandfathered".
                      Damn I wanted a.com and x.com

                      Andre
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                      • XxXotic
                        Confirmed User
                        • Jun 2002
                        • 8500

                        #12
                        Originally posted by sandman!


                        Wrong they were bought or merged with paypal.
                        which would mean the bank is defunct as x.com is no longer a bank
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                        • Snowone
                          Confirmed User
                          • Jul 2002
                          • 183

                          #13
                          actually this is a good question. In 1993 Jon Postel registered most of the single letter domains and dedicated them to the public domain. Only 4 of the domains were already registered out of 144~ he registered.

                          x.com was one of those all ready registered. and was grandfathered in which is which is why paypal is using it.

                          Read this link. The first part of it should answer your question.

                          http://lists.elistx.com/archives/int.../msg00085.html
                          Last edited by Snowone; 07-31-2003, 11:47 PM.
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                          • justsexxx
                            Too lazy to set a custom title
                            • Aug 2001
                            • 13723

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Snowone
                            actually this is a good question. In 1993 Jon Postel registered most of the single letter domains and dedicated them to the public domain. Only 4 of the domains were already registered out of 144~ he registered.

                            x.com was one of those all ready registered. and was grandfathered in which is which is why paypal is using it.

                            Read this link. The first part of it should answer your question.

                            http://lists.elistx.com/archives/int.../msg00085.html
                            Thnx

                            Andre
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                            • Vivaldi
                              Confirmed User
                              • Jan 2003
                              • 303

                              #15
                              I've tried to register one letter domain when I first came to the internet in 97... Since then I didn't even ask myself if they can be registered
                              don't even think about it

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                              • Amputate Your Head
                                There can be only one
                                • Aug 2001
                                • 39075

                                #16
                                I tried too....

                                x.com definately used to be a bank though.... not sure if they went bust or sold out though
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                                • X37375787

                                  #17
                                  z dot com is cool

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                                  • tootie
                                    Confirmed User
                                    • Jun 2003
                                    • 6041

                                    #18
                                    x.com was a bank. I used them. When they closed I had less than THREE WEEKS WARNING to close my account and find a new bank. I was PISSED.



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                                    • skazzel
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Jun 2002
                                      • 270

                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by Snowone
                                      ... In 1993 Jon Postel ...
                                      Fuck man, most people here probably don't even know who Jon Postel was.
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