Tell HN: Namecheap has hijacked my Domain's name server records

2 points by ryanlm 10y ago ↗ HN

Today, my WHOIS data has been updated to NAMECHEAP's own servers. They did not send me an email telling me they were going to do this. WATCH OUT!

Also, I am now in the market for a new domain provider. Does anyone have a recommendation?

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ryanlm 10y ago ↗

Conclusion: Namecheap can't be trusted. And I am now looking for a provider to transfer my 25+ domains.

[deleted] 10y ago ↗

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haswell 10y ago ↗

Assuming you reached out to them, have they provided any commentary on why this happened? I feel like something is missing here. Did they start redirecting to some kind of default page?

ryanlm 10y ago ↗

Yes. This is an ICANN rule, but I never received an email from them claiming they are going to hijack the WHOIS record. I'm still fighting with their completely unusable UI to try and figure out how to fix this.

teddyc 10y ago ↗

Everyone seems excited about hover.com, but I don't know why. I have a domain that was xferred to hover.com. It is OK.