Ask HN: What do you use to find available domains?

7 points by henrikm85 12y ago ↗ HN

I know gandi.net but that doesn't let me iterate quickly enough, many other sites are dubious, slow or bloated. whois is mostly ok on the terminal but I was wondering if there's a nice web-based solution anybody likes.

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jameshk 12y ago ↗

I use domain.nr. It is simple and easy to find new domain names!

logn 12y ago ↗

I do too. Note it's https://domai.nr/ though.

henrikm85 12y ago ↗

That's really good, thank you!

fsk 12y ago ↗

Tip: Never do a domain availability check unless you intend to immediately register the domain.

When you do a domain availability check, squatters get a list of the inquiries, and they may choose to register the domain if you don't.

That's why my blog is at 'realfreemarket.org' instead of 'realfreemarket.com'. When I did an availability check for realfreemarket.com, but didn't register it, a squatter grabbed it.

henrikm85 12y ago ↗

I've always wondered about that myself... that's what I meant by "bogus" :-) Thanks!

[deleted] 12y ago ↗

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dbla 12y ago ↗

I like http://www.leandomainsearch.com/

henrikm85 12y ago ↗

Not bad but I must say https://domai.nr/ looks better for my needs, thanks though.

steerj92 12y ago ↗

I use https://domai.nr/ it's really brilliant

amac 12y ago ↗

Try the aftermarket, sites like Sedo and Snapnames. 'Available names', especially .com's, are few and far between now.