how come you cant acquire 1.com 2.com 3.com etc but you can acquire 10.com

Discussion in 'Domain Names' started by Connections, Jul 5, 2006.

  1. #1
    I was just wondering why you cant acquire the domains

    1.com
    2.com
    3.com
    4.com
    5.com
    6.com
    7.com
    8.com
    9.com

    also the same with a.com?
    b-z.com etc...

    how come these domains are impossible to buy? like I mean they were never made available? and their are no sites parked on them I dont get it?

    thanks
     
    Connections, Jul 5, 2006 IP
  2. Raiko

    Raiko Member

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    #2
    I don't think that ICANN ever released the single character domains to the open market. I don't think a.com b.com etc resolve either. I had heard that they were going to release these domains soon and auction them off. Of course, only the big players will be able to purchase them at auction since they will probably go for $xxx,xxx and up.
     
    Raiko, Jul 6, 2006 IP
  3. MrGeeK

    MrGeeK Peon

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    It's currently not allowed.

    From RFC 1035: Domain Implementation and Specification November 1987

    ".....

    "A "name" (Net, Host, Gateway, or Domain name) is a text string up
    to 24 characters drawn from the alphabet (A-Z), digits (0-9), minus
    sign (-), and period (.). Note that periods are only allowed when
    they serve to delimit components of "domain style names". (See
    RFC-921, "Domain Name System Implementation Schedule", for
    background). No blank or space characters are permitted as part of a
    name. No distinction is made between upper and lower case. The first
    character must be an alpha character. The last character must not be
    a minus sign or period. A host which serves as a GATEWAY should have
    "-GATEWAY" or "-GW" as part of its name. Hosts which do not serve as
    Internet gateways should not use "-GATEWAY" and "-GW" as part of
    their names. A host which is a TAC should have "-TAC" as the last
    part of its host name, if it is a DoD host. Single character names
    or nicknames are not allowed.
    "

    ...."

    Note the two pieces I put in bold, basically it's not currently allowed, doesn't mean it won't be in future.

    The reason that 10.com is ok is because 10 is not a single character.
     
    MrGeeK, Jul 8, 2006 IP
  4. ainmohd

    ainmohd Peon

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    #4
    If it is ever allowed, I wonder the price.
     
    ainmohd, Jul 8, 2006 IP
  5. hextraordinary

    hextraordinary Well-Known Member

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    #5
    $x,xxx,xxx and above...
     
    hextraordinary, Jul 8, 2006 IP
  6. syed123

    syed123 Well-Known Member

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    definitely in millions! companies like yahoo, google should buy it. I mean i use google everyday.. wish it was just g.com. Would save atleast 2 minutes everyday.. or 6,520 hours in my whole life time!
     
    syed123, Jul 9, 2006 IP
  7. my3cents

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    I wouldn't think millions. But maybe hundred's of thousands. As easy as they are to type in, they don't have any instinctive type-in traffic besides the occasional curious surfer.
     
    my3cents, Jul 9, 2006 IP
  8. MrGeeK

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    syed123: you mean you actually type google.com? don't you have a modern browser that fills things in for you, or has a search bar built in??
     
    MrGeeK, Jul 9, 2006 IP
  9. ainmohd

    ainmohd Peon

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    I will start saving but how since I'm breaking the piggy more than feeding it?
     
    ainmohd, Jul 9, 2006 IP
  10. robdp

    robdp Guest

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    #10
    PayPal owns x.com I believe.
     
    robdp, Jul 9, 2006 IP
  11. MrGeeK

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    Just checked, and they do, perhaps its on of those mistakes that slip in occasionally. (Things sometimes get registered that shouldnt be)
     
    MrGeeK, Jul 10, 2006 IP
  12. gingeman

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    #12
    I wouldn't mind 'aquiring' 10.com- you make it sound so easy!
     
    gingeman, Jul 10, 2006 IP