rachael started this topic @ 17:29 on 16/07/2004
Quick question. How come you can't buy 2 letter domain names for example
bf.co.uk but you can have bf.com/.net etc?
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RE: Domain names...again!!
retailworld | 16/07/2004 05:36 PM
What about www.bt.co.uk?
Different people run the TLD's (the ending). Nominet run the UK extentions and they may have ruled that no two-letter web addresses can exist.
However, BT have registered it, so know I don't know.
Will try and find out though.
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RE: Domain names...again!!
Aceicol | 16/07/2004 07:18 PM
http://www.nic.uk/ReferenceDocuments/Rules/
I haven't read the whole page but this may help.
RE: Domain names...again!!
retailworld | 16/07/2004 07:42 PM
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5.6 For the SLDs co.uk, me.uk, org.uk, and net.uk, a Third Level Domain may not consist of only two letters. For example, an application to register ie.co.uk, -a.co.uk or e-.co.uk would be rejected. For the avoidance of doubt Third Level Domains containing a letter and a number or two numbers are permitted thus 2a.co.uk, a2.co.uk, or 22.co.uk are acceptable.
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RE: Domain names...again!!
Aceicol | 16/07/2004 08:01 PM
Somehow BT have got around it though?
RE: Domain names...again!!
neo3media | 16/07/2004 10:12 PM
Im not quite sure how BT have done it but I think its something to do with this code >>> var url = "/index.jsp"; top.location.replace(url); BT own BT.com and look to have some bit of trickery working when you put in BT.co.uk!
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RE: Domain names...again!!
Kieron1 | 16/07/2004 10:28 PM
No trickery involved, BT simply registered the name years ago before Nominet brought in the "no 2 figure domain" rule.
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RE: Domain names...again!!
rachael | 17/07/2004 10:14 AM
Yep, that settles it. Thanks all [
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RE: Domain names...again!!
simplycfhost | 17/07/2004 12:09 PM
Plus the fact that there are no 2 or three letter domains left now! In fact ther's very few four and even less five letter ones.
If you do find one, you are lucky...
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RE: Domain names...again!!
ocmonkey | 13/08/2004 04:26 PM
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[i]Originally posted by rachael[/i]
[br]Quick question. How come you can't buy 2 letter domain names for example
bf.co.uk but you can have bf.com/.net etc?
in a nut shell .co.uk ones you cant no more (you used to be able to at the start of the internet)unless of course the holder wants to sell [
] see nominets f&q think its there
as for old matey saying theres few 4 and 5 letter domins left ... [V]
there absolutly 1000,s left youve just got to use a generator to find them and not rely on only the simple words you know[
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RE: Domain names...again!!
simplycfhost | 13/08/2004 04:45 PM
Yeh if you want some obscure domain like v9xz.com or something else ridiculous...
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RE: Domain names...again!!
ocmonkey | 13/08/2004 04:58 PM
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[i]Originally posted by simplycfhost[/i]
[br]Yeh if you want some obscure domain like v9xz.com or something else ridiculous...
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no not at all have you never heard of a dictionary list ....didnt you know the english language has 1000's and 1000's of words which i might add v9xz is not one of them [xx(]
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RE: Domain names...again!!
simplycfhost | 13/08/2004 05:14 PM
OK please show me a four letter .com domain that is a valid word as defined by www.dictionary.com
Nothing wrong with my understanding of the english language btw...
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