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Introduction to the member area
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Domain Name Pattern Filter Explained
The pattern filter can be a very powerful tool in finding good domains. It uses regular expressions to find domains that match your specified pattern without you having to try out every possible combination yourself. -
Dictionary Word Length Filter Explained
The dictionary word length filter allows you to define the length of found words at the defined position in the domain name. -
How to Backorder Expired Domains
If you find an expired domain name you want, you can place a Backorder for that domain with a Drop Catching or Backorder service. Learn more about how backorder works and where you can backorder domains. -
How the Domain Availability Check works
There are two different ways to check the availability of a Domain Name. DNS and Whois check. Read about how they are different from each other and how they are used on this website. -
Pending Delete Domain Status
After a domain expires, it will pass through a number of states, before it gets deleted. The last state before the deletion is the Pending Delete State. Read more about it here.
Removed Alexa
Removed alexa column and filters.
The research list is based on the last updated alexa 1 mil websites csv from Feb, 1 2023.
The domains on the list plus the corresponding alexa rank will obviously not change anymore, however the other domain infos will still be updated.
Deleted .ie domains work again
.dk drop process
It looks like .dk domains do not drop regularly anymore.
The issues with it are now persistent for over a year, so I assume this is the new normal.
I still check the droplist and if they do drop, you will find them in the deleted list, but I can't determine when that will be.
The alexa shut down is complete now
The alexa top 1m sites file still exists, but it does not seem to be updated anymore. The last update was 2023-02-01.
New Name Availability in TLD System
Besides the known "Name availability in TLD" system, you can now also use the new system based on the TLD Reg Column.
The old system uses 34 fixed TLDs. Every name in the database is explicitly checked if it exists in the DNS.
The new system is based on an index that contains all known domains. It regularly checks if the domain is still in the DNS.
If a domain is not in the index, it is considered available.
This doesn't work 100% for unknown domains, however it allows a faster update frequency and supports a lot more TLDs (~ 2,393).
You can enter multiple TLDs, separated by a space. They are combined with an AND.