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Mark · 09-08-08, 13:15

I've heard of them but not used them myself yet. It's only recently that I've started trying to acquire domains that are in suspended state so my experience is fairly limited at the moment. Mainly getting to grips with how it all works (considering setting up my own catching system for personal use ).

Some catchers may be more successful than others on a particular day depending on how busy they are that day and how popular the domain is. Nominet Registrars (those who register .co.uk's on your behalf) have access to a Domain Availability Checker (DAC). Having a DAC account lets you effectively query (programmatically) the whois database 432,000 times a day versus the 1,000 times a day an individual can.

Obviously, if someone is using all 432,000 queries on a single domain then they will have a far greater chance of getting the domain than someone using maybe 5000 queries on the domain that day. But things like network latency and sheer luck of timing could make it easily go one way or another with domain catchers as the exact time a domain becomes available is unknown.

Good luck with the domain, will have to let us know the outcome!

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Mark Finding my feet here Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 12 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Domain Sniping Software I've heard of them but not used them myself yet. It's only recently that I've started trying to acquire domains that are in suspended state so my experience is fairly limited at the moment. Mainly getting to grips with how it all works (considering setting up my own catching system for personal use ). Some catchers may be more successful than others on a particular day depending on how busy they are that day and how popular the domain is. Nominet Registrars (those who register .co.uk's on your behalf) have access to a Domain Availability Checker (DAC). Having a DAC account lets you effectively query (programmatically) the whois database 432,000 times a day versus the 1,000 times a day an individual can. Obviously, if someone is using all 432,000 queries on a single domain then they will have a far greater chance of getting the domain than someone using maybe 5000 queries on the domain that day. But things like network latency and sheer luck of timing could make it easily go one way or another with domain catchers as the exact time a domain becomes available is unknown. Good luck with the domain, will have to let us know the outcome!