Reserved names

wwwdomain.name · 15-10-2006, 04:07:23 PM

Anyone explain this:

video-.co.uk reserved

Just happend to show up when running a domain availability check as I'd forgotten to remove the hyphens.

It's the 'reserved' bit that is of concern and WHY they are being reg'ed/reserved.

drop-.co.uk reserved
is another 'off the wall' example, plenty of others...

Curious as to whay they would be listed as reseved...
Last night, even found one pointing to a 'plesk' page...

Thanks.

retired_member6 · 15-10-2006, 04:42:43 PM

dashes are supposed to intimate foreign language characters aren't they? Quite how that works I am yet to understand.

profrec · 15-10-2006, 05:11:05 PM

didn;t think domains were allowed to end with or start with a hyphen.

wwwdomain.name · 15-10-2006, 05:24:03 PM

This is what you get via Nom whois:

Error for "video-.co.uk".

This domain cannot be registered because it contravenes the Nominet UK
naming rules. The reason is:
third-level domains may neither start nor end with a hyphen.

But -

Running a search via Domain Name Pro returns - 'Reserved' as the status...

15-10-2006, 04:07:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
wwwdomain.name Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,695 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 13)	Reserved names Anyone explain this: video-.co.uk reserved Just happend to show up when running a domain availability check as I'd forgotten to remove the hyphens. It's the 'reserved' bit that is of concern and WHY they are being reg'ed/reserved. drop-.co.uk reserved is another 'off the wall' example, plenty of others... Curious as to whay they would be listed as reseved... Last night, even found one pointing to a 'plesk' page... Thanks. Last edited by wwwdomain.name; 15-10-2006 at 04:17:22 PM.

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15-10-2006, 04:42:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
retired_member6 Banned Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,740 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 41)	dashes are supposed to intimate foreign language characters aren't they? Quite how that works I am yet to understand.

15-10-2006, 05:11:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
profrec Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 104 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (0% / 0)	didn;t think domains were allowed to end with or start with a hyphen.

15-10-2006, 05:24:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
wwwdomain.name Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,695 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 13)	This is what you get via Nom whois: Error for "video-.co.uk". This domain cannot be registered because it contravenes the Nominet UK naming rules. The reason is: third-level domains may neither start nor end with a hyphen. But - Running a search via Domain Name Pro returns - 'Reserved' as the status...