Nominet racks up 5m .uk domains

ELIFE-MZ · May 26, 2006

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/05/25/nominet_domain/

hosepipebanbuster.co.uk is the lucky winner ---> Watermatic Ltd

"So, what was the five millionth .uk domain to be registered? Well, it was Hosepipebanbuster.co.uk, registered on 16 May by Herts-based irrigation system company Watermatics Ltd. And during the UK's wettest drought as well."

I wonder what they would have had to say if it had been a catcher.

rob · May 26, 2006

mofo said:
I wonder what they would have had to say if it had been a catcher.

Yeah will probably find out the 5,000,000 was actually "Mr Smith" regging www4mazon.co.uk , but that wouldn't look as good

olebean · May 26, 2006

invincible said:
. Do I think it actually was the five millionth .co.uk? Nope. :mrgreen:

Invi
hehe

Your so cynical

tifosi · May 26, 2006

and what's the chance of it dropping in 2yrs time?

domaingenius · May 26, 2006

tifosi said:
and what's the chance of it dropping in 2yrs time?

and they forgot the .com........thanks watermatic

DG

Whois-Search · May 27, 2006

I bet its worth a house pipe or two now with all those links from news sites.

domaingenius · May 27, 2006

Whois-Search said:
I bet its worth a house pipe or two now with all those links from news sites.

Hmm ,yep getting a good few hits now.

DG

charlie · May 27, 2006

5000000 at £5 = £25M
plus transfer fees

not a bad little earner that

Jack_the_hat · May 27, 2006

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domaingenius · May 27, 2006

charlie said:
5000000 at £5 = £25M
plus transfer fees

not a bad little earner that

LOl, Charlie thought you were talking of number of hits to their site for a minute.

DG

A-Wing · May 27, 2006

charlie said:
5000000 at £5 = £25M
plus transfer fees

not a bad little earner that

Plus X Million * £5 renewals every other year for the last 10 years. DRS cash, transfer fees, tag fees, etc...
Wouldn't mind being a fat cat there.

Beasty · May 27, 2006

A-Wing said:
Plus X Million * £5 renewals every other year for the last 10 years. DRS cash, transfer fees, tag fees, etc...
Wouldn't mind being a fat cat there.

Come on now A-Wing - a touch over £400K for the top two execs of a "natural monopoly" making over a million a year profit (from about £10 million turnover) hardly makes them corpulent felines - does it?