Nominet racks up 5m .uk domains

[ELIFE-MZ]

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]

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]

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

Invi
hehe Your so cynical

 

[tifosi]

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

 

[domaingenius]

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

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

DG

 

[Whois-Search]

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

 

[domaingenius]

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]

5000000 at £5 = £25M
plus transfer fees

not a bad little earner that

 

[Jack_the_hat]

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[domaingenius]

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]

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]

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?