.uk.com domain

smelf1 · 3 Sep 2009 at 12:19

Hi all,

A name i wanted for .co.uk is taken so how popular is the .uk.com domain?

[TW]Fox · 3 Sep 2009 at 12:19

It's a subdomain, not a domain.

steve-h · 3 Sep 2009 at 12:21

[TW]Fox;14805484 said:
It's a subdomain, not a domain.

no?

a1ex2001 · 3 Sep 2009 at 12:21

not very, you better of looking for top level domains like .net

stoofa · 3 Sep 2009 at 12:28

Basically somebody purchased the domain:

uk.com

In the same way microsoft own microsoft.com and cisco own cisco.com
The company are then selling subdomains of this domain:

anythingyoulike.uk.com

They cost a fair amount to purchase and to be honest it isn't the first address people will try.
I'd look at other top level domains:

.com
co.uk
.net
.eu

Are all quite popular.

[TW]Fox · 3 Sep 2009 at 12:28

steve-h said:
no?

Yes?

TheCenturion · 3 Sep 2009 at 12:33

.net .org .com

smelf1 · 3 Sep 2009 at 13:03

already own the .net, .ie, and .eu but wanted the .co.uk

jakeke · 3 Sep 2009 at 13:11

That's greedy

Guy · 3 Sep 2009 at 13:25

.uk.com is controlled by Centralnic from what I remember and they cost a fair amount.

Adsta · 3 Sep 2009 at 13:30

Could you not try a buy the co.uk domain name off whoever currently owns it ?

smelf1 · 3 Sep 2009 at 15:17

jakeke said:
That's greedy

Mu hahaha i want them all for myself.

Adsta said:
Could you not try a buy the co.uk domain name off whoever currently owns it ?

And so far cannot get any contact details for the owner, but i am sure he will want an extortionate amount of cash for it.

Adsta · 3 Sep 2009 at 15:27

Have you tried using a whois search on the domain name. Should give details of the owner, Unless they have requested their information to be with held.

Although as you mentioned he will proberbly want a lot of cash for it

Janesy B · 3 Sep 2009 at 15:37

[TW]Fox;14805568 said:
Yes?

No, a subdomain would be:

cake.google.co.uk

The first part would form part of a sub domain.

.co.uk is a Country code top-level domain. .uk.com would be a second level domain.

Ascendancy · 3 Sep 2009 at 15:41

Janesy B said:
No, a subdomain would be:

cake.google.co.uk

The first part would form part of a sub domain.

.co.uk is a Country code top-level domain.

He's talking about uk.com, not .co.uk?

stoofa said:
Basically somebody purchased the domain:

uk.com

In the same way microsoft own microsoft.com and cisco own cisco.com
The company are then selling subdomains of this domain:

anythingyoulike.uk.com

Smit · 3 Sep 2009 at 15:41

Janesy B said:
No, a subdomain would be:

cake.google.co.uk

The first part would form part of a sub domain.

.co.uk is a Country code top-level domain. .uk.com would still be a TLD.

It's not a TLD.
Try for yourself www.uk.com is a real website.

Janesy B · 3 Sep 2009 at 15:44

Smit said:
It's not a TLD.
Try for yourself www.uk.com is a real website.

See my edit.

Explain how domain registrars can sell .uk.com domains?

smelf1 · 3 Sep 2009 at 15:45

when i do a whois it just has the owners name nothing else.

And it would be www.***.uk.com

Smit · 3 Sep 2009 at 15:49

Janesy B said:
See my edit.

Explain how domain registrars can sell .uk.com domains?

Because it's all done through one company would be my guess (Centralnic).

"CentralNic's domains provide an alternative to the existing Top Level Domains (TLDs) and Country Code Top Level Domains (ccTLDs), allowing the creation of a simultaneously local and global Internet Identity."

Whatever that is supposed to mean

Janesy B · 3 Sep 2009 at 15:51

Smit said:
Because it's all done through one company would be my guess (Centralnic).

"CentralNic's domains provide an alternative to the existing Top Level Domains (TLDs) and Country Code Top Level Domains (ccTLDs), allowing the creation of a simultaneously local and global Internet Identity."

Whatever that is supposed to mean

Different registrars own different .uk.com addresses. Say I owned cake.com, registrars CANNOT sell .cake.com addresses because it's MY domain name, not a TLD or second level domain.