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date: 2026-02-25
link: https://www.0xsid.com/blog/online-tld-is-pain
title: Never Buy an .online Domain
cited: Sid

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I guess, always try an research new domains prior to purchase.

<https://dnshistory.org> Perhaps?

> Earlier this year, Namecheap was running a promo that let you choose one free .online or .site per account. I was working on a small product and thought, "hey, why not?" The app was a small browser, and the .online TLD just made sense in my head.
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> After a tiny $0.20 to cover ICANN fees, and hooking it up to Cloudflare and GitHub, I was up and running. Or so I thought