three.io
Dev tools
domain name search
SHOW HN2011
How HN took it
8 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 22 comments about the project. Thread score +0.19.
Idea: 6 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful, fun utility for finding short .io names
From 3 comments
Cool utility. Surprised at how many three letter domains are still left. Guess they'll be going away more quickly now...
uahal on HNPerfect! I'm tired of explaining my goofy email address to people. Thank you for the solution!
mkent on HNspy.io -- Thanks!
Multiplayer on HN
Objections
Site errors and slow performance under load
From 2 comments
Ended up here: http://three.io/three_letter_words?page=3, and got an error. Might want to check your rails' production log :P
EricR9 on HNYep, we're working on it. Sorry for the problems. Update Site performance should be much better again. Now having an issue with our domain search due to too many connections.
treitnauer on HN
Availability data may be stale or wrong for registered domains
From 1 comment
How long does it take nic.io to update their DNS Servers? I just checked a bunch of the ones listed here and they are all unresolved...
andrenotgiant on HN
Requests
Check matching .com availability
From 2 comments
This would be awesome if you could combine the list with availability of <xxx>io.com -- to know when you could get both the shorter <xxx>.io and the traditional .com
bobf on HNExcellent! Could you add a check for the name as a .com? For example, next to ace.io display "+.com" for available or "x .com" for unavailable. [Edit: I noticed these are checked…
fourhourstartup on HN
Add realtime search or letter navigation
From 1 comment
Some feature requests: 1) add a realtime search function OR a way to navigate by letter 2) add an input that allows me to choose 3,4,5,6 letter domains.i know that's not the…
lurchpop on HN
Support 4 to 6 letter domains
From 1 comment
Some feature requests: 1) add a realtime search function OR a way to navigate by letter 2) add an input that allows me to choose 3,4,5,6 letter domains.i know that's not the…
lurchpop on HN
Questions
Which registrars sell .io domains
From 2 comments
What registrars sell .IO domains?
gojomo on HNhttp://www.nic.io/new.html
markszcz on HN
Is .io too technical for non-tech users
From 1 comment
Isn't the .io TLD too technical of a term for a non-tech site ?
ck2 on HN
Alternatives named
iwantmyname.com domain search
From 2 comments
There are quite a few TLDs offering 2-letter domains. These are the ones that can be registered without any restrictions: .AG .CX .GD .GS .GL .HT .LC .MS .MU .PE .TC .TL .VG Also…
treitnauer on HNThat's a good point, I may be able to implement that this evening. Edit: Right now iwantmyname.com is too bogged down for me to get the data... :) I'll have to wait a bit
Gertig on HN
domaingroovy.com
From 1 comment
Very cool, added you to http://domaingroovy.com
Jasber on HN