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by Operyl 2830 days ago
Correct, MarkMonitor is a _huge_ business. Alphabet has had an account there for much longer than they have been a Registrar under Google name.
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solarkraft 2829 days ago
How exactly was that story of a man owning Google.com through Google domains for a few minutes possible, then?
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fredsted 2829 days ago
He didn't own the name, he found a way to change the DNS records; while being registered at MM, google.com is still pointed to Google's own DNS servers.
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Operyl 2829 days ago
A freak accident and lack of checks.
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