域名Goldrush第1部分-游戏规则
Welcome to Lee Hodgson’s epic, The Domain Name Goldrush.
欢迎来到李·霍奇森的史诗《域名淘金记》。
This series spans years and tracks the evolution of the dropping names industry.
该系列跨越了数年，追踪了不断下降的地名行业的发展。
This, Part 1, explains the concept of the 6.30AM Domain Name Goldrush – how it came about, and what it means to industry players, both big and small.
这是第1部分，它解释了6.30AM域名Goldrush的概念-它的产生方式以及对大小企业的行业参与者的意义。
In Part 2, Lee not only answers common questions about the domain drop, but also reveals some closely-guarded industry secrets in his explanation of how you can grab the best names.
在第二部分中 ，Lee不仅回答了有关域名删除的常见问题，而且在解释如何获得最佳域名的解释中揭示了一些密不可分的行业秘密。
Part 3 sees Lee reveal the David and Goliath battle for names, as large players in the industry caught onto the boom and did deals with registrars to allow them a greater chance of catching the dropping names. Suddenly, things weren’t so rosy for Average Joe Webmaster.
在第3部分中， Lee揭示了David和Goliath的名称争夺战，因为该行业中的大型企业开始兴起，并与注册服务商进行了交易，以使他们有更大的机会来获得下降的名称。 突然之间，对于平均乔Webmaster来说，事情并没有那么乐观。
In Part 4 of the series, as things heated up, the registrars dropped a bombshell, putting the expiring domains industry on hold. There was speculation, there was uncertainty – the industry was in limbo.
在系列文章的第4部分中，随着事情的升温，注册服务商抛开了重磅炸弹，使即将到期的域名行业陷入僵局。 有猜测，有不确定性–该行业处于困境。
Part 5 saw Lee give SitePoint the scoop on the biggest domain drop in history, including tips for catching the best names from the drop.
在第5部分中 ，Lee为SitePoint提供了历史上最大域名下降的独家新闻，包括从域名下降中捕获最佳名字的技巧。
Part 6 of the series revealed the next step in the continually evolving industry – the introduction of subscriptions to dropping names.
该系列的第6部分揭示了不断发展的行业的下一步–引入名称删除订阅。
Part 7 announces ICANN’s approval of the long-awaited Waiting List Service. Lee explains what this means for the industry moguls — and the little guys!
第7部分宣布ICANN批准期待已久的候补名单服务。 Lee解释了这对于行业大亨和小家伙们意味着什么！
Enjoy — and keep and eye out for future updates!
尽情享受-并留意未来的更新！
6.30AM域名Goldrush (The 6.30AM Domain Name Goldrush)
If you’ve tried to register a dot com domain name between 6.30 and 7.00 am (EST) recently, chances are you won’t have been able to. What’s going on? Is it because domain registration companies are too lazy to boot up the registration systems in the morning? No, it’s something a lot more interesting. What’s happening is that the world’s domain speculators are playing a daily game, a game with big stakes; they are attempting to ‘catch’ dropping domains.
如果您最近尝试在美国东部标准时间上午6.30到7.00之间注册一个.com域名，那么您可能将无法注册。 这是怎么回事？ 是因为域名注册公司懒得在早上启动注册系统吗？ 不，这更有趣。 事实是，世界各地的域名投机者正在玩每日博彩，这是一场赌注很大的游戏； 他们正在尝试“捕获”丢弃的域。
删除名字 (Dropping Names)
So just what are ‘dropping domains’, and how do you go about ‘catching’ one? To understand fully, we first need to understand how the registration system for global domains (dot com, dot net, dot org) works:
那么，什么是“丢弃域”，以及如何“捕捉”域？ 为了全面理解，我们首先需要了解全球域名(.com，.net，.org)的注册系统如何工作：
- A domain name is registered for a fixed period of time. 域名注册了固定的时间。
- If the time period elapses and the original registrant has not paid to renew the registration, the name is put ‘on-hold’. The original registrant is then given up to 60 days to pay for the name’s renewal. 如果这段时间过去了，并且原始注册人还没有支付续签费用，则该名称将被“保留”。 然后，原始注册人最多可以有60天的时间来支付名称的续签费用。
If this grace period expires without payment from the registrant, they lose the right to renew the name. Instead, the name is placed on a six-day countdown, and is given the status of ‘soon to drop’.
如果该宽限期到期，而没有注册人付款，则他们失去续签名称的权利。 取而代之的是，该名称将被放置六天的倒计时，并被赋予“即将下降”的状态。
- At precisely 6.30 AM (EST) or up to 15 minutes thereafter on the 6th day after the name becomes ‘soon to drop’, the name is made available for anyone to register again i.e. it is dropped. 该名称变为“很快要删除”后的第6天，恰好在美国东部标准时间上午6.30或此后最多15分钟，该名称可供任何人再次注册(即删除)。
Here is an example from ‘WHOIS‘ of a ‘soon to drop’ name, Sinners.com:
这是一个来自“ WHOIS ”的示例，该名称的名称为“ Soonners.com”，该名称为“很快将下降”：
—————————
——————————
[whois.crsnic.net]Whois Server Version 1.3Domain names in the .com, .net, and .org domains can now be registered with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net for detailed information. Domain Name: SINNERS.COM Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC. Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com Referral URL: www.networksolutions.com Name Server: NS1.WWIA.NET Name Server: STAR.WWIA.COM Updated Date: 30-jan-2001 The Registry database contains ONLY .COM, .NET, .ORG, .EDU domains and Registrars.
[whois.crsnic.net]Whois Server Version 1.3Domain names in the .com, .net, and .org domains can now be registered with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net for detailed information. Domain Name: SINNERS.COM Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC. Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com Referral URL: www.networksolutions.com Name Server: NS1.WWIA.NET Name Server: STAR.WWIA.COM Updated Date: 30-jan-2001 The Registry database contains ONLY .COM, .NET, .ORG, .EDU domains and Registrars.
[whois.networksolutions.com]
[whois.networksolutions.com]
Domain not found locally, but Registry points back to local DB. Local whois DB must be out of date.
在本地找不到域，但是注册表指向本地DB。 本地whois数据库必须已过期。
Whois Server Version 1.3
Whois服务器版本1.3
Domain names in the .com, .net, and .org domains can now be registered with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net for detailed information.
.com，.net和.org域中的域名现在可以在许多不同的竞争注册商中注册。 有关详细信息，请访问http://www.internic.net。
Domain Name: SINNERS.COM Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC. Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com Referral URL: www.networksolutions.com Name Server: NS1.WWIA.NET Name Server: STAR.WWIA.COM Updated Date: 30-jan-2001
域名：SINNERS.COM注册商：NETWORK SOLUTIONS，INC。Whois服务器：whois.networksolutions.com引用URL：www.networksolutions.com名称服务器：NS1.WWIA.NET名称服务器：STAR.WWIA.COM更新日期：30- 2001年1月
>>> Last update of whois database: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 11:10:57 EST <<<
>>> Whois数据库的最新更新：星期六，2001年2月3日，美国东部标准时间<<<<
The Registry database contains ONLY .COM, .NET, .ORG, .EDU domains and Registrars.
注册数据库仅包含.COM，.NET，.ORG，.EDU域和注册商。
The previous information has been obtained either directly from the registrant or a registrar of the domain name other than Network Solutions. Network Solutions, therefore, does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
先前的信息是直接从网络解决方案之外的注册人或域名的注册人那里获得的。 因此，Network Solutions不保证其准确性或完整性。
————————-
————————-
The giveaway line is ‘Local whois DB must be out of date’. This indicates that the name is ‘soon to drop’. Note also that the previous registrant’s details are not output, because these have now been erased.
赠品行是“本地whois数据库必须已过期”。 这表明名称是“ soon to drop”。 还请注意，不会输出以前的注册者的详细信息，因为现在这些信息已被删除。
The other important line is the one that reads ‘Updated Date: 30-jan-2001’. This shows exactly when the name will be made available again. Just add six days to this date, and bingo, you know exactly when the name will be dropped. In this case, Sinners.com dropped on Monday 5th February 2001 at 6.30 AM.
另一重要行是显示“ Updated Date：30-jan-2001”的行。 这准确显示了何时可以再次使用该名称。 只需在此日期前加上六天，然后使用宾果游戏，您就会确切知道何时删除该名称。 在这种情况下，Sinners.com于2001年2月5日星期一上午6.30掉线。
为什么需要域名 (Why the Demand for Domains)
So that’s how it all works, but just why are thousands of domain speculators clogging up the world’s registration systems trying to register domains that the old owners didn’t want?
这就是全部工作原理，但是为什么为什么成千上万的域名投机者堵塞了全球的注册系统，试图注册旧所有者不希望的域名？
To try and find that out, I talked to Alex Kovalenko, the founder of DomainsBot.com, a firm which specializes in tracking on-hold and ‘soon to drop’ domains.
为了找到答案，我与DomainsBot.com的创始人Alex Kovalenko进行了交谈，DomainsBot.com是一家专门跟踪保留和“很快将被丢弃”域名的公司。
"Although the majority of on-hold domains have little or no resale value, there are tens if not hundreds of names dropping each week that do. What we do at DomainsBot.com is to track all of the thousands of on-hold domain names, and inform our members when they are going to drop. In particular, we alert our members to particularly valuable names about to drop."
“尽管大多数保留域名的转售价值很小或没有，但每周仍有数十个(甚至不是数百个)域名掉期。我们在DomainsBot.com上所做的工作是跟踪所有数千个保留域名，并通知会员何时删除。特别是，我们提醒会员注意即将删除的特别有价值的名称。”
Kovalenko is right when he says that valuable names drop each week. Recently dropped names include valuable three letter dot coms such as jcw.com, sfi.com and bsb.com. These types of domains sell in the resale market for anything up to $100,000. In addition, many generic two-word dot coms also become available again. A few recent examples include winterbreak.com, knockout.com, stockdealing.com, and travelshop.com, but the list goes on and on.
科瓦连科说有价值的名字每周减少一次是正确的。 最近删除的名称包括有价值的三个字母点的com，例如jcw.com，sfi.com和bsb.com。 这些类型的域名在转售市场上的售价最高为100,000美元。 此外，许多通用的两字点com也再次可用。 最近的一些例子包括winterbreak.com，knockout.com，stockdealing.com和travelshop.com，但清单还在不断增加。
Currently, the on-hold domain industry is booming. The number of on-hold domains is increasingly weekly, and the number of people interested in registering on-hold domains is also greatly on the increase. Kovalenko offers one explanation for this: "At the beginning of last year there was a massive explosion in the number of people speculatively registering domains. Many of these people registered hundreds of domains because they thought doing so would make them rich. A year later and reality has hit home. Many are choosing to give up the names rather than pay huge renewal bills. All these names come back into the system, and the best ones are picked off by the savvy domain speculator".
当前，保留域名行业正在蓬勃发展。 保留域名的数量每周都在增加，对注册保留域名感兴趣的人数也在大大增加。 科瓦连科对此提供了一种解释：“去年年初，以投机方式注册域名的人数激增。其中许多人注册了数百个域名，因为他们认为这样做可以使他们变得富有。一年之后，现实已经到家了。许多人选择放弃这些名称，而不是支付巨额的更新费用。所有这些名称重新出现在系统中，而精明的域名投机者则挑选了最好的名称。”
So the next time you want to register a domain name and the registration system is taking forever to respond, you might want to glance at the clock. It could well be 6.30 AM in New York.
因此，下次您要注册域名时，注册系统将花大力气进行响应，那么您可能想一眼看看时间。 纽约可能是早上6.30。