One day in the fall of 1999 (which, incidentally, is about the last time this website was updated), there was a Slashdot discussion about the fact that Network Solutions' dictatorial iron grip was beginning to finally be loosened, and that other registrars were now able to register domain names.
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82/100
Registered
Sep 5, 1996
30 years old · NameCheap, Inc.
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Domain registered Sep 5, 1996 — 30 years old.
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Registrar today: NameCheap, Inc. — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Aug 18, 2026).