About
NameNotifier watches registry zone-file changes, scores domains with DQS, verifies lifecycle state with DNS and RDAP evidence, and alerts users when a domain matches their rules. The goal is simple: fewer stale names, fewer false positives, and more time spent on domains that are actually worth reviewing.
The thesis
Most dropped-domain inventory is not useful. A raw list rewards whoever has the most patience, not whoever has the best judgment. NameNotifier treats quality and lifecycle confidence as first-class data: each surfaced domain is scored, bucketed, and checked against evidence before it becomes something users should act on.
DQS is the ranking signal. The lifecycle layer is the safety gate. DQS asks whether a domain looks commercially useful; lifecycle asks whether it should be visible, alertable, hidden, or rechecked. That separation keeps the product honest: a strong domain can still be hidden if RDAP or DNS says it was renewed, and a weak name can stay in the graveyard without wasting paid-user attention.
How it works
The daily pipeline ingests zone-file diffs across 166 gTLDs, scores new and changed domains, verifies high-impact alert/watchlist candidates first, and then continues RDAP and DNS cleanup in the background. Proxy-backed RDAP is used for broad verification so the system can clean stale rows without burning the server’s normal IP budget.
Public pages read the lifecycle decision layer instead of inventing their own truth. Dossiers show the decision plus raw evidence; drops, alerts, digests, and hubs all follow the same visibility contract. If DNS changes on a catchable row, the system hides it and queues urgent RDAP rather than advertising a risky domain.
Who it’s for
NameNotifier is for domain investors, founders, brokers, SEO operators, and technical teams who care about expiring inventory but do not want to babysit raw feeds. You can browse ranked drops, watch specific domains, create alert rules, inspect dossiers, and track lifecycle movement from one place.
Free users get public tools and graveyard access. Paid members get the live drop intelligence: exact DQS, lifecycle state, alert delivery, watchlist priority, exports, and full dossier reasoning. That split keeps the best inventory from leaking while still giving new users a real way to evaluate the product.
Current state
The product is live with daily ingest, DQS v1 scoring, RDAP/DNS lifecycle checks, paid alert delivery, watchlists, dossiers, support tickets, admin monitoring, public tools, and an API tier. We keep a visible on the changelog for operational changes because the data layer matters as much as the interface.
We are deliberately conservative about wording. DQS is a triage score, not a formal appraisal. Lifecycle text distinguishes redemption, pending delete, and catchable evidence so users do not confuse an estimated release window with a domain they can register immediately.
How to reach us
Product feedback, missing-TLD requests, new-signal ideas, bugs: /support. Security issues: security report. Zone-data compliance: compliance ticket. No bots, no support tiers — you’re talking to the people who built it.
Ready?
Browse the graveyard, test a domain in the appraiser, inspect public dossiers, or create an account when you are ready to save watchlists and unlock paid drops.