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Nevermind... it looks like SmartyNames isn't reliably detecting which domains are free. I've made a search where it showed many "free" domains which ended up non-free.

That probably means they are either not issuing DNS queries or GoDaddy is really evil.

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Most of the time the tool is getting it right, even though it's not always free. Some domains are available for sale, but are currently squatted.

Fun fact, I just did a search for: "Evil domain registration service that will query for the best names and will register them before you can."

I found an excellent short .com that is available for a regular price. Now sure if I should grab it, now that I've already got a name. It's so tempting!

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