Namecheap seizes and disables user's domains
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The gist
Users on Reddit, Hacker News and X say domain registrar Namecheap seized and disabled all their domains.
The complaints center on registrar trust and whether users should move their domains elsewhere.
Background
Namecheap is a domain registrar, a company that sells and manages website addresses. The complaints surfaced in Reddit and Hacker News threads about domain registrars, where users discussed moving their domains to other providers. One Hacker News commenter cited Google Domains being sold as the reason they are looking for a new registrar. A Squarespace support article also lists Namecheap among third-party domain providers whose domains disconnect automatically via nameserver connect.
How it unfolded
- Oct 13, 2026A Squarespace support article states that domains from Namecheap and Network Solutions disconnect from Squarespace automatically once step 1 is complete because they use nameserver connect.
- Oct 14, 2026A Reddit r/sysadmin post says Namecheap seized and disabled all the poster's domains after a single email with a 72-hour termination notice.
- Oct 18, 2026A Hacker News item titled "Namecheap just seized and disabled all my domains" links to the Reddit post and has 11 points.
- Oct 18, 2026A Hacker News commenter says Namecheap seized all their domains and asks who to move to, noting they used Google Domains before it was sold.
Who’s saying what
- Public
- The Reddit poster says Namecheap seized and disabled all their domains after a single email with a 72-hour termination notice.
- Public
- A Hacker News commenter asks who to move to, saying they used Google Domains before it was sold and are unsure who is decent now.
Still unverified
The X poster says Namecheap refuses to release their domains or give any details more than 24 hours later. The Reddit poster says the seizure followed a single email with a 72-hour termination notice.