.TSH Registry - Domain Drop Catching Game

What is Drop Catching?

Drop catching is the practice of registering a domain name the very moment it expires. In the real world, this is a competitive field where registrars compete to acquire valuable domains as they become available.

This is a technically challenging endeavor because:

Timing is critical - you must submit registration requests at the exact moment domains become available
Multiple registrars are competing for the same domains simultaneously
Network latency can significantly impact success rates
Rate limits must be carefully managed to avoid penalties
The random release timing within the drop window adds complexity to catching strategies

How Does It Work?

Every day at 15:00 France/Paris, domains scheduled for expiration are released
The release window lasts 42 minutes (15:00 - 15:42)
Domains are released randomly during this window
Each domain has a rank value determining its worth
Players must use EPP commands to register domains
WHOIS can be used to check domain status

Server Information

HTTP Server: GET https://nic.bullshit.video/today-expiration (all the domains who expire today)
EPP Server: epp.nic.bullshit.video (Port 700)
WHOIS Server: whois.nic.bullshit.video (Port 43)
- Example usage: whois -h whois.nic.bullshit.video nic.tsh

Domain Scoring System

Each domain in the registry has a value score from 1 to 100, distributed as follows:

Rare (90-100): 5% of domains
- These are the most valuable domains
- Highest impact on leaderboard ranking
Valuable (70-89): 15% of domains
- Above average value
- Significant impact on rankings
Average (30-69): 60% of domains
- Common domains
- Moderate ranking value
Low (1-29): 20% of domains
- Basic domains
- Minimal impact on rankings

Leaderboard Scoring

The leaderboard rankings are determined by:

Daily Score: Sum of domain scores caught in the current day
Weekly Score: Cumulative sum of domain scores for the week
Example:
- Catching one rare domain (score 95) > catching three low-value domains (scores 20+15+10)
- Strategic targeting of high-value domains is key to climbing the rankings

You can check a domain's score using the WHOIS service for registrar detail

Documentation:

Rate Limiting & Penalties

Each registrar has 1000 initial tokens
Limits:

5000 requests/hour
500 requests/minute (~8 requests/second)

After 5 violations:

1-second delay added to requests
2 tokens deducted

Counters reset:

Minute counter: Every 60 seconds
Hour counter: Every 60 minutes
Violation counter: Every hour

Analytics API

The analytics API provides insights into domain and registrar activities.

Endpoints

1. Domain History

GET /analytics?domain=example.tsh

Returns the complete history of actions performed on a specific domain, including:

Registrar ID who performed the action
Type of action
Timestamp
Success status

2. Registrar Statistics

GET /analytics?registrar=test1

Returns analytics for a specific registrar, including:

Action statistics:
- Total count per action type
- Success rate
- Number of unique domains
Timeline of all actions

Example Response

{
      "stats": [
        {
          "action": "register",
          "count": 150,
          "successful": 42,
          "unique_domains": 35
        }
      ],
      "timeline": [
        {
          "domain": "example.tsh",
          "action": "register",
          "timestamp": 1234567890,
          "success": true
        }
      ]
    }

Note: All timestamps are in Unix milliseconds format.

Valid Domain Names

For the .tsh TLD, domain names must follow these strict rules:

Basic Requirements

Must end with .tsh
Must be all lowercase
Length must be between 2 and 63 characters (excluding .tsh)

Allowed Characters

Lowercase letters (a-z)
Numbers (0-9)
Hyphens (-) with restrictions

Structure Rules

Cannot start with a hyphen
Cannot end with a hyphen
Cannot contain consecutive hyphens (--)
Must start and end with a letter or number

Not Allowed

Uppercase letters (A-Z)
Special characters (!@#$%^&*, etc.)
Spaces
Underscores (_)
Accented characters (é, ñ, etc.)
Slashes or paths

Valid Examples

example.tsh
test123.tsh
my-domain.tsh
123.tsh
ab.tsh

Invalid Examples

a.tsh (too short)
-example.tsh (starts with hyphen)
example-.tsh (ends with hyphen)
ex--ample.tsh (consecutive hyphens)
example.com (wrong TLD)
EXAMPLE.tsh (uppercase)
héllo.tsh (accented characters)
hello_world.tsh (contains underscore)

.tsh Registry - Domain Drop Catching Game

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