How to monitor list of desired domains?

[beavis]

I have over 1000 domain names that I would like to monitor for expiration and then register if the current owner does not renew. However, I have no idea when the current registrations expire, and manually looking up each name is too cumbersome. Once the name reaches the expiration date, I understand, fairly well, the process of using services such as Snapnames, Club Drop, Name Winner, Pool, TDNAM and Tucows to actually get the name, but what is the easiest way to find out exactly when each domain expires? I am somewhat worried that whatever technique I use to check may lead to competition for the name.

[Webwork]

may lead to competition for the name

If you don't mind me asking are the 1,000 domains domains that only you would be interested in registering if they expire OR do these 1,000 domains have a broader appeal?

If no one else would likely want them then your primary competition will be the "domain tasters". They're a pretty efficient machine. They're also quick to discard the domains if they have no traffic.

OTOH, if the 1,000 domains are domains that likely would appeal to others there's little point in tracking them. Chances are they will all be captured by the various drop catching/auctioning systems. That will require you to track each domain to its auction partner (Example: NetSol -> SnapNames, GoDaddy -> TDNAM) and you will have to bid against everyone else interested in the domain.

[beavis]

I just have a watch list of names that I think might have traffic if they expire. Most of them will never expire, but I just want to check occasionally to make sure and pick up a few, if possible.

BTW, I found a few scripts that do this.

[edited by: Webwork at 11:50 am (utc) on July 5, 2007]
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