Add domains: paste into Domain Entry, one per line.
Pick a mode: Fast (£10) / Multi (£25) / Single (£50).
Submit: click ADD TO ENGINE. Domains appear in Current Queue.
Watch outcomes: results appear in Last Events after the drop.
Pay on catch: PAY £xx button on successful catches.
Receive domain: VAT invoice emailed; domain transfers to your TAG.
The pages — Home, Auth & Engine Parameters
Home: engine/server cards (live sockets, availability, write budget), Domain Entry, Current Queue (your submissions with TAG, drop time, mode and a bin to remove), and Last Events (CAUGHT/MISSED outcomes with TAG, expiry, the domain-created time, and for admin/server the T+0 flip and catch-delta timings plus the PAY button).
Auth: log in or register, email verification and approval, password reset, the engine status badge, and your tier (USER / TAG / SERVER).
Engine Parameters (TAG/SERVER): firing bands, the auto-size write budget, the "where recent drops flipped vs your bands" map with flip timing and catch window, and engine restart / flip-monitor switches.
How dropcatching works
Domains expire ~90 days after non-renewal. At the scheduled drop instant,
registrars race via EPP. The Transcom engine uses pre-warmed sockets with NTP
clock sync to sub-millisecond accuracy. First-write wins.
Glossary
TAG
Nominet Internet Provider Service tag identifying the holding registrar.
EPP
Extensible Provisioning Protocol used for domain transactions.
RDAP
Registration Data Access Protocol, modern WHOIS replacement.
Drop
The instant an expired domain is released by Nominet.
SLD
Second-Level Domain — the part before the TLD.
Contact Support
Email: support@transcom.net. Support forum: support.transcom.co.uk.
Live chat: on the site at transcom.co.uk. TDesk login: panel.tdesk.uk.
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