Why does http://www.x.com take you to http://www.paypal.com ?

[gwlam12]

I was in the process of writing a program, and made it read a URL and spit out its HTML. I just randomly typed in http://www.x.com and I noticed the code said PayPal and stuff in it. So I put it in my browser...and sure enough, went to PayPal.

Odd to have a domain like that direct you to PayPal, isn't it?

 

[Shawn]

Because X.com was bought out by paypal.

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: iloveme2
Because X.com was bought out by paypal.

 

[MillionaireNextDoor]

one letter domains are prohibitively expensive..

paypal has too much money

 

[gwlam12]

Why X of all letters? I'd figure they'd take domains that sound close to paypal, but isn't really...but I guess X is for people like me...who just type it in randomly.

 

[styrafoam]

X.com used to be a cash transfer service similar to paypal.

 

[ElFenix]

i thought x.com started paypal

 

[Pepsi90919]

^ he's right i believe

 

[suklee]

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: Kai920

the keys are like right next to each other.

 

[Kadarin]

Why does http://www.x.com take you to http://www.paypal.com ?

Because the server listening on the ip address www.x.com resolves to has been configured to respond with an http response code 302 redirect to the new domain. Duh!

 

[gwlam12]

Wow, did not know about the relationship between x.com and paypal.com. Never even heard of x.com. Thanks.

 

[TallBill]

wow, now i have to try the other 25 letters

 

[hjo3]

X.com is (well, "was" now that eBay bought it, I guess) PayPal's parent company.

 

[dolph]

x.com was an online bank. i should know, i had my checking account with them for a year, right up until they closed.

 

[Bassyhead]

Originally posted by: gwlam12
Wow, did not know about the relationship between x.com and paypal.com. Never even heard of x.com. Thanks.

i havent heard of x.com either

 

[nakedfrog]

Yep, X.com gave you $50 when you opened an account for a while, and I think an additional $5 for each person you referred. It was nice for a short time

 

[isasir]

Bit of history posted 12/6/2000

"Though X.com's exit from the Internet banking stage is welcome (and something that should be considered by the rest of the Internet-only institutions), we are not rid of the genius who inspired the pitiful situation in the first place. Internet bankers will be tainted as disgruntled X.com customers retell their experiences with Mr. Musk's organization.

Unfortunately, PayPal also survives. Its customers are apparently willing to let a privately insured, unregulated company - untested by crisis - hold and move their money."

 

[goblue420]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

Originally posted by: iloveme2
Because X.com was bought out by paypal.

 

[moshquerade]

hmmm, didn't work

 

[ghostman]

Whenever I use Paypal, I always type in x.com rather than paypal.com. I don't need any typos sending me to someone else's cleverly disguised website.

 

[Koing]

Originally posted by: Bassyhead

Originally posted by: gwlam12
Wow, did not know about the relationship between x.com and paypal.com. Never even heard of x.com. Thanks.

i havent heard of x.com either

I didn't know either...

Now I do.

Koing

 

[Shawn]

I used to use x.com more than paypal I think.

 

[sciencewhiz]

Originally posted by: ghostman
Whenever I use Paypal, I always type in x.com rather than paypal.com. I don't need any typos sending me to someone else's cleverly disguised website.

I think, at least at one point, paypal recommended that, for that reason.