Who is the Best Registrar? (take 2)

godaddy.com by pci · 2003-10-21 02:45 · Score: 3, Informative

Easy to use, a 24x7 support line that actual has a real person on it, and the best part $8.95/yr.

Re:godaddy.com by UncleRoger · 2003-10-21 02:52 · Score: 1

I'll second that recommendation. Not the best website design, but the service is good and the price is right.

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Re:godaddy.com by Neon+Spiral+Injector · 2003-10-21 03:00 · Score: 2, Insightful

I've used GoDaddy since I found them to be the cheapest, not expecting much support, but I don't need help, so it wasn't a big deal.

Finally the three domains I had registed with Network Solutions (when there was no other option), came up for renewal. I figured I'd transfer them to GoDaddy since that is where my other domains were. The first two transfered over fine, but the .org didn't show up.

I waited a day, still no .org. There was a phone number in the e-mail I got confirming the transfer. So I figured rather than try a back-and-forth in e-mail, I'd just see if I could get a hold of someone on the phone. I was so surprized to get a live human with no hold time. He pulled up my account quicking, saw the .org had gotten stuck somehow in the transfer process, moved it on manually, and I had my transfer complete.

Sure things don't always go right with any company. I think one of the measures of a good company is how they handle things when they doesn't work the first time. I'd still probably be e-mailing Verisign today, if the transfer was going the other way.
Re:godaddy.com by chadkiser · 2003-10-21 03:40 · Score: 1

I just had a similar experience with transferring a .org domain to GoDaddy but after a simple email everything was fixed right up.
Re:godaddy.com by WoTG · 2003-10-21 06:18 · Score: 1

I've got a domain or two with them. It's been OK overall. There are a few too many advertisements in the customer sign up (and even registration configuration interface) for my liking. But the price is good.

One note of warning: I had expected DNS service to be included, it is NOT (I think there is an optional fee). It wasn't a big deal in the end, but it did catch me off guard, since other registrars tend to include it (albeit at a higher registration cost).
Re:godaddy.com by revmoo · 2003-10-21 06:42 · Score: 2, Interesting

I have to disagree. After registering meep.ws there a couple months back I've vowed to never use GoDaddy again. The advertisements on their site are HORRID, I was really taken aback at the way the ads were in-your-face the entire time I signed up for the domain.

Why does a legitimate business who is ALREADY getting my money need to also assault me with a barrage of advertising?

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Re:godaddy.com by trentfoley · 2003-10-21 07:56 · Score: 1

One note of warning: I had expected DNS service to be included, it is NOT (I think there is an optional fee)
I too have been rather pleased with godaddy.com. However, lack of dns hosting is not an issue since zoneedit.com offers quality, free dns hosting (primary and secondary, or just secondary) for up to 5 domains. Also, their web interface is quite nice. BTW, I have no affiliation with godaddy or zoneedit other than being a customer.
Re:godaddy.com by beavis88 · 2003-10-21 08:15 · Score: 2, Interesting

Why does a legitimate business who is ALREADY getting my money need to also assault me with a barrage of advertising?

How do you think they're able to offer such rock-bottom prices? Frankly I've been much more impressed with godaddy.com than with some other registrars who, despite charging 3-4-5x as much, subject you to similarly annoying advertising.
Re:godaddy.com by optikSmoke · 2003-10-21 09:47 · Score: 1

Namecheap.com Beats you by a few cents (only $8.88/yr) plus it has a great web interface. URL Forwarding, domain transfers, dynamic DNS and a bunch of other things are made pretty easy too :).
Re:godaddy.com by Slipped_Disk · 2003-10-21 11:42 · Score: 1

Yet another vote for GoDaddy.com - they seem to be quite popular (and the cheapest I've found to date)

I've never had a problem with them, their interface is (relatively) fast, clean, and easy to understand & use once you get used to it.

I haven't ever needed tech support from GoDaddy yet, so I can't comment on that, but I haven't had any double-billings or anything of that ilk which I have had with other registrars (who shall remain nameless, since nameless sites go there...).

GoDaddy has never bothered me with unsolicited snail or electronic mail, just my usual "Your domain is expiring..." message. They also (I believe, not logged in to my domain interface at the moment) have automatic renewal options now.

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Re:godaddy.com by Guspaz · 2003-10-22 07:43 · Score: 1

DNS service is included now. I registered novasearch.net, and GoDaddy has given me full control over the DNS records. I changed it to point to my IP, and may be putting in some MX records later on, and a few subdomains.

This is included for free on parked domains. It doesn't cost anything over the default 8.95$ fee. Don't be fooled by the "parked" status, you have full control over the domain.
Re:godaddy.com by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-22 12:45 · Score: 0

You can also use FreeDNS. It is public shared DNS hosting, so you have to allow other people to have subdomains, but so what? Just make sure you obtain all the important ones (www, mail, ftp, irc) immediately. I've been using FreeDNS for a few of my domains and it is great.

easydns by hrbrmstr · 2003-10-21 02:47 · Score: 1

easydns is hands-down the best one I've used (except for the "old days" then netsol was the only game in town for \.[com|org|net]).

as the name implies, they do DNS as well.

absolutely awesome support. extremely functional web admin. never-fail uptime.

some perks for the whole shebang (reg + dns) include them being a backup MX host, more mail goodies (if you need them to do some forwarding) and DDNS support.

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Re:easydns by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-21 02:54 · Score: 0

Yeah, but they charge for DNS. Others (like gandi.net) do it for free.
Re:easydns by Hollinger · 2003-10-21 03:01 · Score: 1

I can second that. I've yet to have a problem with them, and they actually helped me out, when a particularly bad web host *cough* dot5hosting *cough* crashed down, hard, for several days, even though it wasn't their problem.

I like 'em.

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gandi.net by jhunsake · 2003-10-21 02:50 · Score: 1

Cheap ($12), free customized DNS, free forwarders, etc. I like it because it's French, and knowing how they hate Americans (I'm American), and are subsequently less likely to respond favorably to legal action, I feel my domains are safer there.

Re:gandi.net by iCEBaLM · 2003-10-21 02:54 · Score: 1

Gandi.net is a haven for spammers and are spammers themselves, I got many spams from them trying to switch me from godaddy, aswell as resellers of theirs. I would recommend NOT going with gandi.net. Do NOT support spammers!
Re:gandi.net by jhunsake · 2003-10-21 02:56 · Score: 1

You're full of shit. If not, post one spam from Gandi.
Re:gandi.net by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-21 03:09 · Score: 0

I'm sure no one would want to spam icebalm@icebalm.com, would they? Oh, whiney baby!
Re:gandi.net by Zocalo · 2003-10-21 03:12 · Score: 2, Informative

Well, you might have received spam from Gandi, or you might have just received spam that *appeared* to be from Gandi at first glance. You might want to read this and see if it applies to you. I've certainly had no trouble with them, and I use multiple domain registrars.

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Re:gandi.net by Jeremiah+Cornelius · 2003-10-21 05:38 · Score: 1

Gandi has been fantastic for me. No flashy junk adverts on their pages. No B.S. "features". Just good control of DNS, SOA, forwarding, etc. at a good price.
They are particularly oriented at servicing non-profits, education, etc., which is cool.
I like the combo of gandi.net/zoneedit.com for small networks at the mercy of telco residential service-levels.

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Re:gandi.net by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-21 08:48 · Score: 0

Any thoughts as to which hosts might be "less likely to respond favorably to legal action"? Would a registrar make a difference? Would using a registrar in a foreign country make it harder for someone to sue you over a domain name?

Gandi.net is low-cost and high-quality by XDG · 2003-10-21 02:54 · Score: 3, Informative

I have been using Gandi for several years and been very happy with their service.

They offer domain registration in .com/.org/.net/.biz/.info/.name/.be for EUR12 a year (about $14 dollars, lately). That includes optional free web redirection, email redirection, DNS hosting, and secondary DNS. Almost all administration is automated on their website and very easy to use. I have zero complaints and nothing but compliments for them, and have been recommending them to friends for low-cost, high-quality domain registration.

From their site:

GANDI SARL is a french company created in 1999 by four persons known in the french Internet world (Pierre Beyssac, Laurent Chemla, Valentin Lacambre et David Nahmias).

Our service focuses primarily on individuals and non profit organisations. Gandi's aim is to provide to individuals domain names easily (for the technical and administratrive part) and for a price as low as possible.

-XDG

Re:Gandi.net is low-cost and high-quality by david.given · 2003-10-21 03:04 · Score: 1

I have been using Gandi for several years and been very happy with their service.
<AOL>Me too.</AOL>
The only slight quibble I've had is that their web site is a bit susceptible to weird cookie madness, which means that after moving house I've been unable to update my records; but that's happened with other e-commerce sites, so I don't think it's a specific problem with GANDI.
Other than that they've been easy to use, efficient, very low maintenance, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them.
They also speak English, BTW.
Re:Gandi.net is low-cost and high-quality by fuzzybunny · 2003-10-21 03:32 · Score: 1

I second this. I've had nothing but superb experiences and service from Gandi. Everything makes sense, their prices are great, and their TOS are clear as glass.

What I especially like is that "domain parking" (for when you don't happen to have a DNS server ready right this moment) is just a click away at no extra price--I realize that this can potentially be abused, but it's spectacularly convenient.

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Re:Gandi.net is low-cost and high-quality by AlXtreme · 2003-10-21 03:48 · Score: 1

Ditto. They're cheap, and give you the freedom to do what you want with your domain without extra costs. No newsletters or other crap, they only contact you when your domain will expire. A registar without the fuss.

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Re:Gandi.net is low-cost and high-quality by ddstreet · 2003-10-21 04:31 · Score: 1

Let me add yet another "me too", as Gandi.net is by far the best I've found. They have excellent free tools such as email forwarding, www forwarding, DNS, etc. And their prices are very low. Plus, best of all, their contract makes you the owner of your domain, unlike most other registrars that only provide you the service (and retain ownership of the domain!).
Check out their "why use Gandi?" page.
Re:Gandi.net is low-cost and high-quality by fliplap · 2003-10-21 04:39 · Score: 1

I'd just like to toss in my support for gandi, i've been using them for years as well and have never had any kind of hassle from them. I also don't get any spam from them, they also highlight in bold the option to opt-out of including you in the for-sale version of thier whois. I guess ICANN requires they sell a list.
Re:Gandi.net is low-cost and high-quality by kiltedtaco · 2003-10-21 08:05 · Score: 1

And since this is more of a poll than anything else, I'll say "Me too!" for gandi.

Never had a problem, everything clearly understandable.
Re:Gandi.net is low-cost and high-quality by pwagland · 2003-10-21 08:08 · Score: 1

+1!

I hate to do it... but I am posting a ME TOO :-\

Anyway, I would definitely recommend Gandi to anyone (and have done so in the past...)
Re:Gandi.net is low-cost and high-quality by tpv · 2003-10-21 15:06 · Score: 1

Ditto.
I have a number of domains at Gandi and have never even considered looking for anyone else.

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NetSol by Halvard · 2003-10-21 02:55 · Score: 1

No, I don't particularly like them. Partly, I use them because they're the devil I know. Partly, I use them because of the frequent flyer miles for transfering domains or renewing for 5 years. And in case no one has looked, it's only $35 per year for a single registration, $19 per year for 5 years or a transfer and I've got a link somewhere for $17 per year regardless. Hey, when you handle DNS and registration for a chunk of people, the frequent flyer miles add up. It's 1000 miles per transfer or 5 year renewal.

Re:NetSol by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-21 03:21 · Score: 0

From the Frequent Flier FAQ a mile is worth around 1 or 2 cents.

So, for a five year renewal at $17 - you spend $85 and get 1000 miles (which is worth about $15 ... at 1.5 cents a mile)

You could register with another registrar for $8 / year, which would be $40 for five. That nets you $45 in savings. Even if you subtract the $15 FF mile value, you save $30 which could be applied toward your next flight (if flying is your thing).

Additionally, that $30 could be bearing interest and be of more value at the end of 5 years than non-interest bearing FF miles.
Re:NetSol by jayrtfm · 2003-10-21 04:16 · Score: 1

I think you missed his point:
"Hey, when you handle DNS and registration for a chunk of people,"

it's probably not his money, but does become his miles
Re:NetSol by MindStalker · 2003-10-21 04:36 · Score: 1

I think he is saying that he is registering for other people, he gets the miles and the other people get the bill. He could potentially charge directly say 60 dollars for the 5 years pay 30 out of that is pocket the other 30, but he would need to be clear about the fact he is charging.
Re:NetSol by Halvard · 2003-10-21 05:46 · Score: 1

Yes, you are right. I "bill through" the amount of the charge. Hey, I host their sites, do the DNS and provide the email.
Re:NetSol by anthony_dipierro · 2003-10-21 05:53 · Score: 1

He could potentially charge directly say 60 dollars for the 5 years pay 30 out of that is pocket the other 30, but he would need to be clear about the fact he is charging.

He needs to be clear about the fact that he's taking these people's frequent flyer miles, as well.
Re:NetSol by skookum · 2003-10-21 09:20 · Score: 1

You have GOT to be joking or trolling. I'll bite.

Almost any other registrar can do everything Network Solutions does for you, for $8 to $12 a year. Who the hell cares about "frequent flyer miles"? If you're paying $35 a year then I can see why you feel excited about saving a few dollars, but for those of us that pay $8/year with godaddy.com, your argument has no value.

And regardless of value or customer service, NetSol/Verisign are a bunch of unmitigated assholes. Examples: fradulent renewal notices, SiteFinder, domain hijacking.

Joker.com by billh · 2003-10-21 02:55 · Score: 1

I have had good luck with Joker.com. I had no problem transferring domain names away from NetSol and Register.com. There was one domain I no longer had access to, because I had moved, and never received the password. I probably could have spent hours on the phone, and sent in multiple faxes (I've gone that route before), but I had no problem doing a transfer with Joker.

I don't know what kind of extra services they offer; I've never needed any.

Re:Joker.com by Rayban · 2003-10-21 03:08 · Score: 2, Informative

I love joker.com - I use their hosted nameservers + web forwarding to link a number of domains to a single CNAME'd domain to a no-ip.org address (yikes).

No real issues in the 4(?) odd years I've been with them.

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Re:Joker.com by deque_alpha · 2003-10-21 03:28 · Score: 1

I too have used joker.com for many years and have always been happy with it. No monkey business, no pestering. They do what I need, when I need them to do it. No complaints here.
Re:Joker.com by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-21 05:58 · Score: 0

Another joker user here... all my domain names are registered through joker. I know of several hosting businesses too that use joker (and transfered all their domains over to them).
Re:Joker.com by cardozo · 2003-10-21 08:13 · Score: 1

It's actually Joker that I had problems with. It seems that they don't have anyone there who speaks English well enough to deal with customers.

Plus their web forms are a bit kludgy and hard to deal with.
Re:Joker.com by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-21 19:23 · Score: 0

I am transferring all my joker domains to godaddy, because the strength of the Euro means they are expensive. They have no support, and charge me VAT on all my domains and refuse to refund it, even though we provided our VAT number on registration.

They also suck at transfers away, having nasty tactics to foil your transfer attemt (5 days notice, pre-authorization - otherwise they ignore the request).

And they are spammer havens.

And they terminated a rotten.com style site (ogrish.com) - they were simply the registrar- because the German police complained.
Re:Joker.com by ubikkibu · 2003-10-22 07:07 · Score: 1

Agree--I transferred my domain from NetSol to joker.com over a year ago because I'd heard Joker was good about privacy.

I have found Joker simple, straightforward, cheap despite the Euro's climb against the dollar, and reliable. Their web forms were simple and obvious, they have never sent me any unwanted email, and they have the distinct advantage of not being in the U.S. There was one incident where the German government forced them to close a site down, but I would rather take my chances with European censorship than with Ashcroftian justice.
Re:Joker.com by TLouden · 2003-10-22 13:29 · Score: 1

but 4 is even!

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Re:Joker.com by Garen · 2003-10-22 19:10 · Score: 1

Joker.com is the worst registrar I've ever encountered. Every single time I've sent them an inquiry to ask about their own incompetence it's taken about 10 billion fucking years for them to respond, and then they don't seem to have a single person who can speak english in their replies.

I transferred my last NSI domain to them a long time ago, and I'm going on several *months* now without being able to access it at all.

I'll be promptly transferring all the domains I have there to somewhere else ASAP.

Dotster by deanj · 2003-10-21 02:56 · Score: 2, Informative

Dotster...It's $14.95 a year (discounts if you do more than one year), and they've done a fine job for me.

Re:Dotster by jhunsake · 2003-10-21 03:04 · Score: 1

I use Dotster too, but I won't in the future. Dotster has this really nasty behavior of making a new contact record for the new domains (.biz, .info, etc) everytime you try to modify it. So you'll end up with a list of contact records, each recording every change you've made.

If you don't believe me, try it. Lookup your domain using whois.biz or whois.info. Write down the contact record id's. Now go change one letter on that contact at Dotster. Then lookup your domain again. Bam! New contact record. Now, lookup your old contact record. Yep, still there!

Every other registrar that I've used is smart enough to change the current record rather can copying it everytime.
Re:Dotster by deanj · 2003-10-21 07:20 · Score: 1

Doh! Didn't realize they did that.

Thanks for the info

blowdaddy.com by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-21 03:09 · Score: 0

My experience with blow-daddy has been crappy at best. About a year ago, I had several accounts with them and needed to get the domains transferred (.com mostly, but a couple of .org). It took the better part of ten days and a phone call and/or an e-mail just about every day to finally make it happen. I have had good luck with enom.com. I've only needed to contact them twice, and both times they admitted that they had a problem and quickly fixed it.

Dumb Question... by GTRacer · 2003-10-21 03:10 · Score: 1

Fellow /.'ers, please help me understand something about registrars and DNS:

Let's say I have a static IP address and a server running Apache and Pegasus mail (SMTP server). I don't have ANYTHING registered yet with anyone.

Now, assuming I can keep my IP static, or nearly so, what do I need at a minimum to route all http requests for "www.gtracer.com" to my IP, and to route all emails for "someuser@gtracer.com" to the same IP address?

I've never been able to get a good solid answer from the tech guy I worked with (very small company) and the different services (godaddy etc. don't explain it in a way I understand enough to commit $$$ to). TIA!

GTRacer
- Not my real domain name

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Re:Dumb Question... by JofCoRe · 2003-10-21 03:17 · Score: 2, Informative

You would want to register www.gtracer.com. Then, create dns records like so: (if you're using a registrar that does dns for you, do it w/them. otherwise, set up your own dns server and point your domain @ your dns server thru the registrar)

www.gtracer.com A
gtracer.com MX 10 mail.gtracer.com

And then you'd just want to configure your mailserver on whatever machine is answering to that IP so that it routes everything @gtracer.com to your user account (in sendmail, you'd use the virtusertable, and configure gtracer.com and mail.gtracer.com in the local-host-names. There's probably something similar in pegasus).

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Re:Dumb Question... by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-21 03:19 · Score: 0

Everyone, please help this fine fellow. He can be reached at gtracer308@yahoo.com!
Re:Dumb Question... by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-21 03:22 · Score: 0

You just got trolled, retard!
Re:Dumb Question... by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-21 03:27 · Score: 0
1. Register the domain name you want with some service which provides DNS (preferably a primary *and* a secondary, unless you are in the mood to do your own primary).
2. Set up the provided DNS service to point to your static IP address. This is where some registrars distinguish themselves by providing a nice web-based UI for configuring DNS.
3. Make sure that the above is for email, as well as other 'net services. The aforementioned WebUI will probably have a checkbox.
Note that you can't really route only http requests to your machine. Once you are set up to handle requests to that domain/IP, you'll get *all* of them, so be very concerned about security/open ports.
Re:Dumb Question... by ratboy666 · 2003-10-21 03:28 · Score: 2, Informative

Ok -- here's the steps:

- First, register a domain name. godaddy.com would do nicely. This will cost you ten bucks a year (prepay for a couple of years).

- Next, you need DNS services. Here there is a problem: (1) if your IP isn't really static and (2) you need 2 (two) different machines serving DNS. So go to someone who can solve both problems. dyndns.org would do nicely. Give money to dyndns.org to do your DNS (you want CUSTOM service) -- they will give you the IP addresses of the DNS servers, and you supply those to godaddy.com. dnydns.org used to have a one-time contribution to do the dns (30 bucks?).

(3) Any time your IP address changes, simply go to the dyndns.org website and update your record. If you have a DHCP assigned IP, there are scripts that will automatically update dyndns.org whenever it changes.

And you are off to the races... your own email, web hosting, whatever. Total cost: ~$50US for two years.

Ratboy.

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Re:Dumb Question... by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-21 03:41 · Score: 0

What kind of a fuckstick are you?

You seem to go into every article and decode intentionally obfuscated email addy's so bots can pick them up. What the fuck is wrong with you, asshole?
Re:Dumb Question... by Tom7 · 2003-10-21 05:28 · Score: 1

You need a static IP address, for real. Without it, you'll need to resort to some other method. The registrar needs to list the primary DNS server for your domain, and if you're doing your own DNS then that IP needs to be static, because it's not easy to change.

Otherwise, you *can* in fact do primary DNS for a domain using the domain itself. There's a bit of a "chicken and egg" problem here -- in order to register a domain you need to provide primary and secondary DNS for it, and in order to provide a DNS server you need to own a domain name. I somehow made this work with my domain names many years ago, but I don't remember how.

The easiest way is probably to get someone else (your ISP, your registrar) do DNS for you. They know how to do it and it doesn't really cost that much.
Re:Dumb Question... by skookum · 2003-10-21 09:34 · Score: 2, Informative

You need two things: A domain name, and DNS servers.

The first is easy, plop down $8 with godaddy.com for any old domain name.

The second is a little bit more complicated. You need (at least) two seperate machines that can act as nameserver for your domain. If your IP address is really static, then you can use that machine as one of your nameservers. The way this works is you enter the nameserver's machine domain name (e.g. "ns1.yourdomain.com") and IP address in the whois registry. Normally, you would use a nameserver of a completely seperate domain, and in this case you don't have to list anything special. But in the case of e.g. "foobar.com" with nameserver "ns1.foobar.com", obviously you can't do a DNS lookup on "ns1.foobar.com" in order to resolve "foobar.com" addresses -- it's a chicken-and-egg thing. So you enter this information in the whois registry.

Another alternative is to use the services of a third-party DNS server. One popular one is zoneedit.com. They are free if the number of queries is below some threshold, otherwise you buy credits and "spend" them based on the load. Alternatively, you can run your own primary authoritative nameserver (as above) and then use zoneedit in "slave" mode, where they pull a zone transfer from your primary nameserver and act as secondary. This has the advantage that you are in complete control over the zone (since you run the main nameserver) but you also have some degree of redundancy in that the zoneedit.com servers (which are theoretically very bulletproof) will still answer queries if your host is down or unreachable. There are a couple of other free DNS services out there, for example granitecanyon.com. A google search will tell more. You may also be able to obtain this service from your registrar, for a little bit more money.

So once you've decided how you're going to do the DNS servers, you just add an A record that points the domain name to your IP address, and possibly a CNAME or additional A records for any various subdomains, eg www.yourdomain, ftp.yourdomain, etc. For mail you simply add a MX record for yourdomain.com that points to the IP address of your machine, and make sure that you have a mail server listening on port 25. In a pinch you can even skip the MX record, as the spec says that if there is no MX record the MTA should try the IP address of the A record for the domain of the recipient.
Re:Dumb Question... by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-21 11:16 · Score: 0

I get off on it.
Re:Dumb Question... by filenabber · 2003-10-21 23:46 · Score: 1

Buy a domain with any registrar, then do the DNS hosting for free with Zoneedit.com - they will route the http requests to you AND they will forward all mail sent to your domain to any email address you choose. I use them for 5 domains and heartily recommend them.
Brian

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Re:Dumb Question... by perlchild · 2003-10-23 16:26 · Score: 1

Indeed, dynamic dns providers(like dtdns.com) can provide the forward dns part of the equation. On that note, enom as a registrar has dynamic dns capability so it might save some people some steps. reverse dns is a lot tougher.

register.com by jelevy01 · 2003-10-21 03:15 · Score: 2, Informative

I have been very pleased with register.com. They are a real company, established and based in New York. Not some fly by night registar.

They provide a full array to tools, ex: DNS, MX, all that you need for free.

Re:register.com by Atomic_Furball · 2003-10-21 04:21 · Score: 1, Insightful

Register.com has, hands down, the best support I've ever dealt with. They're easy to deal with, knowledgeable and a prompt to take care of any problems I have. They'll even call me before my domains expire if I haven't renewed yet, to be sure that I'm aware that the expiration is approaching. Maybe that's a sales tactic, but it's also pretty helpful when you're managing a large number of domains. Their online management tools are easy to use and work well too (unlike the other registrars I've used).
I've used some of the cheaper registrars and they've all had awful (and slow) support, lots of screwups, etc. You get what you pay for, and I'm happy to pay an extra couple of bucks a year to get the kind of support Register.com has. They're the only one I'll use.
Re:register.com by w42w42 · 2003-10-21 08:39 · Score: 1

They're not bad, though I think their online forms could be better. For instance, changing contact info can be burdensome if you have more than one domain registered with them.
Trying to change my email address contact info, they still want to send the confirmation email to a contact address I haven't had for quite some time. They provide a work around for that, but I still get the feeling that some things aren't as efficient as they could be.
That being said, I can't say I've found anyone better.
Re:register.com by Garen · 2003-10-22 19:14 · Score: 1

Register.com has sent me misleading letters about how my domains at other registrars were going to expire and included "renew" forms which would transfer them to their domain.

For that they've been shitlisted for eternity in my book. I would never even consider them unless they were perhaps the last registrar on earth. :)

000domains by BigBir3d · 2003-10-21 03:17 · Score: 1

They seem fine to me. Send me email reminders at 90/60/30 days that the registration is about to expire. Have had no other communication (in or out) with them.

000domains.com

Re:000domains by greenhide · 2003-10-21 04:00 · Score: 2, Informative

I'll second them for a recommendation.

We have 30+ domains with them. They make it very easy to keep track of all of the domains you have. When I log through my technical contact login (They offer a separate login for each contact, Tech, Admin, Owner, and Billing), it lists all of the domains I'm entered as a tech contact for.

This means I can administer all of my domains at once.

Best of all, separate logins means that each of my customers (the "Owner" contacts) has a login that they can use to get into their domains and change their current contact information, as well as keep tabs on the status of their domain (when will it expire, etc).

I don't know if they have a phone contact, but they generally respond to e-mails within 15 minutes or so during business hours.

In addition to sending reminders to the administrators, they send a reminder 5 days before expiration to the technical contact, just in case the admin isn't available to respond.

When you do go into the renewal form, it displays all of the domains you own, and when they are about to expire. You can theoretically renew a batch of them at once, but since most of my records have different owner contact records, I renew them individually. However, for someone who maintains many domain names with identical contacts, this would be ideal.

Also, they're only $13.50 per year, which isn't as cheap as some of these other services, but beats the pants off of Verisign.

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Re:000domains by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-21 06:02 · Score: 0

They're not a real registrar. They are a Tucows reseller.
Re:000domains by BigBir3d · 2003-10-21 07:55 · Score: 1

That's not the point. My experience with them is. To me the difference is as ambiguous as the fact that I bought my car from a privately owned Nissan dealership, and not Nissan themselves.

inexpensivedomains.com by truffle · 2003-10-21 03:22 · Score: 1

- $15 for 1 year (this may be a little expensive these days)
- Web control panel for DNS, email forwarding, page ghosting, everything

I've been using them for a couple years now, 0 problems, they even have decent support.

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Re:inexpensivedomains.com by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-21 03:42 · Score: 0

Wow, a girl!
So, do you like ... stuff?

But, but... by Gaima · 2003-10-21 03:33 · Score: 1

What about Verisign!?

Now where would we be without their 'innovation', 'service', and 'helpful tool to navigate the web' ?

Re:But, but... by Alpha27 · 2003-10-21 03:42 · Score: 1

We woud have more of our money if it were not for verisign.

RegisterFly by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-21 03:35 · Score: 0

RegisterFly currently charges $6 per year for .us and .biz, while .com, .net, .org are $10 per year.

Oh, and if you transfer a domain from another registrar to them (like I did from 000domains), they charge $8 for the transfer, but kick in another year.

godaddy rulez by kayen_telva · 2003-10-21 03:36 · Score: 0

8.95

Best/worst for .com, best for .co.uk by BestNicksRTaken · 2003-10-21 03:36 · Score: 2, Informative

Best for international - godaddy.com

Worst for international - icann.totalnic.net

Best for UK - easily.co.uk

Totalnic lock all your domains so you have to write to Australia (snail mail!) to request them to be unlocked before transferring them away.

Godaddy will not charge you if a transfer to them is unsuccessful (e.g. when I tried to transfer from Totalnic to Godaddy and found that my domains were locked!).

Easily makes it pretty easy to deal with co.uk domains - not all the crappy paperwork of Nominet.

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Re:Best/worst for .com, best for .co.uk by stevey · 2003-10-21 05:42 · Score: 1

I love Easily they let you register and maintain the sites very easily. I'm not sure why you limit them to just "best for co.uk" I have several .com's with them...

The only down side is that you have very little flexibility with DNS - you either nominate the IP's of your own DNS servers or you setup the A and MX records.

There's no ability to create different subdomains like 'foo.bar.com' which is a shame.

Pricing is good, spam free, and easy to use.

Highly recommend Gandi.net by FattMattP · 2003-10-21 03:41 · Score: 1

I can't recommend Gandi.net enough. About $12/year for a domain and their service is top notch.

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Re:Highly recommend Gandi.net by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-21 03:49 · Score: 0

Their agreement also explicitly states that YOU own the domain, and they are administering it for you. Make sure any other service you use has the same.

duh by nocomment · 2003-10-21 03:43 · Score: 1

It's verisign!

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Used Joker for years and like them... by HotNeedleOfInquiry · 2003-10-21 03:45 · Score: 1

After the last Verislime issue with Netfinder, I moved everything over to Joker from NS. No problems at all.

Anyone using Joker DNS for their servers? I'd like to try it, but I have something that works and I'm a little hesitant to change things.

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BulkRegister by GoRK · 2003-10-21 03:47 · Score: 1

I use BulkRegister and like it a lot. It's very easy to manage domains for a lot of people with it since you can just 'play registrar' with them and change any info you need without complication. They also have some nice tools for managing a lot of domains at the same time.

Re:BulkRegister by Hansele · 2003-10-21 08:38 · Score: 1

Bulkregister will also haggle with you on pricing... I got them to match Godaddy's prices after I moved a bunch of domains over to them.

Well, personally... by jon_eccleston · 2003-10-21 03:47 · Score: 1

I get my domains/webspace from HOH Ltd.

They have several packages to choose from (prices listed are in GBP, but you can pay internationally with PayPal), and the support is always friendly and personal.

Depending on the package you get, you can have mail forwarding or a POP3 box. And if you want the webspace, there's ASP/PHP and Access-ODBC/MySQL (again, depending on how much you want to pay!)

DISCLAIMER: I started using HOH when they employed me for some part-time web development. I'm still a satisfied customer, and I don't make any money from referrals. ;)

123cheapdomains.com? by Atzanteol · 2003-10-21 03:51 · Score: 1

I've used them in the past. Never had any problems.

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powepipe by ChiefArcher · 2003-10-21 03:56 · Score: 1

www.powerpipe.com

$7.99
easy interface... bulk registering..
bulk changing... Good stuff.

Distant Past @*&$??? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-21 04:00 · Score: 0

WTF? Feb 2000 the distant past? Son, in my day when you registered your name you also got a number. And if your number came up the guberment paid you to see the world.

Go Daddy is great by titaniam · 2003-10-21 04:03 · Score: 1

I use godaddy, directnic, and stargateinc for registering several sites. godaddy has the cheapest rates by far, so that is where I will eventually transfer all of my domains. I do my own hosting and dns, so there's no worry about ip addresses.
When I first got on the web, I hosted some sites on directnic, and they SUCKED. They inserted ads into my pages, very poorly done too, so I couldn't validate my pages. When I decided to switch to my own hosting, the bastards removed my whole site instantly with no warning - they didn't even give me two days for the dns changes to propagate, so I was off the net for a while.
Another "feature" of go-daddy is their willingness to play rough. They were one of the first to sue verisign for their site-finder "service", and I seem to remember them suing some other losers trying to ruin the internet. I don't know their motives, but they chose the right side, and that counts for something. $5 for a .us domain name doesn't hurt, either.

Dotster... by GeekWithGuns · 2003-10-21 04:16 · Score: 1

I'm a big fan of Dotster. They are $14.95/year and have a nice web interface that works well with multiple domains. I know they are not the cheapest anymore, but I've never had a problem with them and I'm not going to change to try and save $7/year.

Also to I like that they are very active trying to keep Verisign and ICANN in line. They also are good about putting out warnings about domain scammers like "Domain Registry of America" and there likes.

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WARNING: Parent is Reseller/Affiliate by greenhide · 2003-10-21 04:16 · Score: 1

Oh, and if you transfer a domain from another registrar to them (like I did from 000domains), they charge $8 for the transfer, but kick in another year

Hmmm...unless they added *2* years to the previous expiration date, then they weren't doing anything special.

*Whenever* you transfer a domain name to another registrar, the expiration date is automatically extended by another year. So basically you're getting a $2 incentive to transfer to them from another registrar. The added year is actually a requirement.

For those of you who are interested in RegisterFly but don't want to line the pockets of some anonymous coward, you can access RegisterFly here. I wouldn't recommend it, though, as it seems people have had problems, especially with their hosting.

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Re:WARNING: Parent is Reseller/Affiliate by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-21 05:00 · Score: 0

Yeah, so what if it's affiliate link? It's not like it's going to make the price higher.

Hosting sucks indeed, and sometimes the registerfly.com becomes too slow to respond, but no complaints about registrar/DNS service.

OVH.com by guerby · 2003-10-21 04:22 · Score: 2, Informative

For 5 euros one time payment you get five 25MB POP3 boxes with various security features, 3 different webmails access. If you pay one time 29 euros, you get unlimited POP3 boxes and mailing lists handling (ezlm). For 8.9 additional euros per year you get your com/org/net domain with full web DNS configuration and DynHost. They've answered all my stupid questions in less than a day.

All prices excluding VAT, 1 euro ~= 1.17 USD

Disclaimer: I'm an happy paying customer and switched all my email and DNS to OVH a month ago. No other relationship with OVH or OVH people.

Disclaimer 2: already posted in another /. discussion about webmail.

Laurent

Re:OVH.com by Kvorg · 2003-10-21 06:31 · Score: 1

As a two-year user of OVH, I have only praise for their service. Their dns-managing web forms are very cool and easy to handle, all their services so far were very responsive, I have recieved no spam from them except very civil information that payment for the next year's registration is approaching and I found their free additional services (mail handling with optional virus/spam cleaning) very nice, and the pricing of their hosting services rahter interesting.

But their basic domain registration package is perfect and, as stated above, very reasonalby priced.

They also provide a French interface and are stationed in Europe, so your domain is free from troubles with american legal system. :)

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redirection.net by jayrtfm · 2003-10-21 04:25 · Score: 1

Redirection.net

about $15/year with email fowarding, subdomains, etc. I've only used customer service via email, and got responses in 2 to 8 hours

I used to use .nu, and can't recommend them anymore

I second this. by morcheeba · 2003-10-21 04:27 · Score: 1

I've used them for years with no hassle. But they have a don't-screw-the-customer policy I like. The first thing in their contract is: The Client owns the Domain Name registered. That's a big difference from other places, like NetSol, who don't view names as property and feel like they can keep it (and auction it off to the highest bidder) should you ever quit hosting the name with them.

Also, when I joined, Gandi was a not-for-profit service... I can't find that on their webpage now, but that's the spirit they operate under.

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How about SSL certificates? by sphealey · 2003-10-21 04:36 · Score: 1

Assuming one wishes to use a certificate signing authority, is there any downside to using Thawte at 1/8th the cost of Verisign?

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Re:How about SSL certificates? by ivan256 · 2003-10-21 04:50 · Score: 1

When I switched the only downside was having to explain to Verisign why I wasn't renewing my certificate with them when their sales drone called weekly from a month before expiration to three months after. I got tired of them telling me that unless I wasted money with them my customers wouldn't trust me. The end user experience on our site was seemless, and the hold times on the phone with Thawte are shorter.
Re:How about SSL certificates? by greenhide · 2003-10-21 05:09 · Score: 1

...Or Geotrust, which is even cheaper, or FreeSSL (not free, by the way) or Comodo (InstantSSL) which are both well under $100.

http://www.instantssl.com
http://www.freessl.co m
http://www.geotrust.com

All of them seem to be pretty good. I use Comodo, simply because that's the cheapest people who were around a year or two ago, and they offered the highest compatible certificate, and now I'm a partner. They offer pretty good service and very good prices, and their certificates are more compatible than Geotrust or FreeSSL (Geotrust and FreeSSL are only compatible on IE 5+ and NS 7+ browsers and knockoffs thereof, while InstantSSL is compatible with NS4+ and IE3+).

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Re:How about SSL certificates? by fdragon · 2003-10-21 05:10 · Score: 1

Just the price difference.

I have run many an ecommerce website with Thawte certificates. Lately I have been a fan of InstantSSL certificates.

I would suggest this excelent resource WhichSSL? to assist you in deciding which SSL provider to use.

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Re:How about SSL certificates? by jafuser · 2003-10-21 05:12 · Score: 1

The company I'm with has been using Thawte for 4-5 years now and never had any problems. As a matter of fact, they've improved their service quite a bit over the past couple years.

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Re:How about SSL certificates? by /dev/trash · 2003-10-21 06:35 · Score: 1

aside from them being the same company? No.
Re:How about SSL certificates? by /dev/trash · 2003-10-21 06:42 · Score: 1

Isn't Thawte owned by Verisign?
Re:How about SSL certificates? by Permission+Denied · 2003-10-21 14:52 · Score: 1

Assuming one wishes to use a certificate signing authority, is there any downside to using Thawte at 1/8th the cost of Verisign?
I would recommend www.freessl.com's ChainedSSL offering. It looks like it's now $50 for that product, whereas it used to be $35. However, they're now offering their "FreeSSL" product for $35 (it used to cost more). Both are functionally equivalent: one is directly signed by a root CA, whereas one is signed by a CA which is signed by a root CA (all web browsers I've seen deal with this just fine).
The CA might not be recognized in some older less-common browsers (such as older builds of Mozilla), but it's recognized by the major browsers (MSIE, branded Netscape, Opera, etc.). Not a big deal since people running more esoteric browsers are probably technical types who won't be terrified at the prospect of importing a certificate.
The verification process is phone-based, like other vendors. The certificates come in a number of formats. Don't know anything about their tech support, but I can't imagine any situation in which tech support would be needed since you're buying some bytes, a one-shot deal. They also offer a wildcard certificate (*.your.domain.com) for $200.
If you're not a hosting ISP, I would also recommend limiting the number of public sites that run SSL and setting up your own CA for internal sites where you can more easily distribute your own certificates. The whole SSL signing thing is just a big racket, since the signing procedures don't really verify identity. I think all they do for verification is check that your area code and your ZIP code match up (perhaps using some fancy telecom trick instead of caller ID).
Re:How about SSL certificates? by greenhide · 2003-10-22 12:59 · Score: 1

Just so you know, WhichSSL.com is owned by Comodo Group, which makes InstantSSL certificates. So, it's biased towards InstantSSL certificates. Geotrust (under the guise of "FreeSSL") hosts its own similar website (originally WhichSSL.org) called SSLReview which has its own predictable slant.

Basically, they are both low budget certificates and while they compete somewhat on price, mostly they try to sell their strengths and over-FUD the other certificate's weaknesses. InstantSSL has a wider browers recognition (99% of all browsers vs. FreeSSL's 95%); WhichSSL warns you could be losing thousands of customers. FreeSSL (Geocities, actually) owns its own root, whereas InstantSSL uses the Baltimore root; SSLReview warns that certificates bought through InstantSSL might not be reliable or stable as a result.

Right now I'm using InstantSSL myself; even with Geocities behind them FreeSSL just doesn't look as polished or professional, and since the security of the certificates are identical, I'm going mostly on the confidence my customers will feel when I send them to the InstantSSL website to show that they're a professional company.

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Re:How about SSL certificates? by fdragon · 2003-10-23 03:43 · Score: 1

Intersting, I didn't know about that one.

That would explain why I had to have new root certificates installed into Apache on RedHat 7.2.

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Re:How about SSL certificates? by greenhide · 2003-10-23 04:01 · Score: 1

This is also true actually for Geotrust certificates too. For most certificate issuances, you do have to install new root certificates. After you've installed the root certificate once, you don't need to do so again. This is partly why Geotrust's FUD about InstantSSL not owning its own root isn't that big of a deal: as long as the root certificate you installed hasn't expired (and those generally last 10-15 years or more), the certificates based on that root are valid and recognized. Anyone who wants to depend on things being the same for a 10-15 year period should probably get out of the Internet business. :-)

You probably do not have to do so for VeriSign, though.

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dotster by Mickey+Jameson · 2003-10-21 04:40 · Score: 1

I've been using Dotster for 3 years now without a single problem. It's cheap ($15/yr or $130/10 yr). Transfers, DNS changes, etc. - not a problem at all.

http://www.dotster.com

Not possible.... by TBone · 2003-10-21 04:44 · Score: 1

You can't do this. Not without hooking up with someone outside of your ISP to provide your DNS for you. In order to set up a DNS server, the owner-of-the-reverse-DNS address (i.e., blahblahblah.yourISP.com) would have to tag the name blahblahblah.yourISP.com as a HOST. 99% of the time, this also means that said address is static and will not change. You can not register a primary NS for your domain onto a machine that is not a valid HOST. What you _can_ do is hook up with someone who is not part of your ISP, and get them to run DNS services for you. From that point, you can point www.gtracer.com to the IP address you're on, and things will work fine. I do this with the IP address of my home machine, inside of my co-hosted servers, so it always has the same name. I just have to peek once in a while to see if the IP address changed.

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Re:Not possible.... by Alrescha · 2003-10-21 04:59 · Score: 1

"Not possible... You can't do this. Not without hooking up with someone outside..."

This is like saying "you can't possibly drink beer. No way. Not without raising your glass to your lips."

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Re:Not possible.... by anthony_dipierro · 2003-10-21 06:00 · Score: 1

In order to set up a DNS server, the owner-of-the-reverse-DNS address (i.e., blahblahblah.yourISP.com) would have to tag the name blahblahblah.yourISP.com as a HOST. 99% of the time, this also means that said address is static and will not change. You can not register a primary NS for your domain onto a machine that is not a valid HOST.

You are completely wrong. You don't have to have reverse DNS set up to set up a host. You can do it with a semi-static IP, as long as you are willing to lose mail for a day or two whenever you have to change your NS records.
Re:Not possible.... by raju1kabir · 2003-10-21 08:10 · Score: 1

You are completely wrong. You don't have to have reverse DNS set up to set up a host. You can do it with a semi-static IP, as long as you are willing to lose mail for a day or two whenever you have to change your NS records.

You're showing your youth and inexperience here. What he's talking about is a host record with the registry, which is the structure that stores information about authoritative name servers for a domain.

Some registrars require reverse DNS for these and some don't.

You definitely cannot use a dynamic ("semi-static") IP address (well, I guess you could, but it would be a massive hassle and your domains would fail to resolve half the time).

What you're thinking of is the target of a non-NS DNS RR.

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Re:Not possible.... by anthony_dipierro · 2003-10-21 16:56 · Score: 1

What he's talking about is a host record with the registry, which is the structure that stores information about authoritative name servers for a domain.

Yeah, I know what a glue record is. I've set them up before, and there was no need for reverse DNS to be set up.

Some registrars require reverse DNS for these and some don't.

Therefore you "don't have to have reverse DNS set up to set up a host." You just have to use a registrar that doesn't require reverse DNS.

You definitely cannot use a dynamic ("semi-static") IP address (well, I guess you could, but it would be a massive hassle and your domains would fail to resolve half the time).

Depends on how often your IP address changes. Many of us have IP addresses which only change every few months, if even that much. The TTL is usually set at a day or two, so like I said, you have to be "willing to lose mail for a day or two whenever you have to change your NS records." So your domains would fail to resolve more like 1% of the time, and the "massive hassle" would be to log into your registrar's management system (such as https://manage.opensrs.net/ and change the nameserver IP address.

Names4Ever.com - $7.95 by Nasarius · 2003-10-21 04:46 · Score: 1

The cheapest ICANN accredited registrar is Names4Ever.com, at $7.95 per year. They also provide some pretty good features, though you kinda have to dig around their site.

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Re:So is directnic! by laika$chi · 2003-10-21 04:53 · Score: 1

I would agree that Directnic's free web hosting stinks, but what to you expect for FREE??
Their domain management tools are SUPERB. You have complete control via a web interface, they do mail aliases and small lists, and will even do pop mailboxes if you feel like it. Don't know about the bulk stuff, never done it.

I have had good experience with Domain Monger by sphealey · 2003-10-21 04:59 · Score: 1

I have had good experience with Domain Monger, although I only use them for miscellaneous domains. The only time I had a problem with a registration their customer service fixed it within 24 hours from a single e-mail. YMMV

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Re:I have had good experience with Domain Monger by Judg3 · 2003-10-21 16:10 · Score: 1

I'll second that - I've used DomainMonger since 2000 or 2001 and haven't had a single problem with em. They aren't the cheapest at 15$ or so, but they offer services I like, it's a nice clean interface, and the price is low enough to handle.

Though I probably stick with them more for the familiarity of it then anything else. Always wanted to give godaddy a try, but just never got around to it.

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I like Dotster by PeekabooCaribou · 2003-10-21 05:01 · Score: 2, Informative

I'm a fan of Dotster. I've been using them as a registrar and domain server for years and I have no complaints. At $15/year, it's pretty reasonably priced. They seem to be under pretty constant renovations in a good way, updating services and their interface as time goes on. (Unlike some companies that grow stagnant.)

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Re:I like Dotster by PsndCsrV · 2003-10-21 06:14 · Score: 1

Same thing here. They have excellent service, too, the once or twice I've had to use it (in 5 years).

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Pairnic by Call+Me+Black+Cloud · 2003-10-21 05:10 · Score: 1

Try pairnic. They're part of Pair, one of the best web hosts around.
Pairnic is not the cheapest (for 1 year registrations anyway) but they're worth it, especially if you ever need support. They'll be there...

Sleazy practice by RickL · 2003-10-21 05:41 · Score: 1

I'm seeing more and more registrars sell a service that lets you "camp" for a domain. Basically, if a domain name you want becomes available, the registrar will immediately buy it for you.

I find this distasteful because it makes it very easy to hold a domain hostage because someone forgot to make a payment.

I have a friend who homeschools. A few years ago, a very popular homeschooling site forgot to reregister, and a pr0n outfit snatched (heh) it up, instantly gaining a lot of hits and a high google ranking. I have no issue with porn, but I do have an issue with it being slammed in the face of someone who isn't expecting it (goatse.cx, for example). It is unlikely that they gained too many regulars, but they did get a lot of hits in the short term, undoubtedly doing brisk popup business.

I think I am by anthony_dipierro · 2003-10-21 05:46 · Score: 1

I think I'm the best registrar. I signed up with Tucows and only pay $10/year for a domain. Of course, I signed up with them before MyDomain started offering domains for $8.50/year. They handle my email forwarding for free, even though I didn't get a domain from them, but obviously they offer it for those who do get a domain through them as well. I haven't had much downtime at all through their forwarding, and email is robust enough that a little downtime is not that bad. That's who I'd suggest: MyDomain.

http://www.reg.ca/ by schon · 2003-10-21 05:46 · Score: 2, Informative

I love http://www.reg.ca/.

They are cheap, and it's easy to get in touch with a real, live human being if problems arise.

GoDaddy sucks! by TaraByte · 2003-10-21 05:51 · Score: 1

A few things have happened to make me hate GoDaddy:

I transferred a domain to them and they let it expire, charged my account anyway, and re-registerred it to themselves. This was one of those names that would have been worth thousands in the dot-com era, and they essentially stole it (the domain generates 5,000 hits per day based off of its name alone, and it now points to GoDaddy's domain registration page)

Secondly, this company is local to me, and they interviewed me for a job but then lied to me after the fact about the reason why I wasn't selected. They did this to many of my highly qualified associates as well. Their excuse: I supposedly didn't pass their super-cheezy "IQ" test...which was significantly easier than Mensa's test which I did pass.

My recommendation: BulkRegister

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Re:GoDaddy sucks! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-21 06:02 · Score: 0

>I transferred a domain to them and they let it >expire

What does this mean? That you forgot to renew it?
Re:GoDaddy sucks! by /dev/trash · 2003-10-21 06:50 · Score: 1

Sounds like it. His fault, but someone else is repsonsible.
re: GoDaddy sucks! by beavis88 · 2003-10-21 08:19 · Score: 1

I transferred a domain to them and they let it expire, charged my account anyway, and re-registerred it to themselves.

You didn't choose to auto-renew, and you forgot to do it manually, ergo, it must be someone else's fault. OK. You did notice that portion of the terms of use that stated that X days after the registration has expired, anyone can register the domain, didn't you?

Secondly, this company is local to me, and they interviewed me for a job but then lied to me after the fact about the reason why I wasn't selected. They did this to many of my highly qualified associates as well. Their excuse: I supposedly didn't pass their super-cheezy "IQ" test...which was significantly easier than Mensa's test which I did pass.

Would you rather be told that you are too arrogant and don't take responsibility for your own actions (or lack thereof)? Just a question.
Re: GoDaddy sucks! by greenhide · 2003-10-22 12:43 · Score: 1

You didn't choose to auto-renew, and you forgot to do it manually, ergo, it must be someone else's fault. OK. You did notice that portion of the terms of use that stated that X days after the registration has expired, anyone can register the domain, didn't you?

Read the line you quoted more carefully:

I transferred a domain to them and they let it expire, charged my account anyway, and re-registerred it to themselves.

I think if they didn't at least send an expiration warning, then they were a crappy registrar. Seeing as they want ahead and charged him anywayWould you rather be told that you are too arrogant and don't take responsibility for your own actions (or lack thereof)? Just a question.

Again, if his account hadn't been charged, then I would say he's a somewhat misguided idiot and shouldn't be surprised he wasn't hired. But since his account was charged, they were the idiots.

It's possible this guy is too arrogant and doesn't take responsibility for his own actions. From the comments from a lot slashdotters, sounds like those are the qualities that actually get you far in the business world (although they turn you into a moral cesspool).

However, if I was turned down for a job from a company, I wouldn't be eager to use their services either.

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Re: GoDaddy sucks! by greenhide · 2003-10-22 12:57 · Score: 1

*sigh* the one time I didn't preview...
should have been:

You didn't choose to auto-renew, and you forgot to do it manually, ergo, it must be someone else's fault. OK. You did notice that portion of the terms of use that stated that X days after the registration has expired, anyone can register the domain, didn't you?

Read the line you quoted more carefully:

I transferred a domain to them and they let it expire, charged my account anyway, and re-registerred it to themselves.

I think if they didn't at least send an expiration warning, then they were a crappy registrar. Seeing as they want ahead and charged him anyway, they're assholes. Either don't charge him, or renew the domain because he's paid. Simple as that. Since he got charged, that suggests he did have auto-renew checked, and they messed up.

Would you rather be told that you are too arrogant and don't take responsibility for your own actions (or lack thereof)? Just a question.

Again, if his account hadn't been charged, then I would say he's a somewhat misguided idiot and shouldn't be surprised he wasn't hired. But since his account was charged, they were the idiots.

It's possible this guy is too arrogant and doesn't take responsibility for his own actions. From the comments from a lot slashdotters, sounds like those are the qualities that actually get you far in the business world (although they turn you into a moral cesspool).

However, if I was turned down for a job from a company, I wouldn't be eager to use their services either.

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Re:GoDaddy sucks! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-26 04:55 · Score: 0

I can't figure out how to read /dev/trash's journals. I'm not as good a hacker as I thought. Maybe google will find them in a few days.

DNS Central by Blackbrain · 2003-10-21 05:55 · Score: 1

I have been using DNS Central for almost a year now with no problems. I picked them because they are an OpenSRS reseller, they offer a good deal on web/e-mail forwarding, they have optional DNS service, and they were able to transfer .biz and .info names. The two times I needed support help during the set-up, I got very quick responses via e-mail and phone.

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Names4Ever by privatepepper · 2003-10-21 06:08 · Score: 1

I've used Names4Ever twice, and they haven't failed me yet (even though I can't really see how a registrar could register a domain in the wrong way). One of the domains propogated worldwide in 12 hours! It was like a new propogation record. Or something.

Namesecure mini-rant by Crash+Gordon · 2003-10-21 06:20 · Score: 1

I've been using Namesecure for years, since back when they were a decent company. Originally they were part of 555-1212.com back when you could do reverse phone lookups there for free.

You could call Namesecure up on the phone and talk to an actual tech person who would fix things on the spot. Now, the only way to reach them is by fax or email -- they have painstakingly removed every telephone contact.

Back in the day, I had some custom configuration done on my mail routing. Now I can't receive email from Namesecure any more. I can receive email from anybody in the world, as long as it's not sent from a Namesecure internal mailserver. They swear there's nothing unusual about my domain, but they can't explain why their mail doesn't come through. This makes tech support rather difficult, especially if I forget to patch up the "Reply-To" header...

Having said all that, though, the Namesecure product is pretty good. Easy signup, easy administration of email and website forwarding, A, CNAME, and MX, and so on. Their support is absolutely the suck, but they're pretty stable so I hardly ever need the support anyway.

The outgoing message on their one remaining phone line (which does not record) says they've turned off live tech support "to remain competitive". They charge from $9.90 to $15/year depending on term; I'd gladly pay double those prices if they'd just turn the &*$&^$ phones back on!

I switched a couple domains to Register.com a while back, but Register.com framed my website (breaking it) and put a big ol' banner ad underneath it, which they'd gladly remove if I paid extra. Register.com wanted twice what Namesecure did for their basic service, and many of the standard services from Namesecure were upgrades at Register.com so the actual price ended up being even more. But they had tech support: Live people answering the phone, people who actually knew things, so that's why I went there. However, Register.com couldn't do the type of email forwarding I'd been getting at Namesecure so I ended up switching back and crossing my fingers.

Having my domains set up at Namesecure did save my ass when I got screwed by an ISP -- I switched to a different provider, updated my zone file at Namesecure, and was back on the air immediately. I didn't have to try and wrestle my domain away from the previous ISP. (OTOH, if I have a Problem with Namesecure I'll have to wrestle my domains away from them.)

So, here's my vote for Best Registrar: Namesecure doubles their pricing across the board and uses the extra money to hook up with Register.com's helpdesk.

Caveat: Namesecure appears to be owned by Verisign / Network Solutions (at least that's who owns their site certificate) so they are probably part of the Axis of Evil. This would explain the tech support.

Re:Namesecure mini-rant by patchmaster · 2003-10-22 16:26 · Score: 1

I had two domains with Namesecure several years ago. When I first transferred to them they were offering email forwarding to multiple addresses. It took several days for changes to take effect, but it worked and it was included in the basic price. Then they decided to completely drop that service in favor of offering POP email at something like $25/year per address. That would have cost me about five times what I was paying at the time and really made the whole thing unworkable. My email protests were answered, but had no effect.

I switched both domains to enom which, until the last couple months, has been offering good service. They've been making changes to their email forwarding (in an attempt to stop all those nasty email worms) and it has royally screwed things up. I've had lots of bounces and during the last Blaster attack email was taking up to 48 hours to be forwarded. They've also decided to block email with executable attachments. The last time I tested it they simply dropped any such messages -- no bounce, no forwarding with attachment stripped. Until all this started happening I would have recommended enom, now I'm afraid I can't do so with a clear conscience.
Re:Namesecure mini-rant by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-22 16:43 · Score: 0

In fairness to enom, I have to amend my previous post. I just re-tested the attachment thing and this time a .exe attachment came through just fine and the email forwarding was essentially instantaneous. Looks like they've fixed the problems, though I still need to see a month or two of fast, flawless service before I'm willing to recommend them again.

pairNIC. by /dev/trash · 2003-10-21 06:39 · Score: 1

Easy to use, and support is the best.

Re:So is directnic! by Mod+Me+God · 2003-10-21 06:46 · Score: 1

I agree. Only have 5 domains but they run smooth, free email forwarding and web forwarding and free DNS for $15/year.

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I second GoDaddy.com by aster_ken · 2003-10-21 07:04 · Score: 1

I've used them for a while now (over 200 domains), and I've never had a problem. On the few occassions that another registrar has given me hell over transferring a domain, GoDaddy's customer support was top-notch.

I highly recommend them.

NameCheap.com Rock by angry_beaver · 2003-10-21 07:04 · Score: 1

I've been using NameCheap for quite some time and I'm very happy with them.
Nice clean interface, free dns, dns changes are reflected immediately, and their support is pretty decent. They use perldesk or something for support which I've found works well since they are quite responsive.

And to top it off.. they're cheap! $8.88

I've used joker.com in the past, and they're okay and cheap...but really really difficult if to deal with if you're in North America and need to talk to a real person, or need to send them a letter since they're in germany.

GoDaddy by bpb213 · 2003-10-21 07:25 · Score: 1

Ive been using GoDaddy for all my domains. around $8-$9 a year for single year reg. Easy enough to use interface. Not too much thrills, but I host elsewhere, so that doesnt bother me.

Little heavy on the spam side (~20-30 emails a year for new services)

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I, for one... by HotNeedleOfInquiry · 2003-10-21 08:11 · Score: 1

Say SCREW YOU to our Verislime overlords...

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Clarification by TaraByte · 2003-10-21 08:25 · Score: 1

It /was/ set to auto-renew. They /charged/ me the auto-renew fee. But then they let it expire anyway, and parked it at their site, claiming it was "deleted" and they could do nothing about it for another year. Whois shows GoDaddy as the owner of the domain name, and the domain points to their servers, advertising their website.

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Re:Clarification by jhunsake · 2003-10-21 11:24 · Score: 1

Uh... sue them? Hello?

Goddaddy by alonsoac · 2003-10-21 08:42 · Score: 1

I have worked with godaddy.com for 2 years and am quite happy. The prices are unbeatable and the admin is quite decent. Transfers are easy.

Gandi = good, NetSol acting fishy? by omarius · 2003-10-21 09:05 · Score: 1

I recently transferred my favorite domain to Gandi from NetSol. The experience was easy, so it looks like they'll be getting the rest of my domains as they expire.

However, there's a little bit of wierdness from the NetSol side: I xferred the domain a week ago, and as far as Gandi is concerned, the deal is done. Running $whois omar.org returns a referral to Gandi. Yet NetSol sent me an email today saying the domain could not be transferred because one of the contacts did not respond. WTF? I responded to NetSol's email, but NetSol does not answer email anymore. I declined to use their Web form, choosing instead to assume everything's alright. Anyone else have any experiences like this? I'm trying to decide if I should worry or not!

Re:Gandi = good, NetSol acting fishy? by ddent · 2003-10-21 13:04 · Score: 1

I've looked up your domain with PIR (they run .org now, not VeriSign), and they are showing Gandi as the registrar of record. That means it doesn't really matter what NetSol thinks, they don't have any control over the domain any more. You needn't worry.

<plug type="shameless">Maybe when it comes time to renew you will consider using OmegaSphere for your domain name needs? We do good support, and apparently have the approval of an AC right here on /.! (competitive pricing too, at $10.95/domain/year)</plug>

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Re:Gandi = good, NetSol acting fishy? by nicolas.e · 2003-10-22 00:05 · Score: 1

Gandi is quite good. The only service I use from them is backup DNS. It had no major problems, and the support is free and responsive. However, I am not sure it can be used outside of France.

Gandi: Me too by Sloppy · 2003-10-21 09:10 · Score: 1

I took the time to research this a couple years ago, and Gandi looked good so I tried 'em. Cheap, best contract, and everything worked fine. Since then, I have infected others, and caused the company where I work, to switch from Verisign to Gandi.

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GoDaddy now has DNS by Lady_Deb · 2003-10-21 09:12 · Score: 1

I just checked their site, because I've been thinking of moving to GoDaddy from the (expensive) Register.com, and they've added DNS control as well as some other stuff that I don't care about.
And they didn't raise their prices.

Just FYI.

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Re:GoDaddy now has DNS by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-21 09:20 · Score: 0

I'd recommend the move. I just got done with doing one domain as a test (register ---> godaddy also), and it went well enough that I'm going to do the rest. It wasn't superfast, and their interface is not intuitive, and there's the ads and the corny name...

But. For one-fourth of the price (or about half if you include the private/proxy option), plus seemingly reliable service so far, I'll take it.

Re:Dotster - formerly good? by bscott · 2003-10-21 09:40 · Score: 1

For a long time Dotster was the only company about which I could honestly say I'd never, ever had anything resembling a problem. I used Dotster for years, but am now in the process of migrating away from them. (Every time I find a place I like, it goes down the tubes sooner or later... Why don't the few good companies out there ever STAY good??)

I used to love Dotster's account management interface, and their support staff was not only competent but even had a sense of humor! Sadly, things have gone downhill lately - they now spam me endlessly with renewal notices (even when I've turned off every notification preference I can find) and THREATEN that if I fail to renew a domain, they'll hold onto it for at least 6 weeks and charge me $99 (over and above the annual fee) if I decide to renew during this "redemption period"... IMO that's just absurd! I've asked about the rationale behind this policy, but got no reply.

They're no longer the best in service; the feature set of their management tools is no longer best-of-breed; and they never were the cheapest out there, so it's time to switch.

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The full list of accredited registrars by skookum · 2003-10-21 09:52 · Score: 1

I don't think I've seen anyone post this yet or not, but ICANN maintains a list of all accredited registars. You may be surprised how many there are. It also lists which TLDs each one can register for you.

Naturally, some are probably much better than others. I'd recommend godaddy.com, gandi.net, or joker.com.

Additionally, if do not want your contact information to be public, you can use DomainsByProxy.com. You register through a registrar that's one of DBP's affiliates and pay an extra $15/year or so and they act as a proxy for the domain contact. They list their postal and email addresses for your domain, and forward you anything that is sent, optionally filtering for spam. You still own the domain name, and the default if anything comes up (i.e. they suspect you of spamming or something) is that the registration information reverts to your own true contact information... So it's kind of "fail-safe" in that respect.

Re:The full list of accredited registrars by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-21 15:22 · Score: 0

Nice post; thank you.

As far as I can tell, "a registrar that's one of DBP's affiliates", means GoDaddy or one of their resellers, at this point. Which is not a problem, just interesting. Anyone know different?

It's also curious, methinks, that no one else seems to have picked up on this business model. It can't cost very much (certainly nowhere near nine dollars a year) to proxy people up. It seems like any registrar in it for the profit (all of them) would jump on that as an easy add-on. I'll forgo the tinfoil hat for now (especially since DBP *is* the only game in town), but it does make me wonder.
Re:The full list of accredited registrars by skookum · 2003-10-21 19:53 · Score: 1

Domains Priced Right is another DBP affiliate, but I can't tell if they are simply a storefront reseller for either DBP or godaddy -- their "company info" page lists the same address in Scottsdale, AZ as DBP's whois info. It really seems like it would be in DBP's best interest to list all of their affiliates somewhere. Apparently when you reload the How to get a private registration page, you get a randomly selected affiliate for the "purchase/convert/transfer" links. So far the only two I've seen are godaddy and DPR, but there could be others.

Ev1 Servers by NullPhi · 2003-10-21 10:31 · Score: 1

https://domains.ev1servers.net/cgi-bin/manage.cgi

I have never used them, as I am quite satisfied with GoDaddy; however, ev1servers has the lowest price I have ever seen (5.00). I have had great experiences with ev1servers tech support for their rack, and I would assume their domain support would be the same.

Good luck with whoever you choose.

Re:Ev1 Servers by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-21 12:40 · Score: 0

I've heard they are pissing a lot of domain registrars off with the pricing they offer.

Consider that a domain name costs a registrar $6.00 payable to VeriSlime. No discounts on volume no matter how big you are.

EV1 isn't even a registrar, they are just resellers -- so the registrar they are using is going to be charging them more than the $6.

The only conclusion is that EV1 is using it as marketing technique, and they are definitely losing money on each sale. That seems a bit unethical to me. Its kind of like WalMart offering CDs below cost to get people in the door to buy other things -- it puts all the people selling CDs out of business. In this case, EV1 is putting the people selling domains out of business...

cheapest-domains/zoneedit by sheddd · 2003-10-21 12:12 · Score: 1

I'm happy with cheapest-domains.com

Been using them for ~2 years, ~5 domains. $10.95/yr.

IMO registrar's should just register the damn domain and do it cheap :)

For mailfowarding, nameservers, etc.,

I like zoneedit.com's price (free for up to 10 I think) and user interface so they run my nameservers and I can easily edit the config online there, do mail forwarding, etc.

OmegaSphere by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-21 12:27 · Score: 0

We've been pretty pleased with OmegaSphere.

They do domain name registration for $10.95/year, and that includes free email forwarding, DNS, URL forwarding, and a few other things.

We also used them to buy an SSL certificate -- they offer them for $49/year (I think its a bit cheaper if you buy them multiple years at a time, not sure). The certificates work just as well as the ones costing 10-20 times the amount (VeriSign, Thawte, etc.).

We had slight problem installing the SSL certificate, but it turned out to have just been a typo in our Apache config file. They had us send them our config file, and they spoted the mistake for us. Very fast support replies too.

And no, I'm not getting paid for this... :)

Re:Sleazy practice (dodgy practice) by AShocka · 2003-10-21 16:35 · Score: 1

I registered one of my Australian domain names through Namescout.com(.au). The products they try and divert you into on the way is off-putting but the management interface is quit good, so I thought to transfer some of my other domains over, as they seemed to be the cheapest in Oz. But in the process of doing so I came across a form that stated charges stated in USD would be converted at their own conversion rate of $1.91 AUD = $1 USD (in small grey text) instead of $1.45 AUD = $1 USD, which was the rate at that particular time. So I emailed them to ask why? Here's the discussion.

On Thu, 2 Oct 2003 13:47:36 +1000 you wrote:

I just transferred a domain name across to you yesterday. I was shocked that you would have charged me at a rate that based $1.91 AUD to $1 USD? Why is this so out of date? It's currently around $1.45 AUD = $1 USD Yours truly, GD

NS Reply

Hello, thank you for your email. Our current advertised exchange rate is $1.65 = $1 US and these rates are set and reviewed regularly by our accounting department. Unfortunately we cannot constantly update the rate, for example, on a daily basis as the new rate must be programmed into our system which is a completely manual process. Instead they must set an average rate and update it occasionally. If you have any questions, please email us at this address or call us at +1 613 768 5140, 7am - 10pm EST, Monday to Friday. You can also fax us at +1 613 820 0777. Sincerely, Jamie H Customer Service www.namescout.com ---------

My Reply

On Fri, 3 Oct 2003 13:03:34 +1000 you wrote:

Are you trying to tell me that a company that can manage DNS records cannot retrieve daily exchange rate data and add them to their system? And anyway, why should you have to do so. My goodness James, there are thousands of companies doing this, surely you're not that inept? You charged me AUD exact for the domain name registration, why does you policy now change? Why is this so difficult? Sincerely GD

NS Reply

Hello, thank you for your email. With how our system is currently built, in order to modify the exchange rate, many different pieces of code must be manually updated. Unfortunately this is a lengthy process and as a result, there is no way to constantly update the exchange rate as it changes. Instead, when the exchange rate settles at a specific level, then our accounting department decides upon an average rate and then monitors the rate so when it comes to a point where the rate has settled at a new level, then the work is begun to update it again. I do apologize if this current system does not meet your expectations and I can assure you we are always looking for ways to improve our services, which does include our account and billing systems. You concerns have been noted with management. If you have any questions, please email us at this address or call us at +1 613 768 5140, 7am - 10pm EST, Monday to Friday. You can also fax us at +1 613 820 0777. Sincerely, Jamie H Customer Service

Needless to say I didn't continue with the transfer. It's a question of being upfront with your charges, and not hide them behind dodgy accounting and poor excuses. It's almost a comedy routine.

But one could still use them to register the new domains cheaply and then transfer to someone else (without hidden costs)

Domain Maniac by Micah · 2003-10-21 17:17 · Score: 1

I usually use Domain Maniac. $15/year -- not the cheapest, but the admin tools are easy.

Of course, I used to work for them...

Re:Gandi.net - Yet Another 'Me Too'! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-21 18:12 · Score: 0

Add me to the list of Gandi users.
I've transferred my 3 domains to them from NetSol based on the recommendations of the survey from 2000.
The fact that I own the domain was the major influence.

Also, for the record, I have never received any mail OR email from Gandi.net until it is time to renew (since 2000)! [So much for the spammers theory.]

The one issue I had was after moving my last domain and NetSol wouldn't release the record, but the domain was transferred. Took about 3 weeks of calls to NetSol to get that straightened out since they didn't want to resolve the issue 'because you are not our customer and need to contact your new registrar.'

godaddy for international customers by harmlessdrudge · 2003-10-22 00:23 · Score: 1

I disagree. But then I commit the crime of being an expatriate living in the Philippines. The entire country, and many nearby countries and Hong Kong, have all been redlined by godaddy and web traffic is simply blocked 'due to high levels of credit card fraud'. I tried to negotiate on this: I have registered many domains. I use the same fixed IP address registered to a well known international organization where i work. No luck. I found myself dealing with people incapable of reading English or with any understanding of their own business. They were simply following scripts and hoping for the best. I was advised to login to GoDaddy and do various things to move my domain elsewhere. Excuse me, but this is not possible if web traffic from the entire country is blocked. Of course there are ways around this idiotic policy and every credit card crook worth his salt can use them. Godaddy offers good value but their cross selling attempts border on the hysterical. If you value being able to communicate at any time with an intelligent life form my advice is to go elsewhere.

Moo by Chacham · 2003-10-22 01:11 · Score: 1

Joker.com. Been with them for years. Nice place, and cheap.

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pairNIC by Ubertech · 2003-10-22 06:17 · Score: 1

Only a couple others have mentioned pairNic .

I just transferred all of my domains from Netsol over here. They are part of <A href="http://www.pair.com">pair.com</A>, who I also use to host my sites.

The transfer was painless, and I like the management interface.

They aren't the cheapest, but the company has been around a while and the support has always been great.

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bulkregister.com by muscleman706 · 2003-10-22 06:38 · Score: 1

BulkRegister.com works for me. The have good tools that help you keep track of what domain names you own and buying, selling, and transfering ownership is relatively straightforward with their interface.

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$5 a year for .com's at Rackshack/EV1Servers by JusTyler · 2003-10-22 11:36 · Score: 1

Nuff said. Okay, it's $5 plus taxes, which comes to about $5.41. Cheapest there is out there though. Don't need to be a customer of theirs either. Google for the link yourself.

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You are the best registrar by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-22 19:56 · Score: 0

With a website, a little bit of work, and a small down-payment against future registrations you can be domain reseller for OpenSRS aka TuCows. No website, you have to pay more. Technically, they are the registrar and you merely resell, but practically there's no difference, you are a registrar.

It's not worth it unless you're going to do 10 or 15 domains, but a few for yourself and a few for your friends and it quickly adds up. You can't beat the price either, unless you're getting registrar service from somebody who's using it as a loss leader to sell other services.

It obviously wouldn't hurt to have a dns server, but it's not an essential requirement as you can always get dns from a web hosting provider.

Duh. Why would the serious geek go anywhere else?

dotearth.com good, Verisign bad by skuzzlebutt · 2003-10-23 03:39 · Score: 1

I have been using dorearth.com for several years and an very happy...very good customer service, always easy to reach. I recently set up a domain through verisign, BAD NEWS...awful experience, they screwed it up and made the domain unusable for a good month, when it came up for renewal I needed to change the e-mail address (prior to them letting me do anything with the domain, as it was an old addy in the admin/tech record). The only way to change it was to CALL (not e-mail, not livechat, but call) or FAX MelbourneIT, to whom they had sold the account, on a toll line in Australia. Bad news, since I am in the US. Verisign also kept sending me tricksy e-mails to take actions that would have caused my domains to be transferred to their servers...bad experience overall.

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New York City? by MonkeyCookie · 2003-10-24 03:47 · Score: 1

I have been very pleased with register.com. They are a real company, established and based in New York. Not some fly by night registar.

Cowboy 1: "This company in based in New York City!"

All The Cowboys: "New York City?!!"

Cowboy 2: "Get a rope!"

Announcer: "PaceRegistrar.com is based in San Antonio, where we know how to run a registrar."

Re:Dotster - formerly good? by turg · 2003-10-27 13:47 · Score: 1

The redemption period is an invention of Verisign and applies to all registrars. Verisign is getting most of that $99

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