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Alternative Registrars to GoDaddy?

Futurepower(R) wrote in to ask for your suggestions about reliable domain name registrars. With GoDaddy, the one-time favorite registrar, suspending domains based on the wishes of the Irish High Court, and 'requests' from MySpace, is it any wonder that people are starting to lose faith in it? A word of warning from the last article linked in the last sentence: "(GoDaddy) reserves the right to terminate your access to the services at any time, without notice, for any reason whatsoever." Chilling words from a domain name registrar. So what registrars would you recommend for people looking to replace GoDaddy, and how would you suggest they go about transferring their domains in a hassle-free manner?

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  1. Re:Daddy's bad touch by DesertBlade · · Score: 2, Funny

    The world is coming to an end. Mommy is now daddy. Maybe I have two daddies? Anyways I use Bluehost.

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  2. Vs. NetSol by P(0)(!P(k)+P(k+1)) · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm still paying the unbelievable price of $35/year with NetSol, and was just about to effect a mass transfer to GoDaddy last week; certain events have gotten me to stop and think: NetSol is highway-robbery, but they're stable as hell.

  3. I've heard of this new startup... by AEton · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...something about networks. Hm. Network Solutions, I think. Check it out, netsol.com.

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    1. Re:I've heard of this new startup... by Leto-II · · Score: 3, Funny

      If you have to tell people it's funny, then it's not funny... Sorry.

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  4. Who needs a domain name? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just use your ip address! It's like a phone number, and people memorize those all the time.

  5. VoxDomains.com by Futurepower(R) · · Score: 2, Funny

    VoxDomains.com has a list of free services for $6.95/year.

  6. Re:Gandi.net: $15.63 by SQLGuru · · Score: 3, Funny

    But Sally Struthers says that I can use that 5 cents a day to solve world hunger.....ethics? or business? Tough call.

    Layne