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850K RegisterFly Domains Moved To GoDaddy

Posted by kdawson on from the end-of-a-sad-saga dept.

miller60 writes "The long-suffering customers of RegisterFly should soon be able to manage their names again after ICANN arranged for the transfer of its 850,000 domains to GoDaddy.com. ICANN terminated RegisterFly's accreditation back in March but it took a court order to pry the domains loose so they could be transferred to another registrar. For those just joining the story (see earlier discussions on Slashdot), RegisterFly is the New Jersey domain registrar that collapsed amid management chaos in February, leaving most customers unable to manage, renew, or transfer their domains. ICANN, which was widely criticized for its inability to do more for RegisterFly customers, expressed relief at the saga's apparent conclusion."

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  1. hot chicks by jcgf · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Am I the only one who doesn't think that the Godaddy girls aren't as hot as they are made out to be in the commercials? Particularly the one where she sinks the ship with the champagne bottle. I am so tired of that commercial that if I was looking for a domain I would (irrationally?) hold it against them.

    1. Re:hot chicks by EraserMouseMan · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      Personally, I'm a software developer running my own dev company. We've got servers and domains, etc. My friends think I'm somewhat of a brainiac type. But I'm really an average joe with many hands-on skills as well. I don't like being pigeonholed as just a nerd or a geek.

      When GoDaddy comercials air I make a special effort to rep my registrar. You've got to admit, there's something cool and masculine about a domain registrar run by a former Marine that uses sexy women to sell domains. It's not your average nerdy/dry/boring domain registrar. I've used GoDaddy for over 5 years now. I've had many various types of transactions with them and I can say that they have always met or exceeded my expectations.

  2. Godaddy? by future+assassin · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    And I'm just in the process of moving all my domains as they expire out of GoDaddy to Stargate because of GoDaddy's insane no spam conditions. Fuck any company that declares itself the internet police and shuts of legitimate businesses and then takes their sweet ass time to reinstate the domain even though it was GoDaddy's fault.

    I'm not about to take that chance with my business or support any registrar that does this. Also seems Directi is heading GoDaddy's np spam way also.

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    by TheSpoom (715771) Uncaring Linux user here. I have nothing to add to this but please continue. *munches popcorn*
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