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850K RegisterFly Domains Moved To GoDaddy
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."
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.