The GoDaddy Saga Continues

First time accepted submitter wbr1 writes "Domain registrar Namecheap is accusing GoDaddy of violating ICANN rules and hindering domain owners from moving their domains to another registrar. They are allegedly doing this by submitting incomplete information to the new registrar, making it difficult to process the move." Adds user bs0d3: "Godaddy has responded to these allegations today and insist that their practice of rate limiting Whois queries is standard practice to combat Whois abuse. Furthermore, they accuse Namecheap of playing foul because they released a statement before ever contacting godaddy directly to resolve these issues."

Comments

Namecheap is a good registrar

[InterestingFella]

I have used many registrars and Namecheap has always been the best one. Their interface is also super clean and efficient. Their prices are one of the most competitive ones, they offer free private registration, dns hosting and everything you need. And did I say their interface is super clean? You get everything done easily and quickly, without them trying to shove extra services as premium prices down to you. If you have ever tried to register domain with GoDaddy you know what I'm talking about - the whole registration process itself is pain in the ass and you need to keep unticking all those extra services they try to offer you.

With my years of experience and managing over hundred domains, I can only recommend Namecheap.

Re:Namecheap is a good registrar

[houstonbofh]

I used them too, and was very happy right up to when I tried to move the domains off. Why the move? Consolidation, but mainly because the foreign domain proxy office service could not be removed when we finally opened and office in that country. (Kinda expensive for some countries...) Then I found the problems. The are not actually the registrar for many of the foreign country domains, and they have some real problems moving your domains away. In some cases, I had to renew for another year, with another full year of the proxy office which I no longer needed, just to get my domain back. I got to know all the techs, since they only have a handful. Nice guys, but powerless in this case. Much more pleased with SafeNames. More expensive, but for a reason.

Re:Namecheap is a good registrar

[jez9999]

Just to add another testimonial: I use Namecheap for my 20-odd domains and they have been fine; easy administration, prompting me when I needed to renew them, decent prices, decent customer service.

I haven't tried to move any domains away from Namecheap, so I'm not sure whether they're a bit dodgy there; it'd be a shame if they are.

Their strong anti-SOPA stance also gives them brownie points in my view.

WhoreDaddy

[unity100]

As whory as a whore can be. With all due respect and reference to the whores.

That is not something new godaddy started doing just recently. They had the habit of pulling such shit for close to a decade now. the only provider that is FAR worse, is 1&1 in all its incarnations. I had to bail out numerous clients out of their hands - both godaddy and 1&1. some, i wasnt able to bail out, and these were generally those with 1&1.

The array of problems they cause ? it ranges from what you read here, to locking your domain down, preventing you from paying for renewal and sending you to collections over $9-10 a year. Just google it.

Re:WhoreDaddy

[1s44c]

That is not something new godaddy started doing just recently. They had the habit of pulling such shit for close to a decade now. the only provider that is FAR worse, is 1&1 in all its incarnations. I had to bail out numerous clients out of their hands - both godaddy and 1&1. some, i wasnt able to bail out, and these were generally those with 1&1.

I once registered a domain with 1&1. Never again. Everyone should be warned to never go near those scumbags.

Re:Not the first time

[Anonymous Coward]

People left after the CEO posted a video of him killing an elephant maybe a year or so back, not sure if that's what you're talking about.

Re:Not the first time

[SJHillman]

Here's the video: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/31/bob-parsons-godaddy-ceo-elephant-hunt_n_843121.html

Re:Who to believe?

[Lumpy]

That is not a safe thing to do. Godaddy will register a domain you search for if you let it sit 24 hours. At least that is what I observed the lst time I went domain name speculating for a customer.

We searched on GoDaddy for 5 different domain names, the customer dragged his feet for 2 days and when we came back to register, ALL of them were registered and were available for "purchase" at their auction site.

Re:16 Domains.

[Howard Beale]

Unfortunately, the SOPAsucks code has reached its maximum allowance. Here are some more discount codes (ripped from their blog): Get reduced price registrations and transfers on com/net/org/biz domains using coupon code XMASJOY. Enjoy 10% off your first month of shared/reseller/business hosting using coupon code SNOWTIME and 10% off first month VPS hosting using code XVPS.

GoDaddy is blocking my domain transfer

[Anonymous Coward]

For anyone who doesn't believe GoDaddy is now just explicitly blocking transfers - I've tried for two days now to move a single GoDaddy domain I have (that I bought through Google) to EasyDNS and GoDaddy is just blocking the transfer (see message below). I don't know if I'm more upset with GoDaddy or Google at this point (who continues to resell GoDaddy and provides no help here). Note that the (obscured) link to GoDaddy for support below points to a page with a PIN, with no information on where the PIN is obtained. Calling GoDaddy goes into an infinite black hole on support lines.

REGISTRAR TRANSFER DENIED

Dear Registration Private,

The transfer of x from Google Apps to another registrar could not be completed for the following reason(s):

Express written objection to the transfer from the Transfer Contact. (e.g. - email, fax, paper document or other processes by which the Transfer Contact has expressly and voluntarily objected through opt-in means).

If you believe that this domain name does not fit the situation described above, go to x for assistance.

Regards,
Domain Services
Google Apps

Re:GoDaddy is blocking my domain transfer

[TheGoodNamesWereGone]

I got the same boilerplate from them. The solution is to cancel Domains By Proxy is you're using it, and make sure your whois info is correct.

Business with GoDaddy

[Anonymous Coward]

We were using GoDaddy to host some of our corporate servers. Due to their stubbornness and inflexibility on small points we ended up losing a lot of important business email. When I tried to go up the chain of command to get the issue addressed they flatly refused to allow me to talk to anyone higher up. I made many efforts to go around them to no avail. We ended up dropping use of them. We will never do business with that company!

Re:You don't get to be #1

[LifesABeach]

GoDaddy's "throttling" of account information speaks volumes. Is GoDaddy's business model fundamentally corrupt? You have to love the irony.