It is very important that this be updated!
I created a company about a year ago, and then promptly went to register my domain and webhosting, conviently through the same company. About 3 months later, I realized this hosting company did not offer some of the services I needed, so I changed companies. Well, 9 months later, when my 1 year domain contract expired, I go to re-register it. I can't. The hosting company that I had previously used had registered the domain in thier name through a third party, and the third party wouldn't deal with me unless my name was on the WHOIS report. I was forced to pay 60 USD to re-register my site through me original hosting company. Bastards.
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I'd mod you up if I had points. This headline has absolutely no relation to the article. It's sensationalism at its finest (worst?).
Mod parent up. This summary is misleading and just flamebait.
It is very important that this be updated! I created a company about a year ago, and then promptly went to register my domain and webhosting, conviently through the same company. About 3 months later, I realized this hosting company did not offer some of the services I needed, so I changed companies. Well, 9 months later, when my 1 year domain contract expired, I go to re-register it. I can't. The hosting company that I had previously used had registered the domain in thier name through a third party, and the third party wouldn't deal with me unless my name was on the WHOIS report. I was forced to pay 60 USD to re-register my site through me original hosting company. Bastards.
Well, profits are down, and they need somebody to buy the next version of Windows. Who better than aliens?