Domain name registrars?

[Scott Newell]

Who do y'all like to use these days?

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[Joshua Boyd]

On Tue, 2008-04-15 at 10:43 -0500, Scott Newell wrote:
> Who do y'all like to use these days?

I use Dotster.

I used to use GoDaddy, but then they started to seem a bit slimey.
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[Sridhar Ayengar]

Scott Newell wrote:
> Who do y'all like to use these days?

I still use Network Solutions.

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[Steve Hatle]

I can second on Dotster. No issues, easy to maintain, and cost is OK.

Steve


On 4/15/08 10:46 AM, "Joshua D. Boyd" <jdboyd@...> wrote:

> On Tue, 2008-04-15 at 10:43 -0500, Scott Newell wrote:
>> Who do y'all like to use these days?
>
> I use Dotster.
>
> I used to use GoDaddy, but then they started to seem a bit slimey.
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[Michael-John Turner-2]

On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 10:43:50AM -0500, Scott Newell wrote:
> Who do y'all like to use these days?Q

I use Gandi[1] and recommend them highly. Prices are probably not the
cheapest, but their service has been excellent in ~two years I've been
using them.

[1] http://www.gandi.net/

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[James Fogg]

> I use Dotster.
>
> I used to use GoDaddy, but then they started to seem a bit slimey.


What? You got something against GoDaddy girls?

:-)
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[Phil Stracchino-3]

Joshua D. Boyd wrote:
> On Tue, 2008-04-15 at 10:43 -0500, Scott Newell wrote:
>> Who do y'all like to use these days?
>
> I use Dotster.
>
> I used to use GoDaddy, but then they started to seem a bit slimey.

"a bit"?  Ya think?  Not like, say, ICANN itself is considering action
against them for their unethical practices or anything....


I used to be with Dotster, but these days I've moved my domains over to
gandi.net.  Tucows is also very highly regarded.


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[Erie Patsellis]

Michael-John Turner wrote:

> On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 10:43:50AM -0500, Scott Newell wrote:
>  
>> Who do y'all like to use these days?Q
>>    
>
> I use Gandi[1] and recommend them highly. Prices are probably not the
> cheapest, but their service has been excellent in ~two years I've been
> using them.
>
> [1] http://www.gandi.net/
>
> -mj
>  

I'll second Gandi, been using them for over 5 years, never an issue.


erie
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[Curtis H. Wilbar Jr.]

Scott Newell wrote:
> Who do y'all like to use these days?
>
>  
I've been using register.com for years.  I've never had a problem with them.

There are probably many cheaper ones out there now.... but I'm loath to try
a different registrar.... but I've made note of recommendations of others on
this thread... although I recently renewed....

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[Mike Hebel]

*clatter* *clank* *ratchet* *DING!* Message from: Joshua D. Boyd. Shall I
*bzzt**crackle* dispatch the *pop!* robotic Richard Simmons sir?

> On Tue, 2008-04-15 at 10:41 -0500, Mike Hebel wrote:
>> *clatter* *clank* *ratchet* *DING!* Message from: Joshua D. Boyd. Shall
>> I
>> *bzzt**crackle* dispatch the *pop!* robotic Richard Simmons sir?
>> > On Tue, 2008-04-15 at 10:43 -0500, Scott Newell wrote:
>> >> Who do y'all like to use these days?
>> >
>> > I use Dotster.
>>
>> I also use Dotster and have yet to have a problem with them for about 6+
>> domains.
>
> That's all you have? ;)
> I believe I am currently at 11, and 11 is still a close approximation of
> nothing.

*checks account list*

Sorry - 9 total but some are not currently in use.

And yes, 9 or 11 are still approximately nothing in the grand scheme of
things.  :-)
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[Jeff Cole]

> Michael-John Turner wrote:
>> I use Gandi[1] and recommend them highly.
> I'll second Gandi, been using them for over 5 years, never an issue.

I'll Nth Gandi as well. Moved there from Joker and have had 0 problems.
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[Ron Wickersham]

On Tue, 15 Apr 2008, Jeff Cole wrote:

>> Michael-John Turner wrote:
>>> I use Gandi[1] and recommend them highly.
>> I'll second Gandi, been using them for over 5 years, never an issue.
>
> I'll Nth Gandi as well. Moved there from Joker and have had 0 problems.

i support Gandi as well, have been with them since the first month they
started because of their policies.

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[Bill Bradford]

On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 10:43:50AM -0500, Scott Newell wrote:
> Who do y'all like to use these days?

Dotster for my "important" domains, GoDaddy for the stuff that I wouldn't
mind if they fucked it up.

Bill

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[Jonathan Groll-2]

On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 11:53:32AM -0400, James Fogg wrote:
> > I use Dotster.
> >
> > I used to use GoDaddy, but then they started to seem a bit slimey.
>
>
> What? You got something against GoDaddy girls?

For the benefit of those of us overseas - what are GoDaddy girls?

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[Michael-John Turner-2]

On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 10:35:48AM +0200, Jonathan Groll wrote:
> For the benefit of those of us overseas - what are GoDaddy girls?

Hey, don't tell me you haven't seen the Superbowl ads? :) [1] Didn't you
know that sex sells domain registrations?

[1] If you hunt around the GoDaddy site, I think they have an archive of
previous advertising campaigns.

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[Phil Stracchino-3]

Jonathan Groll wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 11:53:32AM -0400, James Fogg wrote:
>>> I use Dotster.
>>>
>>> I used to use GoDaddy, but then they started to seem a bit slimey.
>>
>> What? You got something against GoDaddy girls?
>
> For the benefit of those of us overseas - what are GoDaddy girls?

Let's just say they had a whole ad campaign based on "Never mind our
service, look how big this girl's hooters are."


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[Peter Corlett]

On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 10:43:50AM -0500, Scott Newell wrote:
> Who do y'all like to use these days?

Since nobody else has mentioned them yet, I register my .com/.net/.org
through Joker.

But AFAICS, there's nothing that actually differentiates registrars except
the price. Joker charges in Euros and I don't seem to pay the German VAT on
registrations, which reduces the price slightly over doing it with a local
firm.

For .uk, I just do them through my ISP, Webtapestry. I'm still looking for
somebody who can register me a .pm domain.
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[Phil Stracchino-3]

Peter Corlett wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 10:43:50AM -0500, Scott Newell wrote:
>> Who do y'all like to use these days?
>
> Since nobody else has mentioned them yet, I register my .com/.net/.org
> through Joker.
>
> But AFAICS, there's nothing that actually differentiates registrars except
> the price.

Their terms do vary, and their service definitely does.


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[Ron Wickersham]

On Wed, 16 Apr 2008, Phil Stracchino wrote:

> Peter Corlett wrote:
>> On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 10:43:50AM -0500, Scott Newell wrote:
>>> Who do y'all like to use these days?
>>
>> Since nobody else has mentioned them yet, I register my .com/.net/.org
>> through Joker.
>>
>> But AFAICS, there's nothing that actually differentiates registrars except
>> the price.
>
> Their terms do vary, and their service definitely does.

and in addition to service, the policies of how they actually handle a
domain name dispute varies (even though ICANN has a so-called uniform
dispute resolution policy at the current time).   we have lived thru a
very unpleasant experience with Network Solutions where they revised the
rules three times during the dispute and of course have the provisions
that if you continue to use the domain name you agree to any changes in
the rules as soon as they publish them on their web site.

Gandi (and perhaps others) are bound by the ICANN rules but have worked
to help the domain holders retain their rights so far as they can.

-ron
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[Rich Kulawiec]

On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 10:43:50AM -0500, Scott Newell wrote:
> Who do y'all like to use these days?

Firstdomain.net -- went there after fleeing Register.com after
fleeing Network Solutions, have been there for most of a decade.
 
Have been hearing good things about Gandi -- it appears that there's
been somewhat of a turnaround vis-a-vis their attitude.  Spamhaus
uses them, which I suppose is a testimonial.

NetSol is now squatting SUBdomains, on top of front-running domains
and all the other nonsense.

Register.com has progressed from merely supporting spam to actively
spamming on behalf of themselves.

Avoid GoDaddy, GKG, Directi, Directnic, Bulkregister, and Enom.

---Rsk


 
Avoid GoDaddy like the plague.
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