[olug] Somewhat OT

Jeff Hinrichs - DM&T jeffh at dundeemt.com
Thu Jun 22 04:06:25 UTC 2006


I'd second dotster.  In fact I've got about 20 with them.<g>
-jeff

On 6/21/06, Russ Dunham <russ at solution-tech.com> wrote:
>
> I also use DirectNIC (also for my clients), and have for I think 7+ years.
> I've been very happy with them.  I was a little worried about them being in
> New Orleans during the hurricane, but they kept everything up.  They did
> relocate their backup site further away after seeing how big the hurricane's
> path was.
>
> --
> Russ Dunham               http://www.solution-tech.com
> russ at solution-tech.com    Solution Technologies, Inc.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sean Kelly [mailto:smkelly at zombie.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 8:04 AM
> To: Omaha Linux User Group
> Subject: Re: [olug] Somewhat OT
>
> On Wed, Jun 21, 2006 at 12:55:53AM -0700, Tim OBrien wrote:
> >
> > <quote who="Jack">
> > >     I'm thinking of picking up a domain name on the cheap - under
> > > $15/yr.  I haven't followed this scene for a couple of years;  any
> > > major pitfalls I should be aware of?
> > >
> > >     Jack
> >
> > I'm looking at moving from goDaddy due to some shady practices:
> > GoDaddy Holds Domains Hostage
> > http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/06/17/1319233
>
> I've been pretty happy with DirectNIC. $15/yr for the major TLDs. If you
> have more than 10 domains, you get to use the bulk management options. They
> also have really fast turnaround on support tickets, in my experience.
>
> DirectNIC. You know, the guys that hung out in New Orleans during the
> hurricane and aftermath?
>
> I've pondered switching to GoDaddy, but the name itself of pretty
> offputting.. It just "feels" shady.
>
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