[olug] domain name registrar recommendations

Sam Tetherow tetherow at shwisp.net
Mon Jun 15 22:49:28 UTC 2009


I use godaddy for my domains.  The interface isn't the greatest and the 
upsell can be annoying to weed your way through, but the do support a 
lot of pod/vid casts that I watch and I try to use the promo codes when 
I do stuff through them.

    Sam Tetherow

Christopher Cashell wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 12:39 AM, Eric P<eric.maillist at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> Can anyone give me a domain name registrar recommendation?  I'm not too familiar with the reputation of common domain
>> name registrars,  We use Netsol at work, but they seem a tad on the pricey side.
>>
>> The only one I think I'll stay away from for sure is GoDaddy after spending some time on NoDaddy.com (a GoDaddy sucks
>> type website).
>>     
>
> I used Network Solutions initially, back in the mid-90's.  However, I
> got screwed over by them and had to jump through some seriously
> excessive hoops to move away from them, so I wouldn't recommend them
> to anyone.
>
> I'm currently using GoDaddy for all of my domains, although I don't
> much care for them.  I registered a domain with them shortly after
> they started, and they seemed okay then.  I migrated all my domains to
> them at that point, and have been meaning to drop them for some time
> now, just haven't gotten around to it.
>
> What I'd really love to find is a domain registrar who offered free
> secondary DNS service with the registration.  I'd go with them in a
> hurry (provided they weren't horribly expensive).
>
>   
>> Eric P.
>>     
>
>   




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