[ale] Domain Registrar
Geoffrey Myers
lists at serioustechnology.com
Sat Jan 22 22:17:29 EST 2011
Ron Frazier wrote:
> I've been using 1and1 for basic hosting and email service for years with
> no problem. I don't know about IPv6 though.
Two points. Have you ever attempted to transfer a domain from 1and1 to
another register? I have and it was the most painful process. It took
weeks.
How do you like their web mail? Personally, I find it horrible.
Terribly slow, painful to use.
>
> I think Hurricane Electric is big into IPv6. http://he.net/
>
> Ron
>
> On Sat, 2011-01-22 at 11:37 -0500, Geoffrey Myers wrote:
>> David Tomaschik wrote:
>>> On 01/21/2011 11:21 PM, Michael B. Trausch wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 2011-01-21 at 22:41 -0500, David Tomaschik wrote:
>>>>> I'm considering moving my domain to a new domain registrar. Currently
>>>>> I'm with an eNom reseller paying ~$10/yr for .com. However, being an
>>>>> eNom reseller, they don't support IPv6 nameserver glue (only thing
>>>>> stopping me from getting my sage certification at HE) and they don't
>>>>> support DNSSEC.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm looking for a new registrar in the same kind of price range (i.e.,
>>>>> preferably not netsol) that supports IPv6 glue, DNSSEC, doesn't
>>>>> require
>>>>> extra payments for domain locking (yes, I've seen registrars charge as
>>>>> much as $10/yr just to switch on domain locking). Good customer
>>>>> service
>>>>> always a plus.
>>>> I use GoDaddy. They support glue for .com, but not yet for .us (not
>>>> sure why; I actually need to email them about that and see what's up
>>>> with that).
>>>>
>>>> The thing stopping me from the Guru level cert is answering DNS on IPv6.
>>>> I will be fixing that most likely this weekend. That depends on
>>>> precisely when I finish the code for the project I am working on at the
>>>> moment, however.
>>>>
>>>> --- Mike
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I know a few years back, a lot of people had complaints about GoDaddy.
>>> Apparently they made it a massive pain to ever try to transfer to
>>> another registrar, had fairly poor support, etc. Does anyone know if
>>> that is still the case, or are they more than the "ultra discount"
>>> registrar they seem to be?
>> No experience with godaddy, but I am currently with 1and1, and would
>> suggest you comments above ring true for 1and1. I'm hoping to relocate
>> to another provider, but recent experiences with attempting to transfer
>> a domain were hideous.
>>
>> So, if you read between the lines, I am NOT recommending 1and1.
>>
>>> David
>
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Until later, Geoffrey
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