[ale] Godaddy Suxs!!!

[Jim Kinney]

That's been their default state pretty much since day one.

I use NameCheap. They are cheap and they have names. A 2 day expiration
(our of town ) didn't cost the loss of a domain and no horrible fee to
renew late.

On Fri, Dec 6, 2024, 11:43 AM Chuck Payne via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:

> Two years ago, I made the unfortunate mistake of letting my domain expire
> by just three days. Due to a recent name change at Facebook, Godaddy took
> advantage of the situation and demanded an exorbitant fee of $1700 to
> reclaim the domain, solely because it contained the word "Meta."
>
> After consistently checking for opportunities to regain control, I finally
> managed to win a bid for the domain last week at a much more reasonable
> price of $25.
>
> I've been a long-time customer of Godaddy, but their recent decline in
> quality has been disappointing. I'm considering switching to a different
> domain registrar as soon as possible.
>
> It seems that Godaddy's decline began around the time they stopped their
> iconic Super Bowl ads. The company has become too corporate and less
> customer-focused.
>
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