Registrar for domains as good as easyDNS is for DNS?

On 19/11/07 18:43, "thomasfruin" <thomasfruinmac.com> wrote:

> So... who can recommend an excellent domain name registrar that also supports
> .name?

<http://www.godaddy.com/>
Cheap and works well, that's what I've been using for a few years.

-Thomas

On 19-Nov-2007, at 10:43, thomasfruin wrote:
> So... who can recommend an excellent domain name registrar that also
> supports .name?

I know nothing abut .name, but I've used GoDaddy for years. Easy to
use, no problems, quick support responses to some of my initial stupid
questions.

--On November 19, 2007 9:43:45 AM -0800 thomasfruin <thomasfruinmac.com>
wrote:

> So... who can recommend an excellent domain name registrar that also
> supports .name?

The complete list of registrars for .name is here:
<http://www.nic.name/all-registrars.html>

I'd probably look at DynDNS. I've used their dynamic dns service for quite
some time and am pretty happy with it.

<http://www.dyndns.com/services/domains/>

Kevin

At 9:43 AM -0800 11/19/07, thomasfruin wrote:
>For this purpose I am looking for a registrar who can offer the same
>kind of reliable, friendly and efficient
>service as I get from easyDNS. You know what I mean.
>
>I am specifically looking for a registrar that handles ".name" style
>domains, which has turned out to be
>complicated. I tried a few sites (netnames, freeyourid) and their
>web forms don't even work or crash. An
>all around disaster.

I see domain names as a commodity more or less, so I initially
shopped for domain names based on price alone. This led me to 1&1.
Their forms work fine in Safari, and they provide reasonable options
for your DNS (from hosting it yourself on another set of servers, to
being able to change your MX records, and manage some subdomains.)

Remember if you're wanting to keep a domain for a while you can
always start with one registrar, and if you get annoyed take the
domain with you to another.

--
~Nick
http://www.inmff.net

I use namecheap. I like it.

<http://www.namecheap.com>

Go to retailmenot for discount coupons (also for Godaddy).

<http://www.retailmenot.com/>

I once used 1&1, got annoyed and then left, albeit not after a fair amount of pain and frustration. I have been with GoDaddy ever since and, other than the overly cluttered website, am quite happy.

On Dec 4, 2007, at 9:19 AM, smp wrote:

> I once used 1&1, got annoyed and then left, albeit not after a fair
> amount of pain and frustration. I have been with GoDaddy ever since
> and, other than the overly cluttered website, am quite happy.

I also use GoDaddy now, so I can use their privacy feature which cuts
down a *little* bit on spam. It also keeps my home phone # out of the
whois listing.

Don't EVER use Yahoo domains. I had a lot of trouble with them, when I
tried to switch the domain I registered there to GoDaddy. They also
make it very difficult to set up email & web hosting if you want to
have it hosted elsewhere.

On 2007-11-19 12:43 PM, thomasfruin wrote:
> Since the new .Mac service makes it so much easier to use your own domains, I need to register a couple of domains. For this purpose I am looking for a registrar who can offer the same kind of reliable, friendly and efficient service as I get from easyDNS. You know what I mean.
>
> I am specifically looking for a registrar that handles ".name" style domains, which has turned out to be complicated. I tried a few sites (netnames, freeyourid) and their web forms don't even work or crash. An all around disaster.

Did you try godaddy, recommended by so many folks on this list?

[for years now I've been registering about 5 domain names thru network
solution, who charge 3x what godaddy charges ... feel like a real chump
now! Thanks to all who wrote in to agree with others that godaddy offers
dependable/acceptable service. Networksolutions.com should renamed
gofigure.com]

kazar

> On 2007-11-19 12:43 PM, thomasfruin wrote:
> I am specifically looking for a registrar that handles ".name" style domains,
> which has turned out to be complicated. I tried a few sites (netnames, freeyourid)
> and their web forms don't even work or crash. An all around disaster.

On Dec 7, 2007 7:16 AM, Datatude <techlistsdatatude.net> wrote:
> Did you try godaddy, recommended by so many folks on this list?

I just want to add that I use GoDaddy to register the domain name
"weintraub.name" with absolutely no problems. I don't know if GoDaddy
is the best. Their Webpage is damn ugly, and their administration
Website is confusing, but I have had no issues with them with any
domain registration or their other site services.

They're one of the few sites that still let you use CGI, use Ruby with
Rails, PHP 5, etc. I've setup about a dozen domains and about a half
dozen websites set up through them. Never tried their "business
services" though.

--
David Weintraub
qazwartgmail.com