[ale] Domain Registrar

[Ron Frazier]

I've been using 1and1 for basic hosting and email service for years with
no problem.  I don't know about IPv6 though.

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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