[ale] Domain Registrar

[Geoffrey Myers]

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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