All this recent talk about free domain names, etc has got me
wondering. Why the heck do people bother the fuss of "free" domain
names when obtaining one outright is so much faster, easier & cheap?
the sites that offer free services are neat in concept, but if you've
been waiting since october for them to process your application...it
cant be all it's cracked up to be, not to mention customer support
has GOT to be almost nill...also the fact that you have a big ugly
banner ad on "your" domain is horrific. I'm also sure if you ever
want to procure your domain outright it'll will cost you a tidy
"transfer" fee, if they allow it at all.
Registering a Domain for your exclusive use is $20US per year. Thats
it. The cost of dinner and a movie. Hosting is $10US per month..
sure its a monthly expense but pretty darn manageable. I'm a
starving student and I barely notice it. As long as I skip out of a
few video rentals & that extra drink at the bar once and awhile I
break even annually with ease.
Of course my priorities probably vary noticeably from the 'norm,' for
most its probably ok to deal with the ads and slow access times and
cumbersome email accounts.. Its just that (for me) the benefits are
so massive...It makes my internet experience about a thousand easier.
Spam is a complete non-issue for me, my domain has 100MB server
space, 20 Pop3 email accounts (of which, I only use on.) with
extensive aliasing/autoresponding/listserving capabilities fully
configurable on-the-fly, full CGI, SSI's and unlimited .htaccess
files for pennies a day!
heh, I've started to rant so I'll excuse myself, but please explain
why people are willing go for the 'free' thing when doing it legit
yourself is so much better.
?
r o b
www.veovix.com
>At 10:09 23-11-00 -0500, Gary Nunn wrote:
>
>>There is an online company called Namezero that will allow you to reserve a
>>domain name of your choice (assuming that domain is available) for free. The
>>do not do web hosting, but they do offer URL redirecting and email
>>forwarding.
>
>Lucky you: you actually got a domain name. I've been trying to
>register a domain name with them for over two months. It took them
>so long that I sent them an email asking why I didn't get the domain
>name I wanted. Their response:
>
>>We want you to know that we appreciate your patience as we continue
>>signing up new members. Due to the enthusiastic response to the
>>Namezero offer, we are currently experiencing a limited delay in
>>processing registrations. We apologize for the delay and any
>>inconvenience it may cause. Your domain should be registered soon.
>
>That was on October 18... :(
>
>After Gary posted this message, I checked the Namezero site again.
>It now says that their service is only available in a few countries,
>The Netherlands not being one of them. :-(
>
>>The downside of this is that I personally hate frames (even if they are
>>transparent) and they do put a small banner at the bottom of the browser
>>window.
>
>There is a solution for that. A web search on "namezero html" will
>give you links to several websites that provide a solution (it's
>just a few lines of HTML-code you must insert in your home page).
>
>
>Jeroen
>
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