On Thu, 2004-09-12 at 22:19 -0600, Lincoln Dunn wrote: > on 12/9/04 8:41 PM, Darrell Hahn at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > On 9-Dec-04, at 7:57 PM, Lincoln Dunn wrote: > > >> For Canadian registrations, I normally use Baremetal.com out of > >> Victoria. > >> Their prices are pretty good, and they're head-and-shoulders above > >> other > >> registrars in terms of customer service, most notably > >> Domainsatcost.ca/Internic.ca, who have some of the worst customer > >> service > >> I've ever experienced. (I have no affiliation with Baremetal, btw.) > > > > So what is there to customer service after you register the domain and > > transfer it? > > > > Another question...what happens if you register a domain and then that > > company goes out of business? > > > > I was thinking of going with 10dollar.ca to register. You guessed > > it....about $10 to register. > > Lots, in my opinion. Making changes to your domain registry information > should be easy -- and I've dealt with *many* that don't make it so. > Baremetal is really responsive (usually within two hours), and makes > transfers and changes to registration info easy from their site. > > While you shouldn't have to make changes to registrar information very > often, when you *do* have to, it's a real bonus to have someone who's > willing to assist you if there are any issues (lost passwords, stale email > addresses, and the like). I manage about 150 domains for my customers, and > dealing with the "cheap" registrars some of them used to first register > their domains is almost invariably a pain in the rear. > > If you register a domain, and the registrar drops off the map, you can > easily transfer the domain to another registrar, usually. I keep > transferring my customer .ca domains to Baremetal as they come up for > renewal, since they just include a year's renewal in their transfer fee > (about $25, I think). > > Regards, > > Lincoln
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