On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 2:07 AM, drew wymore <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 12:03 AM, Nye Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Most registrars seem to have some sort of private whois registration. I > > think it solely depends on how many (useless to me) services you want > from > > the registrar. I mostly use godaddy.com for my registrar and private > > domains, but I'm thinking of switching to namecheap.com for cost > savings. > > So long as it will protect my name/number/address, and points to the > right > > nameservers, that's about all I need it to do. > > > > -Nye > > > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 11:49 PM, John Jason Jordan <[email protected] > > >wrote: > > > > > I need to register a domain name for commercial purposes. The name is > > > available. > > > > > > The question I have is about hiding the registrant's information. I > > > have another domain name and I was required to give a phone number by > > > the outfit that registered it for me. At least once every couple of > > > weeks I get a telemarketing call. The idea of having my details kept > > > from the public is enticing. > > > > > > Network Solutions will do it, but they want $10 a year to keep the > > > information private. They're also not cheap on the per-year > > > registration fees. > > > > > > I could use some suggestions for who does this, who is cheap, and who > > > does a good job. Oh, and I plan to register it for at least ten years > > > so I don't have to revisit this issue until I am closer to dead. > > > _______________________________________________ > > > PLUG mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > > I use Dotster because they are relatively cheap .. they did raise their > rates recently for a yearly registration. I can look it up but I believe > their rate for a proxy whois was a nominal fee of like 2 bucks. Bonus > points > for them being a local outfit based in Vancouver. > > Drew- > Name.com is the same company with a cheaper price (I used to work at Dotster, I know all the tricks). $8.99/yr registration, free whois privacy (last I checked). -wes _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
