I've been using IONOS (formerly 1&1) for over 15 years with no complaints. Granted, my needs and usage is minimal, but always great service any time I have a question. Hosting 8 or so domains. Email service is easy to use.
Michael On Wed, Sep 4, 2024 at 11:36 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, 4 Sep 2024 22:49:57 -0700 > mo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Porkbun. Stupid name but great service, avg pricing. Local too! > > > > On Wed, Sep 4, 2024, 21:08 Alex Bedard <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I also recommend Porkbun. Good/competitive pricing, and local to > Oregon. > > > I also use Cloudflare for certain TLDs that Porkbun doesn't offer. > > > > > > I've had a bad experience with Namecheap trying to move my domains from > > > Gandi (which had become massively overpriced for certain TLDs), and the > > > first domain I tried to transfer to Namecheap would error out on the > > > checkout page... Opened a support case, and it turns out they have a > > > keyword blacklist, and my domain name had two of their banned keywords > > > (mail and server, domain was along the lines of my-mail-server.tld), > and > > > in they responded by saying they could approve my domain transfer > > > purchase, but 1) they don't allow domain names for the sole purpose of > > > hosting email servers, and 2) if they ever got any complaints regarding > > > my domain, they would seize it and disable my entire Namecheap account, > > > and not be able to transfer out any domains. > > > > > > Even though I've never had issues with blacklists or domain/IP > > > reputation, their openly hostile response led me to look elsewhere, and > > > eventually found Porkbun. > > > > > > Alex > > > > > > On 9/4/2024 8:32 PM, Kevin Williams wrote: > > > > Hi Brian, > > > > > > > > I had good experiences with these (in increasing order of > preference): > > > > > > > > - https://dnsimple.com > > > > > > > > - https://namecheap.com > > > > > > > > - https://porkbun.com > > > > > > > > Porkbun was recommended by Jim Salter on the 2.5 Admins podcast. The > > > > registrar is also headquartered close by in Sheridan Oregon. > > > > > > > Thanks very much everyone. Appreciate the comments ! > > -- > Brian > >
