I loathe 1&1 or whatever bs they call themselves now. Absolutely detest them in every way. Never had that with any vendor before. So I forewarn anyone considering them. Price is their only pro.
On Thu, Sep 5, 2024, 08:55 Michael Barnes <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >> >>
