You can get a discount on a domain through GoDaddy any number of
sites. Watch the geekbrief podcast they have three different
discounts. http://geekbriefwp.podshow.com/sponsorship-information
I'm sure if you look around you might find a better one but there are
plenty of discounts out there.
FYI on another company's offering and policy, quoted from Ask Yahoo!
Small Business Help - otherwise no comment, advertisement, or
endorsement is intended or implied (good thing IANAL):
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What is Private Domain Registration?
All domain name owners must include contact information
Constance,
For all of these sort of considerations I will not create a site for or based
on this person, using her domain or otherwise. I think it would be, as Tom
suggested, a good idea for her to have a website, but if she wants to do this
at some point, she can do it. I'm sure Oprah, for
I thought it was a bit creepy too. On the other hand, a domain is a
valuable thing to be given for just a few dollars. With this should come
some accountability.
I can see having some of the info. public to avoid the situation of someone
poaching someone else's name for a domain (as I did) and
Unless the software is specifically set up for
network scanning it cant be done.
To do network scanning the scanner must be
accessible via the ethernet port. Most scanners
are not setup this way, and if they are usually have a much higher price tag.
Stewart
At 04:07 PM 10/9/2007, you
Okay, here's an admittedly strange question: Is it always inherently
wrong, improper or maybe even illegal to register someone else's name as a
domain
name, particularly if they are a prominent person?
Without their explicit permission yes, in my opinion (obviously).
Fourth Amendment of the
Did you get up on the wrong side of the bed this morning?
Evidently.
If you have concerns you can state them in a respectful manner and
help him work out the right thing to do.
I don't condone identity theft. And I won't facilitate it.
The web is full of well done, unofficial fan sites.
I just hope she doesn't mind too much when I tell her I've
registered her name and offer to give it to her.
And that is the right thing to do.
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