Re: DNS Registrars on the cheap

2014-09-12 Thread Lonnie Olson
On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 7:12 PM, Andy Bradford amb-sendok-1413076344.fhehijigfpnpffjmi...@bradfords.org wrote: Is XMission a registrar? Yes. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: DNS Registrars on the cheap

2014-09-12 Thread chabon
If xmission.com is any indication, they appear to be a reseller of OpenSRS/Tucows On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 9:11 AM, Lonnie Olson li...@kittypee.com wrote: On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 7:12 PM, Andy Bradford amb-sendok-1413076344.fhehijigfpnpffjmi...@bradfords.org wrote: Is XMission a registrar?

DNS Registrars on the cheap

2014-09-11 Thread Dan Egli
On Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, captbrog...@gmail.com wrote: Are you looking for a hosting package with domain registration and DNS or just domain registration and DNS? Actually, neither. I don't want the DNS at all. _I_ want to run the DNS. I just want to get my domains registered. So if my ip

Re: DNS Registrars on the cheap

2014-09-11 Thread Brian J. Rogers
For just registering the domain name then being able to point your DNS to your servers, both namecheap and name.com can do that. I can't remember namecheap's pricing on .name domains, but I assume it's nearly identical to name.com (which I listed those prices above). On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 6:49

Re: DNS Registrars on the cheap

2014-09-11 Thread Lonnie Olson
On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 6:49 AM, Dan Egli ddavide...@gmail.com wrote: Actually, neither. I don't want the DNS at all. That isn't a problem, most, possibly all, registrars will register your domain using your own nameservers. In terms of price, most are pretty close in price. I have used

Re: DNS Registrars on the cheap

2014-09-11 Thread Jacob Albretsen
On Thursday, September 11, 2014 10:32:02 AM Lonnie Olson wrote: XMission is not the cheapest but hey it's XM. Though their interface sucks when handling many domains. Above 20-25 domains it becomes very painful. For just a few domains it's not bad at all. I have a couple of domains

Re: DNS Registrars on the cheap

2014-09-11 Thread Brian J. Rogers
Does Xmission provide any form of two-factor authentication? That's always been something high on my priority list of features. On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 2:27 PM, Jacob Albretsen ja...@xmission.com wrote: On Thursday, September 11, 2014 10:32:02 AM Lonnie Olson wrote: XMission is not the

Re: DNS Registrars on the cheap

2014-09-11 Thread Jacob Albretsen
On Thursday, September 11, 2014 02:46:19 PM Brian J. Rogers wrote: Does Xmission provide any form of two-factor authentication? That's always been something high on my priority list of features. Not that I've seen. Maybe eightyeight can answer that. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on

Re: DNS Registrars on the cheap

2014-09-11 Thread Andy Bradford
Thus said Lonnie Olson on Thu, 11 Sep 2014 10:32:02 -0600: XMission is not the cheapest but hey it's XM. Though their interface sucks when handling many domains. Above 20-25 domains it becomes very painful. For just a few domains it's not bad at all. Is XMission a registrar? Andy --

DNS Registrars on the cheap

2014-09-10 Thread Dan Egli
Does anyone have a recommendation for a CHEAP registrar for domain names? I'm looking to register a .name domain - and maybe a .org - in the next few months. I know a lot of companies will let me register a domain with them, but of them, the only one I've dealt with that will let me host the

Re: DNS Registrars on the cheap

2014-09-10 Thread Brian J. Rogers
Are you looking for a hosting package with domain registration and DNS or just domain registration and DNS? On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 6:08 AM, Dan Egli ddavide...@gmail.com wrote: Does anyone have a recommendation for a CHEAP registrar for domain names? I'm looking to register a .name domain -

Re: DNS Registrars on the cheap

2014-09-10 Thread Eric Olsen
On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 6:08 AM, Dan Egli ddavide...@gmail.com wrote: Does anyone have a recommendation for a CHEAP registrar for domain names? ... that will let me host the entire site myself (including DNS and such) I used to use 1and1, but then they hiked up the prices so I happily looked

Re: DNS Registrars on the cheap

2014-09-10 Thread Brian J. Rogers
If you are just looking for domain registration and DNS, I've tried Namecheap (they SAY they are working on an improved UI) and they were good. I switched to Name.com mostly because I wanted a better interface. They use some Norton app for two-factor auth, which I'm unsure about because of how I

Re: DNS Registrars on the cheap

2014-09-10 Thread Charles Curley
On Wed, 10 Sep 2014 05:08:03 -0700 Dan Egli ddavide...@gmail.com wrote: Does anyone have a recommendation for a CHEAP registrar for domain names? Do you want cheap, or do you want inexpensive? For fairly inexpensive and reasonably user friendly UI, try http://simpleurl.com/. -- The right

Re: DNS Registrars on the cheap

2014-09-10 Thread Andy Bradford
Thus said Eric Olsen on Wed, 10 Sep 2014 08:04:44 -0600: The cheapest I found was namecheap.com, and I've had no problem with them so-far. They have their own FreeDNS, but allow you to specify name servers if you'd like to use your own. Do they allow you to specify in-bailiwick NS

Re: DNS Registrars on the cheap

2014-09-10 Thread Nicholas Leippe
I've used cp.us2.net for years. I host my own DNS servers and renew yearly (although you can go longer). It used to be called stargateinc.com I think their sales page is resell.biz . /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear

Re: DNS Registrars on the cheap

2014-09-10 Thread Jonathan Duncan
On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 6:08 AM, Dan Egli ddavide...@gmail.com wrote: Does anyone have a recommendation for a CHEAP registrar for domain names? I'm looking to register a .name domain - and maybe a .org - in the next few months. I know a lot of companies will let me register a domain with them,

Re: DNS registrars?

2006-04-13 Thread Michael Halcrow
On Wed, Apr 12, 2006 at 11:21:54PM -0600, Steve wrote: Wow I must be seriously out of the loop, last time I checked Godaddy was using some loud mouthed DJ. I think they are referring to the commercials that you can download from this site (probably not a good idea at work):

Re: DNS registrars?

2006-04-13 Thread Hans Fugal
I don't know about the OP, but the objection may also be related to this story. http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060321/sftu089.html I haven't seen any godaddy ads, but I'm done with godaddy too. I went with them because they were by far the cheapest when I switched to them, but now you can find a

Re: DNS registrars?

2006-04-13 Thread Blake B.
On Apr 12, 2006, at 10:21 PM, Steve wrote: Wow I must be seriously out of the loop, last time I checked Godaddy was using some loud mouthed DJ. On 4/12/06, Wade Preston Shearer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah, what are your moral reasons against Godaddy? Because they are to big? I think you

Re: DNS registrars?

2006-04-13 Thread Ross Werner
On Thu, 13 Apr 2006, Blake B. wrote: I didn't start the thread, but I have problems with GoDaddy's advertising because of it's use of pornography. Hahahahahaha... *sigh* Good old Utah. Hey, don't laugh, BYU probably blocks their commercials because of their pornographic nature. (Although

Re: DNS registrars?

2006-04-13 Thread Richard K Miller
I didn't start the thread, but I have problems with GoDaddy's advertising because of it's use of pornography. Hahahahahaha... *sigh* Good old Utah. I'm with him on this one, and I'm not from Utah. I've had a dozen domains at GoDaddy over several years, but I'm migrating away (and

Re: DNS registrars?

2006-04-13 Thread Steve
I don't see the relevance, I think I found the ones people are objecting to. The Go Daddy Girl ads. I see nothing pornographic, just some girl in a Bikini. It doesn't make me want GoDaddy domains any more or less than I did before. The girl looks like she needs to work at Hooters, so when I first

Re: DNS registrars?

2006-04-13 Thread Steve
Ok so how would YOU make an advertisement that sold domain names. Domain names (unless you are a speculator) are not exactly a thrilling business. On 4/13/06, Richard K Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I didn't start the thread, but I have problems with GoDaddy's advertising because of it's

Re: DNS registrars?

2006-04-13 Thread Richard K Miller
On Apr 13, 2006, at 1:53 PM, Steve wrote: Ok so how would YOU make an advertisement that sold domain names. Domain names (unless you are a speculator) are not exactly a thrilling business. You're right, which is why it's a dumb idea for a domain registrar to advertise during the Super

RE: DNS registrars?

2006-04-13 Thread Gregory Hill
You're right, which is why it's a dumb idea for a domain registrar to advertise during the Super Bowl. The intended audience and actual audience are pretty far apart. I think the idea was to expand their audience. Non-techies sometimes want to get domain names, too, but don't know where or

Re: DNS registrars?

2006-04-13 Thread Charles Curley
On Thu, Apr 13, 2006 at 02:07:09PM -0600, Richard K Miller wrote: On Apr 13, 2006, at 1:53 PM, Steve wrote: Ok so how would YOU make an advertisement that sold domain names. Domain names (unless you are a speculator) are not exactly a thrilling business. You're right, which is why

Re: DNS registrars?

2006-04-13 Thread Steve
Like to buy HotWings from Hooters, true Jedi Do! On 4/13/06, Charles Curley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Apr 13, 2006 at 02:07:09PM -0600, Richard K Miller wrote: On Apr 13, 2006, at 1:53 PM, Steve wrote: Ok so how would YOU make an advertisement that sold domain names. Domain

Re: DNS registrars?

2006-04-13 Thread Roberto Mello
On Thu, Apr 13, 2006 at 08:17:42AM -0600, Hans Fugal wrote: I don't know about the OP, but the objection may also be related to this story. http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060321/sftu089.html So godaddy parked domains are on Windows now. Don't you have you pay extra for parking a domain? I don't

Re: DNS registrars?

2006-04-13 Thread Mister E
Roberto Mello wrote: On Thu, Apr 13, 2006 at 08:17:42AM -0600, Hans Fugal wrote: I don't know about the OP, but the objection may also be related to this story. http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060321/sftu089.html So godaddy parked domains are on Windows now. Don't you have you pay extra for

DNS registrars?

2006-04-12 Thread Andrew Jorgensen
Hi folks, I got an expiry notice from GoDaddy, which reminded me that their marketing strategies have convinced me it's time to switch to a more wholesome registrar. Obviously one doesn't interact with the registrar often, so usability isn't key. The question I'd like to throw out is who's

RE: DNS registrars?

2006-04-12 Thread Gregory Hill
Verio is $9.95 a year. The interface is a tad better than godaddy, but still not super-fantastic. Greg /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: DNS registrars?

2006-04-12 Thread Nicholas Leippe
On Wednesday 12 April 2006 15:20, Andrew Jorgensen wrote: Hi folks, I got an expiry notice from GoDaddy, which reminded me that their marketing strategies have convinced me it's time to switch to a more wholesome registrar. Obviously one doesn't interact with the registrar often, so

Re: DNS registrars?

2006-04-12 Thread Chris Carey
Yahoo Domains (Yahoo Small Business) hooked me in to buying a domain with them (you get the first .com with them for only 2.99). Regular price with them is 9.99 a year. Worked decently and it's not godaddy. Chris /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe:

Re: DNS registrars?

2006-04-12 Thread Kenneth Burgener
Andrew Jorgensen wrote: Hi folks, I got an expiry notice from GoDaddy, which reminded me that their marketing strategies have convinced me it's time to switch to a more wholesome registrar. Obviously one doesn't interact with the registrar often, so usability isn't key. The question I'd

Re: DNS registrars?

2006-04-12 Thread Mister E
I've used namecheap.com for several years. They charge $8.88 per year. The original webmaster for the site worked for me previously, so I moved to them from Dotster and Net Sol. They are a reseller of enom, but the interface operates nearly the same which is one of the better ones I've

Re: DNS registrars?

2006-04-12 Thread Hans Fugal
I don't know if you have to be a customer otherwise, but I think XMission is doing domain registration now. On Wed, 12 Apr 2006 at 15:20 -0600, Andrew Jorgensen wrote: Hi folks, I got an expiry notice from GoDaddy, which reminded me that their marketing strategies have convinced me it's time

Re: DNS registrars?

2006-04-12 Thread Charles Curley
On Wed, Apr 12, 2006 at 03:20:04PM -0600, Andrew Jorgensen wrote: Hi folks, I got an expiry notice from GoDaddy, which reminded me that their marketing strategies have convinced me it's time to switch to a more wholesome registrar. Obviously one doesn't interact with the registrar often, so

Re: DNS registrars?

2006-04-12 Thread Steve
I dunno I still like godaddy alot, what's the issue you're having, just out of curiousity? On 4/12/06, Charles Curley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, Apr 12, 2006 at 03:20:04PM -0600, Andrew Jorgensen wrote: Hi folks, I got an expiry notice from GoDaddy, which reminded me that their

Re: DNS registrars?

2006-04-12 Thread Jonathan Duncan
On Wed, 12 Apr 2006, Hans Fugal wrote: I don't know if you have to be a customer otherwise, but I think XMission is doing domain registration now. XMission is a reseller for Tucows (opensrs.net) Jonathan /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe:

Re: DNS registrars?

2006-04-12 Thread Andrew Jorgensen
On 4/12/06, Steve [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I dunno I still like godaddy alot, what's the issue you're having, just out of curiousity? It's a moral objection, not a technical one. I'm voting with my dollars by taking my business elsewhere. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net

Re: DNS registrars?

2006-04-12 Thread Steve
I understand, but what I don't see is the moral objection... In other words what did they or or not do that seems to be the problem? Sorry to be nosey, I'm just always curious as to why people choose company x over company y assuming value is the same. On 4/12/06, Andrew Jorgensen [EMAIL

Re: DNS registrars?

2006-04-12 Thread Jared Bellows
I have a domain with aplus.net. It's been fine. They don't have too much in way of tools, but if you host your DNS yourself or with someone else ( zoneedit.com), then they are fine. Jared On 4/12/06, Andrew Jorgensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi folks, I got an expiry notice from GoDaddy,

Re: DNS registrars?

2006-04-12 Thread David B
Yeah, what are your moral reasons against Godaddy? Because they are to big? I think you are morally opposing the wrong people. Godaddy are the ones that have been in legal battles with big brother ( VeriSign ) Lots of examples of good things they have done. Didnt know they were the bad guys.

Re: DNS registrars?

2006-04-12 Thread Chris Simiskey
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I may be wrong, but I believe the moral issue stems from GoDaddy's adverting methods, particularly in regards to commercials shown during the SuperBowl both this year and last year. - -- Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of

Re: DNS registrars?

2006-04-12 Thread Wade Preston Shearer
Yeah, what are your moral reasons against Godaddy? Because they are to big? I think you are morally opposing the wrong people. Godaddy are the ones that have been in legal battles with big brother ( VeriSign ) Lots of examples of good things they have done. Didnt know they were the bad

Re: DNS registrars?

2006-04-12 Thread Steve
Wow I must be seriously out of the loop, last time I checked Godaddy was using some loud mouthed DJ. On 4/12/06, Wade Preston Shearer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah, what are your moral reasons against Godaddy? Because they are to big? I think you are morally opposing the wrong people.