A couple of suggestions:
I've used TotalNIC (http://www.totalnic.com) and haven't had any
problems at all. According to their FAQs:::
<<<Can I park a domain on your nameservers?
Currently the default nameservers provide a parking service for
domains. No additional fee is payable for this service. A web
hosting provider can give you full DNS service. >>>
The cost to register your domain at TotalNIC is $35 for 2 years.
You can also register a domain at DomainBank
(http://www.domainbank.net/) and they will let your domain reside
on their servers. Cost here is $70 for 2 years.
Network Solutions (http://www.networksolutions.com) does the
same thing too....with registration at $70 for 2 years.
Personally, I like TotalNIC the best :-)
Domain hosting: I've had good luck with the following hosts.
Communitech (http://www.communitech.net) - 350 megs of space,
unlimited traffic, lots of extras. $29.95/month payable every three
months.
Webstrike Solutions (http://www.webstrikesolutions.com) - 25
megs of space, unlimited traffic. No Telnet. pay $30 setup and the
first year is free. After that, you pay $8/month. (Their FTP server is
flaky at times but is otherwise an excellant service.)
VirtualAve.net (http://www.virtualave.net) - 25 megs of space,
unlimited traffic, must display a banner. Free. (their FTP server is
horrible at best but you get what you pay for <G>)
PowerSurge (http://www.powersurge.net) - 50 megs of space,
unlimited traffic (read the fine print), lots of extras. $14.99/month for
their lite service. (Be aware that when I was with this service 2
years ago that they had a lot of down time. Great people behind
the scenes but it seemed their service was down quite a bit.)
--Brenda
From: Garrett Wilner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Hello,
>
> Just had a pretty bad experience trying to register a new domain name
> through "9net.com" (Just became "Concentric").
>
> Keeping this short, Concentric's Terms of Service agreement is
> unacceptable. When confronted with this, the salesman available through
> the 1-800 number (800-424-0532) pretty much told me not to worry about the
> fine print... that they did offer "free parking" for domain names for a
> year... and let's go ahead and get me signed up right now for their CH-1
> plan... (etc.) The salesman finally admitted that he has never read the
> Terms of Service Agreement, but was convinced that I ought to just jump
> aboard without giving it any thought... (stereotypical salesman)
>
> So... I'm back to square one... I have a domain name picked out... want to
> get it registered (ASAP), (but don't want to get ripped off in the
> process). And... am looking for a place to "park" my domain name for a
> while as I research an honest and ethical host to call home for my new
> domain. (I'll pay for it!)
>
> Is there a *good* registration service out there? (I'm sure most can get
> the job done eventually, but I don't want to give away the entire store
> through their convoluted, one-sided, fine print agreements) I just want
> to get registered, pay the fair price, and be left alone. Second, is there
> a *good* host out there somewhere? Same requirements: ethical, honest,
> fair in the pricing (not ridiculously high or low), reliable, respects
> privacy, etc.? (I'll pay the fair price... doesn't have to be "free")
>
> My experience with Concentric has left me wondering if they all are
> thieves and snake-oil salesmen surviving on smoke and mirrors out there?
> Hopefully not! Who are the good guys? Is there an independent,
> authoritative, trusted source that rates the various hosts and
> registration services?
>
> Sorry for the long post... thank you in advance!!!
>
> Garrett
> Austin, Texas
>
--Brenda
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