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From: Tim Lance <nope@nada.com>
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Subject: Re: Finding a reputable domain name provider
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2012 10:57:59 -0500
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On Sat, 18 Aug 2012 19:57:28 -0500, Tim Lance wrote
(in article <a9arvoF8o4U1@mid.individual.net>):

> On Sat, 18 Aug 2012 00:50:35 -0500, paris2venice wrote
> (in article <e797b742-b114-4719-94a0-576a4239982c@googlegroups.com>):
> 
>> Mostly because I admin'd my own DNS server, I never had any need to use a 
>> domain name.  However, my daughter has grown up and now wants her own .com 
>> domain.  I saw that http://www.register.com offers domain names for $4.00 a 
>> year.  Is this about what I should expect now?   Has anyone ever used this 
>> company?  Do you know of a company that you would recommend?  Many thanks.
> 
> Sometimes the first year's price is nice. Then they get ya.
> 
> My $.02 goes to
> 
> https://www.nearlyfreespeech.net
> 
> 

Volume is relative. It's easy to calculate relative costs. Mine is so low in 
all the time I've been there (3 years approx) that I've spent less than I 
would have in half a year with a more prominent host. And the registration 
fee/renewal is nominal.

-- 

Tim