Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!news.glorb.com!solaris.cc.vt.edu!news.vt.edu!newsfeed-00.mathworks.com!panix!not-for-mail From: Bread Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: Finding a reputable domain name provider Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 14:21:18 -0700 Organization: lined up neatly Lines: 37 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: reader1.panix.com 1345584079 23864 127.0.0.1 (21 Aug 2012 21:21:19 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@panix.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:21:19 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: Unison/2.1.9 Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.system:29840 On 2012-08-21 15:29:38 +0000, Jolly Roger said: > In article , > Wes Groleau wrote: > >> On 08-19-2012 01:52, Wes Groleau wrote: >>> GoDaddy is cheaper, but I couldn't accept their screw-up rates any more. >> >> Bu that I do not mean the rates the charge, but the frequency at which >> they screw things up. Never had a complaint for years, but the last two >> years it has been terrible. > > [GoDaddy] has very shoddy support - you are just a number. I wouldn't > trust them, > personally. FWIW, I've used GoDaddy as well as a couple of others. The only reason I've ever found to go with GoDaddy was that they were cheap. I *hate* their website, interface, and their constant "buy more crap" screens. That said, I've found their support to be mostly okay. I have had some nightmare experiences which make GoDaddy seem like a walk in the park. Look into the history of RegisterFly for one of them. I've recently been working with NameCheap.com and been very happy with them. I don't do anything but register domain names with these registrars, or at absolute most, forward some e-mail. Any actual hosting of anything important is done elsewhere, partly because I want more control over features, and partly because I should be free to change registrars without having to change hosting arrangements. GoDaddy's hosting was the main source of problems I ever had with them. I have no idea if NameCheap's hosting services are good or bad, but as a domain registrar, they've been perfectly nice to deal with and pretty close in price to GoDaddy.