[GRLUG] Domain Registration

[Topher]

On Fri, 3 Dec 2010, Ben Rousch wrote:

> What company do you use for domain registration?
>
> I currently have one domain on register.com, but their renewal rate is
> $37/yr. That's just silly.
> I have several domains for cheap on GoDaddy, but their web site is so
> incredibly slow and annoying.
> I also have one domain on Dreamhost, which is reasonably priced and I
> like the company.
>
> I'm leaning towards Dreamhost for my near-term renewals, but I would
> like to hear what others are using.

I've used Dreamhost for years and have been very happy.  I'd pay a LOT to 
not use GoDaddy.  They've been extraordinarily predatory in their domain 
sniffing practices, very friendly to spammers, and use sex as their 
primary marketing tool.  No thanks.


Dreamhost is $10/yr for a domain I think.  What's interesting is that they 
also offer $15/yr signed ssl certificates, and you can take them anywhere, 
they're not just for dreamhost.

It's kind of a protest against crazy prices, they have a good blog post 
about it here: 
http://blog.dreamhost.com/2009/05/28/broken-browsers-part-two/

topher

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