Re: [cobalt-users] Domain Registration (off subject a bit)

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Kris Dahl wrote:

> I am curious if anyone on this list drives anything besides either a) a Yugo
> or b) Geo Metro.  And I bet that everyone uses 87 octane gas too, regarless
> of weather it makes your 'high-performance engine' knock and perform poorly.
> But it gets you around.  Naturally a Yugo is best because, well, they are
> the CHEAPEST.  You spent how much on your car?  Well, I only paid $6995 for
> mine!

I drove an 11-year-old Cadillac Coupe de Ville which cost me $2500. 
It's got 210,000 miles on it, and it runs fine with 87-octane gasoline. 
Most reasonably modern engines run fine on whatever fuel is in the tank
when they're tuned up.

> That sort of logic is going to get you into trouble and into trouble quick.

I agree, so what's your point.

> What is vastly more important than a measly $15 premium is the license that
> you are given and the flexibility you have with the domain name.

Yes we agree here, and that's why I no longer use Domain Bank; their
license requires that whatever your original term, you renew for at
least two more years before you can move your domain off their servers.

> FYI aireg is a OpenSRS reseller.  The unfortunate thing about OpenSRS is
> that they too have a nasty little clause that pretty much gives them the
> ability to take your domain if there is legal trouble.

Which clause is that?  I presume you're referring to the ICANN domain
dispute policy, though I'm not sure.  As of now, every registrar is
supposed to be adhering to that policy.  Which isn't?

> However it is still
> one for the more free (AS IN SPEECH) registration services.  NetSol doesn't
> even come close.
> 
> So in closing, it isn't about the money but the ability to own, transfer,
> modify, your domain (in a secure fashion, NetSol!) that counts.  Not the $15
> bucks.  In this case, the least cost provider may be a better way to go.
> But make sure that you are making the decision for the right reason.

Network Solutions is about the least secure.  Also the least logical in
terms of when they're going to work right and when they're not.  And
also in when tech support is going to be able to help you, and for how
long it's going to take.

For example, we've got a customer who's been trying to fix a Network
Solutions error for over two weeks now <frown>.  In the meantime the
site's pointed to nameservers that don't exist and the contacts have an
email address that doesn't exist because Network Solutions used an old
record to update a domain when the owners changed <frown>.

So based on your post, do you have any suggestions for us?

Jeff
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