[Cialug] A good domain name Registrar?

[David Champion]

Network Solutions is pricey, but the admin is very good. I like that you 
can always pay for a domain registration without having to know the 
login info for a domain someone else set up 8 years ago. You just enter 
a domain, and pay for it. I guess they figure that it's not a problem if 
someone wants to maliciously pay for someone else's domain registrations.

Some of the experiences I've had with other registrars like ones that 
use OpenSRS (They wouldn't let me renew a domain, and lied to me, 
telling me that the previous registrant was blocking me from 
transferring the domain, even after both he and I cc'ed emails to the 
OpenSRS customer support person - and all I wanted to do was PAY THEM 
MONEY, not change anything about the domain) have made me switch just 
about everything to Network Solutions.

-dc

Andrew Lietzow wrote:
> Dear list,
> 
> I've been registering domain names with GANDI.net for about 5 years now (located in France).  There service is good and account administration is a breeze.  Because of the conversion rate changes with the Euro, however, I've been trying to switch to a US-based registrar.   I was trying Aplus.net but their administration was a bit convoluted.  
> 
> Not only was there online domain administration not intuitive, the transfer for two requested domain names never got completed.   Therefore, I'm having to renew sites with Gandi.net until an alternative can be found.  
> 
> I liked the $5.95 price from Aplus.net (limited to five domain names) but looks like I might be getting what I paid for?   Their online chat service was very good -- it's just that their organization for administration of domain names was a nightmare).   
> 
> Recommendations?  
> 
> Ciao, 
> Andrew in Des Moines