[gentoo-user] Re: Domain name registration

[James]

Chuck Robey <chuckr <at> telenix.org> writes:


> > I'm looking for suggestions to use for DNS registrars.

> I do precisely this, using GoDaddy.  I don't see why using a service like that
> wouldn't be possible to get into what you want.  You'd have to make sure, when
> you set it up, that you didn't ask GoDaddy to supply any other services, but
> it's certainly possible.  I run my own server, I get the name from GoDaddy, but
> they provide no nameserver services, nor web pages.  I used to get it from a
> different vendor, but their service turned out to stink, so I learned that it
> takes about a week or two to transfer the name (from X to GoDaddy), because all
> services (like GoDaddy) need to go to reasonable lengths to make sure that they
> aren't faked out by frauds.  You probably wouldn't really want less.

I'm not sure that only registering a DN with GoDaddy, means that *you* 
actually own that DN. Might be possible, but in the dozens of friends
I've tried to help, all got screwed by GoDaddy. It just seems to me
it's easier to prevent it. Besides do I really want to reward a company
like GoDaddy with my business? Methinks not. ymmv.

My experience with other friends is that when they try to move from GoDaddy,
they get informed that GoDaddy owns the Domain Name.  I'm not transferring
a DNS that I already own, so, I'm very leery of using Go Daddy. They
might be ok to transfer an existing name, but, I'm not willing to 
take that risk.



Have you ever successfully transferred a DN that you originally registered 
initially with GoDaddyto another registrar?


Maybe I should justget ripped by Network solutions for a raw
registration for $35.00 and just be down with it?


James