Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Domain name registration
On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 12:47 PM, James wirel...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: Paul Hartman paul.hartman+gentoo at gmail.com writes: On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 5:02 PM, Paul Hartman paul.hartman+gentoo at gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 3:41 PM, James wireless at tampabay.rr.com wrote: Hello, I'm looking for suggestions to use for DNS registrars. I've been using namecheap for years (they are a reseller for eNom). It's cheap and you get what you're looking for. I've got a few domains, and been able to set them up for DKIM, Google Apps, etc without any issues. There is also a coupon code this month that will give you a discount: 7tulips Thanks Paul... I guess I should have clearly stated that I was looking for a DNS registrar that, by default, make the customer the DNS registrant, instead of themselves. As you know, if you are the DNS registrant, then, you own the DN. Many folks discover this only when they try to migrate ?their? DN. http://www.keytlaw.com/urls/whoowns.htm Most registrars do not do this, and personally it miffs me quite a lot... I'll Look into namecheap and see what their policy and practices are. Don't worry, with them you own it and there are no catches that I've seen... it's just a straight up domain name registration, no web hosting or other nonsense. Your own info (whatever you tell it) goes into all of the fields in the whois database... they offer a whoisguard service which masks your info, if you want privacy (and to reduce the amount of spam and physical junk mail you'll get -- and you'll get plenty) but it's completely optional and if you're worried about having their whoisguard as the name in the whois database, you don't need to use it.
[gentoo-user] Re: Domain name registration
Anthony Metcalf nevyn at anferny.me.uk writes: I use http://freedns.afraid.org/ . Doesn't meet your not-free stipulation, but I think just about encompasses everything else Thanks Everyone for the suggestions and information. I've got to build up several machines and get the DNS registered. Since it's been a while, I think I'm first going to use Bind-9 for now. I'm sure I'll be posting for some help, file tweaking and deeper wisdom as to any mods with the firewall. I'm actually looking forward to this project, since it is for me, over the next few weekends thanks again, James
[gentoo-user] Re: Domain name registration
Paul Hartman paul.hartman+gentoo at gmail.com writes: On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 5:02 PM, Paul Hartman paul.hartman+gentoo at gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 3:41 PM, James wireless at tampabay.rr.com wrote: Hello, I'm looking for suggestions to use for DNS registrars. I've been using namecheap for years (they are a reseller for eNom). It's cheap and you get what you're looking for. I've got a few domains, and been able to set them up for DKIM, Google Apps, etc without any issues. There is also a coupon code this month that will give you a discount: 7tulips Thanks Paul... I guess I should have clearly stated that I was looking for a DNS registrar that, by default, make the customer the DNS registrant, instead of themselves. As you know, if you are the DNS registrant, then, you own the DN. Many folks discover this only when they try to migrate ?their? DN. http://www.keytlaw.com/urls/whoowns.htm Most registrars do not do this, and personally it miffs me quite a lot... I'll Look into namecheap and see what their policy and practices are. Thanks again, James
[gentoo-user] Re: Domain name registration
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
