[SLUG] domain name registration
Hi. I've registered a '.info' domain name with registerfly.com for about $AUD5.00. It all works but it takes about 5 seconds to do a lookup. Can anyone recommend a domain registration service that has fast response times and does cheap '.info' domains? I'm sure this has been asked before but can you please recommend a service that does the above. Thanks. Kind regards. Luke. -- ._.. .| .| |.|/.|_ . .|__.|_|.|\.|_ . :61 421 276 282: -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] domain name registration
On Wed, 2004-09-01 at 15:24 +1000, Michael Fox wrote: On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 14:41:05 +1000, Jamie Wilkinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Depends on what TLD you want to register in. I'd recommend Anchor: http://anchor.com.au for gTLD and .au domain names, but that's because I'm biased. Although anchor is a tad expensive as compared to other registars. Anchor is competitive on .au, but yes, GTLDs are a little pricey. This site: http://whatsinaname.com.au/ is out of date but helpful; most of those registrars do GTLD as well as .au. Anchor in particular have .com.au domains $30 cheaper than what's listed there, so do take it with the requisite quantity of salt. j. -- James Gregory [EMAIL PROTECTED] signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] domain name registration
Hi, I want to register a domain name on the cheap. Does anyone have recommendations? I looked at domaindirect.com who have a product called 'domain parking'. Has anyone used this? Are there any catches? TIA, Luke -- Luke (Terry) Vanderfluit Mobile: 0421 276 282 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] domain name registration
On Wed, 1 Sep 2004, Luke (Terry) Vanderfluit wrote: Hi, I want to register a domain name on the cheap. Does anyone have recommendations? I looked at domaindirect.com who have a product called 'domain parking'. Has anyone used this? Are there any catches? I used DomainDirect for years and found them OK to deal with. I've stopped using them only because I wanted all my domains consolidated in one place for convenience. I don't think they are the cheapest though. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] domain name registration
On Wed, Sep 01, 2004 at 12:05:05PM +0930, Luke (Terry) Vanderfluit wrote: I want to register a domain name on the cheap. Does anyone have recommendations? .au or generics? I use namescout.com for .au's, because they're the cheapest (but beware the spam they send out every now and then). I'd highly recommend GoDaddy.com for your gTLD domains -- they're cheap as and have good service and a solid anti-spam policy (both for themselves and the domains they register -- spam for a godaddy-registrared domain and you won't have the domain much longer). - Matt signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] domain name registration
Luke (Terry) Vanderfluit wrote: I want to register a domain name on the cheap. Does anyone have recommendations? I looked at domaindirect.com who have a product called 'domain parking'. Has anyone used this? Are there any catches? I register all my domains at http://www.cheapdomain.com.au which seems to be a subsidurary of iPrimus. Its now AU$16.50 a year for a .com, .net, .org type domain (used to be $14.95). Then I host all my domains over at http://nerdie.org, which is a free dns hosting site. You can set A, CNAME and MX records and also mail and url redirection. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] domain name registration
This one time, at band camp, Luke (Terry) Vanderfluit wrote: I want to register a domain name on the cheap. Does anyone have recommendations? Depends on what TLD you want to register in. I'd recommend Anchor: http://anchor.com.au for gTLD and .au domain names, but that's because I'm biased. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://spacepants.org/jaq.gpg -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] domain name registration
On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 14:41:05 +1000, Jamie Wilkinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Depends on what TLD you want to register in. I'd recommend Anchor: http://anchor.com.au for gTLD and .au domain names, but that's because I'm biased. Although anchor is a tad expensive as compared to other registars. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Domain Name Registration
On 25 Oct 2001, at 14:09, Howard Lowndes wrote: As for the business name - well the business name (or your company name, or your personal name) has to contain the letters, in the same order, as the domain name. There was an interesting one the other day where a strong domain name was derived by selecting characters in sequence from a totally unrelated business name. I cannot remember the detail, but it was quite cunning. Future Chicks P/L, applied for the .com.au domain containing, in sequence, the first two letters of both words. Gnuthad PGP Key Block available at: http://aussie.mine.nu/aussie/pgp_key.txt -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
RE: [SLUG] Domain Name Registration
Yes you do need a name to register the domain.. doesn't have to be a company (P/L), just a business. NetRegistry probably go through melbourneIT.. so they probably add their bit on.. just get the best price. Process takes 2 hours or 2 days.. depending how much you want to pay.. 2 days is around $140 I think.. it's been a while.. $300 for 2 hours.. thanks, George Vieira Network Engineer Citadel Computer Systems P/L -Original Message- From: Matt - [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 1:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [SLUG] Domain Name Registration Hi everyone, I have recently been interested in registering a domain name for myself. I am guessing that this SLUG list has a pretty large group of people who know the ins and outs of domain registration so I was hoping I could get some experienced information. Firstly, I want it to be a .com.au domain name. Does this mean I HAVE TO register a business name with the words I want in my domain name ? So if I want to register joespizza.com.au I need to own a business name Joes Pizza Pty Ltd ? Is this the only way to do it ? Secondly, where should I go to do this at the best price ? Can you guys please distinguish the difference between NetRegistry.com.au, MelbourneIT.com.au and inww.com ? Who should I go to, are the prices fixed ? Thirdly, how long does the process take ? Thanks very much guys, any extra advice will appreciated. I'm sure some of you know some tricks that will speed up the process and/or make it easier. Thanks again ! :) _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
RE: [SLUG] Domain Name Registration
MelbIT is INWW (Internet Names Worldwide), and has exclusive rights to the sale of .com.au domain registrations worldwide. Shop around. If you buy it off anyone else, they're only a reseller for MelbIT. - Barry -Original Message- From: Matt - [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 1:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [SLUG] Domain Name Registration snip Secondly, where should I go to do this at the best price ? Can you guys please distinguish the difference between NetRegistry.com.au, MelbourneIT.com.au and inww.com ? Who should I go to, are the prices fixed ? /snip * This email and any files transmitted with it may be legally privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must not disclose or use the information contained in it. If you have received this email in error, please notify us by return email and permanently delete the document. * -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Domain Name Registration
You *really* want to pay C$140 for a 2 year .com.au or would you prefer to pay C1/3 (even allowing for US$/A$ conversion) of that for a 3 year (or up to 10 year) .com domain If you want to hold off for a short while the prices should plummet for .com.au when competition kicks in. As for the business name - well the business name (or your company name, or your personal name) has to contain the letters, in the same order, as the domain name. There was an interesting one the other day where a strong domain name was derived by selecting characters in sequence from a totally unrelated business name. I cannot remember the detail, but it was quite cunning. On Thu, 25 Oct 2001, Matt - wrote: Hi everyone, I have recently been interested in registering a domain name for myself. I am guessing that this SLUG list has a pretty large group of people who know the ins and outs of domain registration so I was hoping I could get some experienced information. Firstly, I want it to be a .com.au domain name. Does this mean I HAVE TO register a business name with the words I want in my domain name ? So if I want to register joespizza.com.au I need to own a business name Joes Pizza Pty Ltd ? Is this the only way to do it ? Secondly, where should I go to do this at the best price ? Can you guys please distinguish the difference between NetRegistry.com.au, MelbourneIT.com.au and inww.com ? Who should I go to, are the prices fixed ? Thirdly, how long does the process take ? Thanks very much guys, any extra advice will appreciated. I'm sure some of you know some tricks that will speed up the process and/or make it easier. Thanks again ! :) _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp -- Howard. LANNet Computing Associates - Your Linux people Contact detail at http://www.lannetlinux.com -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Domain Name Registration
On Thu, 25 Oct 2001, Howard Lowndes wrote: You *really* want to pay C$140 for a 2 year .com.au or would you prefer to pay C1/3 (even allowing for US$/A$ conversion) of that for a 3 year (or up to 10 year) .com domain I'm not so in love with the .com system. In order to protect one of my names I've had to register 12 variations (with trailing s, with hyphen, .org, .com, .net etc.), despite having registered a US trade mark to protect myself! The net cost is much more than the australian status quo. I host a site which is .com ... but someone has registered a variation of his name by simply removing a hyphen and now uses that domain name to host porn. I can't see the open slather .com system as being such a great idea unless you are running a registry. They must have made a mozza from .info and .biz Sorry about the off-topic. If you want to hold off for a short while the prices should plummet for .com.au when competition kicks in. As for the business name - well the business name (or your company name, or your personal name) has to contain the letters, in the same order, as the domain name. There was an interesting one the other day where a strong domain name was derived by selecting characters in sequence from a totally unrelated business name. I cannot remember the detail, but it was quite cunning. On Thu, 25 Oct 2001, Matt - wrote: Hi everyone, I have recently been interested in registering a domain name for myself. I am guessing that this SLUG list has a pretty large group of people who know the ins and outs of domain registration so I was hoping I could get some experienced information. Firstly, I want it to be a .com.au domain name. Does this mean I HAVE TO register a business name with the words I want in my domain name ? snip -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Domain Name Registration
Melbourne IT will get you where you want to go directly. NetRegistry and the rest provide a layer of friendlyness and advice ( which your getting from the list ) that you probably don't need. They also tend to mainly do bundling, they are in it to sell you hosting, email, e-commerce etc more than the actual domain itself. Using one of these other companies is like buying a computer from a Name Brand computer company. Great if you don't know what your doing and need help, but a waste of money if you have knowlegable friends ( like us ). Let me just note in their favour, that NetRegistry ( I worked there, don't know about the others ) are good value if you have a contentious name, or you think you might get refused the domain. They fight daily battles with Melbourne IT beurocracy, and thus they know the appeals processes inside out, so sometimes that can get something approved that would otherwise be denied. ( They got mthotham.com.au for example, which would normally be rejected as a place name, by faxing Melbourne IT the 72 page government act stating the ski company has exclusive commercial control of the entire mthotham area ). But it you are registerring a business name specifically to get the domain name, you should have no such troubles, as you can easily make sure that you tailor the business name to the domain name. One last note. Melbourne IT DO WATCH the business name register. After three years when your business name runs out ( or however long it is now ), they can and will send you a please explain letter asking why you should keep the domain now that you no longer have the credentials to back it up. I have personally seen these. Keep your business name up to date. Adam - Original Message - From: Matt - [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 1:36 PM Subject: [SLUG] Domain Name Registration Hi everyone, I have recently been interested in registering a domain name for myself. I am guessing that this SLUG list has a pretty large group of people who know the ins and outs of domain registration so I was hoping I could get some experienced information. Firstly, I want it to be a .com.au domain name. Does this mean I HAVE TO register a business name with the words I want in my domain name ? So if I want to register joespizza.com.au I need to own a business name Joes Pizza Pty Ltd ? Is this the only way to do it ? Secondly, where should I go to do this at the best price ? Can you guys please distinguish the difference between NetRegistry.com.au, MelbourneIT.com.au and inww.com ? Who should I go to, are the prices fixed ? Thirdly, how long does the process take ? Thanks very much guys, any extra advice will appreciated. I'm sure some of you know some tricks that will speed up the process and/or make it easier. Thanks again ! :) _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
