[H] URL Registration

2008-01-24 Thread Anthony Q. Martin
I'm about to pay $20 for a url for a two-year period. Is there any reason not to do this via whois.net? This is a .org url. Can those be claimed for free? If so, where is the best place to do that? Thanks.

Re: [H] URL Registration

2008-01-24 Thread Winterlight
you mean a domain name registration? Try Godaddy.com At 11:52 AM 1/24/2008, you wrote: I'm about to pay $20 for a url for a two-year period. Is there any reason not to do this via whois.net? This is a .org url. Can those be claimed for free? If so, where is the best place to do that?

Re: [H] URL Registration

2008-01-24 Thread Anthony Q. Martin
Yes. Are they better than other solutions for any reason? you mean a domain name registration? Try Godaddy.com At 11:52 AM 1/24/2008, you wrote: I'm about to pay $20 for a url for a two-year period. Is there any reason not to do this via whois.net? This is a .org url. Can those be

Re: [H] URL Registration

2008-01-24 Thread Anthony Q. Martin
] URL Registration you mean a domain name registration? Try Godaddy.com At 11:52 AM 1/24/2008, you wrote: I'm about to pay $20 for a url for a two-year period. Is there any reason not to do this via whois.net? This is a .org url. Can those be claimed for free? If so, where is the best

Re: [H] URL Registration

2008-01-24 Thread Joe User
Hello Anthony, Thursday, January 24, 2008, 1:57:35 PM, you wrote: Yes. Are they better than other solutions for any reason? you mean a domain name registration? Try Godaddy.com GODADDY seconded. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...

Re: [H] URL Registration

2008-01-24 Thread Winterlight
At 11:57 AM 1/24/2008, you wrote: Yes. Are they better than other solutions for any reason? price 9.20 a year for a .com, and you can just do one year, freebies, you get a free 5GB site, one free email address 25 meg, that you can pop, with their SMTP and very good web interface,... they

Re: [H] URL Registration

2008-01-24 Thread Winterlight
At 12:04 PM 1/24/2008, you wrote: Is it worthwhile to not have contact info published in connection with the domain name registration? Whois claimes this eliminates spam not unless you want to hide for some reason. You will get spam but only at the contact address... so use a throwaway

Re: [H] URL Registration

2008-01-24 Thread Anthony Q. Martin
Thanks. I'll deal with them. they only want $6.95 for a .org. - Original Message - From: Winterlight [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 3:10 PM Subject: Re: [H] URL Registration At 11:57 AM 1/24/2008, you wrote: Yes. Are they better

Re: [H] URL Registration

2008-01-24 Thread Anthony Q. Martin
At 12:04 PM 1/24/2008, you wrote: Is it worthwhile to not have contact info published in connection with the domain name registration? Whois claimes this eliminates spam not unless you want to hide for some reason. You will get spam but only at the contact address... so use a

Re: [H] URL Registration

2008-01-24 Thread Winterlight
At 12:17 PM 1/24/2008, you wrote: Thanks. I'll deal with them. they only want $6.95 for a .org. that must be a on sale first year special price, although sometimes they let you buy as many years as you want, up to ten, for that price.

Re: [H] URL Registration

2008-01-24 Thread Greg Sevart
web address to combat e-mail SPAM... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anthony Q. Martin Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 2:19 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] URL Registration At 12:04 PM 1/24/2008

Re: [H] URL Registration

2008-01-24 Thread Steve
At 12:04 PM 1/24/2008, you wrote: Is it worthwhile to not have contact info published in connection with the domain name registration? Whois claimes this eliminates spam not unless you want to hide for some reason. You will get spam but only at the contact address... so use a

Re: [H] URL Registration

2008-01-24 Thread Anthony Q. Martin
SPAM... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anthony Q. Martin Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 2:19 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] URL Registration At 12:04 PM 1/24/2008, you wrote: Is it worthwhile to not have

Re: [H] URL Registration

2008-01-24 Thread Gary VanderMolen
Yes. Are they better than other solutions for any reason? you mean a domain name registration? Try Godaddy.com GODADDY seconded. Likewise. I tried some of the other domain registrars, but GoDaddy gives you more features for a reasonably low price. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP

Re: [H] URL Registration

2008-01-24 Thread Gary VanderMolen
I never understood why using the Whois privacy feature is any more 'legal' than using any other non-personal address. Either way you are hiding the true domain owner's address and phone number. I registered my .org domain using the contact address and phone number of the registrar. Gary

Re: [H] URL Registration

2008-01-24 Thread Winterlight
@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] URL Registration At 12:04 PM 1/24/2008, you wrote: Is it worthwhile to not have contact info published in connection with the domain name registration? Whois claimes this eliminates spam not unless you want to hide for some reason. You will get spam but only

Re: [H] URL Registration

2008-01-24 Thread Anthony Q. Martin
a bit to ask questions. - Original Message - From: Winterlight [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 4:03 PM Subject: Re: [H] URL Registration Just register the domain for the time you want to keep it, and then use the free services... from

Re: [H] URL Registration

2008-01-24 Thread Anthony Q. Martin
] To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 4:03 PM Subject: Re: [H] URL Registration Just register the domain for the time you want to keep it, and then use the free services... from what you write I don't think you are going to need anything else. You will be able to create

Re: [H] URL Registration

2008-01-24 Thread Joe User
I use 11 beats the hell out of 'ServerPro' my old provider. Nothing pro about that one. Before that I used Shellweb? Not sure from my notes... it's been awhile. I used to use NetSol for my registar but not anymore. Godaddy is fine, 11 has their own also, I could use it -- Regards, joeuser -