INTERACT FORUM

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: OT: Domain registrars  (Read 838 times)

Trelane

  • Regular Member
  • World Citizen
  • ***
  • Posts: 142
  • Destroy him, my robots.
OT: Domain registrars
« on: March 20, 2002, 11:23:44 am »

Hi,

I currently own a domain that is registered through Network Solutions/VeriSign or whatever their name is this week. It's been fine for almost a year now, but with renewal time approaching, I'm a little uneasy... especially after reading the horror stories on http://www.nsihorrorstories.com . Most of the bad stuff happens when it comes time to renew the domain name (i.e., them letting the domain expire, but then not releasing it). This happened with a previous domain name I had (I made the mistake of registering it through NameZero... hey, I was a cheap high school student at the time Next Page). It expired and was not released for nearly 8 months.

My question to everyone is: if you use Network Solutions, how's the renewal process been for you? Also, if I were to transfer the domain to a different registrar, who would you recommend? I only have two requirements: the price is fair, and that I am the owner of the domain, not the registrar (like NameZero... those jerks Next Page).

Thanks for any input.
Mike
Logged

Severian

  • Guest
RE:OT: Domain registrars
« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2002, 12:06:59 pm »

I own only one domain name, and I got it through Network Solutions. The renewal process was essentially transparent for me. I paid, they renewed, everybody was happy. The only time I've had a pain in the butt with them was when I switched hosts, because the verification that I was who I was, was a nightmare. If you've changed contact information, particularly e-mail addresses or anything like that, it's a real nutroll for them to update their records. You gotta fax them back and forth, all kinds of garbage. It would be silly to recount all the details but suffice it to say, a one-step process became like ten. Assuming that all my contact information had stayed the same, however, I believe there wouldn't have been any problem. My lesson learned was to keep them updated so that any future actions go off without a hitch.
Logged

Trelane

  • Regular Member
  • World Citizen
  • ***
  • Posts: 142
  • Destroy him, my robots.
RE:OT: Domain registrars
« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2002, 12:17:11 pm »

I suppose I should change my email account on the whois records. It's still using my old @Home e-mail address, but since they went in the tank.... hehe Next Page

Mike
Logged

Severian

  • Guest
RE:OT: Domain registrars
« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2002, 12:19:11 pm »

DEFINITELY.
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up