[Tfug] Domain names

[Matt Jacob]

I'm going to resurrect this thread, because I'm wondering if anyone
has any experience with Namecheap. While affordable, I've gotten fed
up with GoDaddy's advertisement-laden checkout process while trying to
buy a new domain recently. I've read good things about Namecheap, and
they're ICANN-accredited (but then again, wasn't RegisterFly too?), so
I'm thinking about giving them a shot.

Anyone?

Matt

On Sat, Jan 26, 2008 at 9:13 PM, John Gruenenfelder
<johng at as.arizona.edu> wrote:
> I'm looking for recommendations on domain registrars.  It's been asked before,
>  yes, but not for a while.  What do you use?
>
>  And, as a second question, what do I do about domain squatting?  One of the
>  domains I wish to purchase is thankfully unregistered.  That shouldn't pose a
>  problem.  But, I also wish to purchase one for personal use and of the domains
>  I would *like* to use, almost all are taken.  Not by users, but usually by
>  squatters.
>
>  As an example, for one domain I tried the .com, .net, and .org names were all
>  occupied by squatters.  The .us version was in use by an actual musician for
>  his page.
>
>  Is there any recourse to this?  And it's not like they just want a couple of
>  dollars to hand it over.  On one I checked, the minimum asking price was
>  $1000!  I made an offer of $15.  I haven't heard back from them...
>
>
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