[Tfug] Domain names

[Brian Murphy]

Before I became a godaddy / wild west domains reseller (shameless  
plug: coppershadowdomains.com - 6.95 .com's) I had my domains at  
namecheap.  Their interface was simple and easy to use.  I never had a  
problem with them.

I guess the controversy with namecheap is that they're an eNom  
reseller.  Wikileaks.org has called for a boycott against eNom Inc.

Brian


Quoting Matt Jacob <matt.jacob at gmail.com>:
> 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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