[Cialug] Domain Registration

[Allen Kiddoo]

Glad to hear you had such a wonderful experience.
I didn't.

Allen Kiddoo

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From: Whil Hentzen <lug at hentzenwerke.com>
To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group <cialug at cialug.org>
Sent: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 13:54:43 -0500
Subject: Re: [Cialug] Domain Registration

> Allen Kiddoo wrote:
> > Please read the fine print on godaddy. When you register a
> > domain with them you are renting it- they retain ownership.
> 
> I'd like to see a specific reference. There is a LOT of "fine print" 
> there. :) I couldn't find anything in any of the documents I looked at.
> 
> (The documents I referr to are all found under "Legal" at the bottom 
> of their home page.)
> 
> For new domains, they state "If you fail to renew your domain name,
>  you agree that Go Daddy may, at its sole discretion, renew your 
> expired domain name on your behalf." (Second paragraph under Domain 
> Name Renewals in the "Domain Registration Agreement")
> 
> For domain renewals, on their "Domain Name Transfer Agreement",
>  section 
> 3. Terms for Transferring Domain Names, it says:
> 
> "Upon successful transfer, GoDaddy.com, Inc. shall become the 
> Registrar of Record. You will still be the Registrant of the domain -
> - Go Daddy will become the Registrar of the domain name."
> 
> Is that what you were referring to? Or is there other fine print 
> that contradicts this?
> 
> > Their web interface attempts to sell you everything you
> > don't want or need.
> 
> Agreed. So click past it.
> 
> They also send you a ton of email with this month's "special". So 
> delete it.
> 
> I also hear that Bob Parson's isn't quite the fuzzy teddy bear that 
> he pruports to be in public. Big deal. I've never had a problem with 
> his operation.
> 
> I changed DNS for a bunch of domains with GoDaddy, and the changes 
> took effect within 15 minutes. Changes with another registrar took 
> over 10 hours. I've found that DNS changes with GoDaddy are always 
> nearly instanteous. No beef here.
> 
> Whil
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