On 28 April 2011 10:58, MJ Ray mjr@phonecoop.coop wrote:
They hadn't the last time I took a domain off them. I feel that few registrars are worse commercially (NetworkSolutions and Freeola come to mind - I find 123-reg/fasthosts/livedns annoying technically) and I'm sure there are still several ALUG members like me who can sell domains to you. Of course, the big monkeys may have a cheaper initial fee, but you might find yourself stuck in the cage with them...
I recall moving some of my domains to an ex-employer and consequently had to pay THEM to move the domains away from them when they started to chimp things up. Outrageous and unethical for an automated process IMHO. (Mind you - said ex-employee told me "if it's on the Internet it must be free" having nabbed one of my photos from my own hosted online gallery and used in a national print campaign).
I find 123-reg.co.uk works for me these days - generally do not have a problem with them despite them being a part of the Webfusion family.
Mine does, but remember that you should only do that for non-trading domains. Firstly, distance selling regs require you to tell people where you are anyway; secondly, hiding from WHOIS is a big red flag for anyone who checks your website before buying from it, as in http://www.generatesuccess.co.uk/how-to-check-web-shops-for-basic-security/8...
Good point indeed - I just remembered that if you are trading and need SSL certificate (the insured variety - not the cheapy £9.99 validated by domain only kind) for the business, most SSL providers will require that if you do use a WHOIS masking service to (a) unmask it and (b) make sure the WHOIS address matches the registered company address that is also required for the SSL certificate. I can't tell you how much this delays matters when registering SSL for customers who have enabled WHOIS masking.
Martyn