[Sussex] Domain registrar recomendations

[Matthew Macdonald-Wallace]

34sp is my usual host, however I'm tempted by the slug offer... ;)

Matt

On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 10:18:09 +0000
Jon Fautley <jon at geekpeople.net> enlightened us with:

> 
> On 18 Nov 2004, at 09:50, Gareth Ablett wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> >  From: Diego Moore [mailto:diego.moore at gmail.com]
> >  Subject: [Sussex] Domain registrar recomendations
> >
> >> I'm thinking of grouping the many domains (20+) into one regsitrar,
> >> most of which are with easily.co.uk
> >>
> >> I've used joker.com before and I really like their features, but
> >they> dont do co.uk domains which is a big nono...
> >>
> >> I'm a bit of a power freak and would like advanced control over the
> >> domains. I like the advanced options in the contol panel of
> >joker.com> (anyone else used them?).
> >>
> >> Has anyone got any recomendations? I'm just tired of sending faxes,
> >> paying £10 for minor modifications and easily just does not cut it
> >> anymore. But I'm also not inrerested in building and mantining my
> >own> DNS server!
> >
> > Hi Diego,
> >
> > I'll use 123-reg.co.uk they have a good control panel with options
> > to do almost anything and I believe its free at the moment to
> > transfer domains into an account with them (I might be wrong I
> > remember them mentioning it a while ago)
> 
> But it's 123-reg... the same 123reg that's part of the HostEurope 
> group! HostEurope wouldnt' know a reliable internet service if it 
> slapped them in the face.
> 
> As you can tell, I really don't like the HostEurope or any of their 
> 2bit companies they've spawned. Now pipex (once a good ISP) have 
> purchased them - they obviously didn't speak to the rest of the 
> internet community at large... it's akin to that simpsons episode
> where Homer buys the 4x4... then everyone points out it's the crappy
> 'ladies' version of the car, and everyone laughs at him, until he gets
> rid of it to someone else (Marge - who then thankfully crashes it and
> it blows up).
> 
> 4x4 = HostEurope
> Homer = Pipex
> Marge = who knows, lets hope they crash and burn soon ;)
> 
> Anyway, back to work :)
> 
> Jon
> 
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