[Sussex] Domain registrar recomendations

[Gareth Ablett]

 From: Jon Fautley [mailto:jon at geekpeople.net]
 Subject: Re: [Sussex] Domain registrar recomendations
 
 
> 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 :)
> 

Interesting you don't know the Simpsons is a cartoon right and not real?

I'd agree host Europe are crap at hosting and I have been on the phone to them before for hours getting them to sort a problem with a server.

But I've used 123-reg for something like 4 or 5 years and not once had a problem, the seem to have that part of the business sorted.

Gareth Ablett
Systems Developer

ITP Services Ltd.
http://www.itpserve.co.uk/

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