Yes, people don't realize how much trouble domains can be until they get into trouble. We (Itabix) became a domain registrar for all these reasons and a bunch more - so many times our clients lost their domain or lost access to it because their "friend" or web developer was the owner of record, or they didn't get the notification so didn't renew it, or because they no longer had access to the registered email address so they would have to do a long convoluted fax request to get control again. We make a whopping dollar and some change per year on a domain but it's worth it because we can manage and protect the domain, and also have instant access to things like nameservers and domain forwards. -- Sam McClellan Itabix, Inc Web Development, Hosting and Domain Registration sam at itabix.com http://itabix.com Main - 413.587.4600 Toll-free - 877-7ITABIX (877.748.2249)