I have used Opensrs (used to be called TuCows) for almost 20 years. They are an independent registrar reseller -- which means you can be a reseller for them (disclaimer - I've handed over 2,000 domains as a reseller over the years) and there are a number of public resellers like Hover https://opensrs.com/why/our-resellers/ Note: many hosting companies include domain registrations in their deals, which is great until they change their hosting policies or prices, crater or are bought by (usually) GoDaddy. Not worth saving $10-20/yr for the hassle of having to recover your domain. Also we've helped a number of locals having domain issues, esp with http://gaiahost.coop/ Rich -TnrGlobal - listmaster HT On 6/8/2022 12:25 PM, Fred Grossberg via Hidden-discuss wrote: > > Who would you guys recommend for a registrar? > > Thanks, > > Fred Grossberg > > *From:* Hidden-discuss <hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net> > *On Behalf Of *Sam McClellan via Hidden-discuss > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 8, 2022 11:46 AM > *To:* hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > *Subject:* Re: [Hidden-tech] Network Solutions > > Yes, Nitwit Solutions. Ever since other registrars started popping up, > they've been working very hard to keep people paying 3x as much for a > domain to no apparent benefit, and then expanding their "services" > with the same playbook. Over the years they've gotten subtler about > their manipulations but still quite toxic. I'm very sorry to hear your > client had that experience, it's a different version of the same story > I've heard many times. Definitely stay away. Register.com is similarly > toxic, and GoDaddy also uses a similar if somewhat less egregious > playbook. I've wasted too many hours of my life helping clients get > away from these guys. > > Sam > > > > *Sam McClellan* > > *Itabix, Inc* > > *one place for all things **web* > > *sam at itabix.com* > > *https://itabix.com* > > *Main - 413.587.4600* > > *Toll-free - 877-7ITABIX (877.748.2249) * > > On 6/8/2022 10:23 AM, Michael Muller via Hidden-discuss wrote: > > Despite their history of being the first Registrar (they're the > for-profit spin-off of the original Internic, the non-profit that > managed all the domains starting in the 1990s), they are hands > down the worst one out there. It's so bad that even if you want to > transfer your domain name away, you need to click an extra two > "are you sure" yes buttons, then they tell you they will review > your request and you may get an email in three days with your Auth > Code. I mean... WTH? > > Funny thing about the Internic, for those of you who may not > remember or been around in those days, back then you would go to > their website, fill out a long form, which would send you an > email. You would have to then reply to that email (I guess that > was how they verified you were real?) and then you had to wait a > week for their reply email to see if you were the person who got > the domain name, at which point you needed to print the email and > mail it to them with a check for $75. Yes. And that's about $150 > in today's dollars. The whole thing took two weeks. It was brutal. > Network Solutions is their legacy. > > Mik > > Mik Muller, president > > Montague WebWorks > > 20 River Street, Greenfield, MA > > 413-320-5336 > > http://MontagueWebWorks.com <http://MontagueWebWorks.com> > > Powered by ROCKETFUSION > > On 6/7/2022 9:36 PM, Julie Waggoner via Hidden-discuss wrote: > > Has anyone had any recent interactions with Network Solutions? > > > I cancelled all services with NS for one of my clients a year > or so ago, because they were too expensive, always on the > upsell, obfuscating final costs, and it was impossible to get > hold of anyone for tech support. > > My client was recently billed over $900, for services that I’d > cancelled and that we haven’t used for the past year. > > > I did manage to get an NS rep on the phone. When talking to > him, the rep said that > > 1. They cannot refund the money the client was billed because > it was billed 30 days ago. > 2. They cannot “close” the client’s account because “what if > you wanted to use it again?” > 3. They cannot remove my client’s credit card information > from the account because (see number 2). > > I told them we were not happy having the client’s credit > information in NS’s records if we weren’t using their > services. (My client is going to get a new credit card, and > ask the credit card company to refuse the billing since she > did not authorize the purchase). > > This seems like it should be illegal. They’re essentially > holding my client’s credit card information hostage, against > my client’s wishes. > > > Has anyone had this experience, or have any insight into this > situation? > > Thanks! > Julie Waggoner > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Avast logo <https://www.avast.com/antivirus> > > > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus > software. > www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/antivirus> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page:http://www.hidden-tech.net > > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page:http://www.hidden-tech.net > > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page:http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members -- Rich Roth CEO TnR Global Bio and personal blog:http://rizbang.com Building the really big sites:http://www.tnrglobal.com Small/Soho business in the PV:http://www.hidden-tech.net Places to meet for business:http://www.meetmewhere.com And for Arts and relaxation: http://TarotMuertos.com - Artistic Tarot Deck http://www.welovemuseums.com http://www.artonmytv.com/ Shakers:http://www.shakerpedia.com/ Helping move the world:http://www.earththrives.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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