Domain name registration

luisrodriguez · 5 Apr 2002, 12:16 PM

I suppose this must have been posted here before, so please bear with me...

I am about to register my own domain (and go to an enhanced fastmail account!!) and was wondering if some of the forum participants could give some hints about your favorite (or least favorite!!) provider. Anything you have heard that applies to its service in reference to fastmail, etc...

Thanks,

lux · 5 Apr 2002, 12:50 PM

Look at here:

http://www.emailaddresses.com/guide_forward.htm

The ones Edwin suggested are pretty good...

Jeremy Howard · 5 Apr 2002, 12:55 PM

Actually that's for email forwarding. Since Luisrodriguez will have an enhanced account this is not necessary and will reduce reliability. I've asked Edwin to add a section to his guide about direct email hosting but he's either decided not to or hasn't got around to it yet.

We have recommended 4 registrars in this FAQ entry: http://www.fastmail.fm/docs/faqparts...ml#AliasDomain . These recommendations are based on personal experience and feedback from our customers. If you use GoDaddy you'll get the best support from us because we use them, so we know their management interface best.

lmg · 5 Apr 2002, 01:54 PM

Jeremy,

What is the connection between 'ns1.messagingengine.com' and 'ns2.messagingengine.com' and FastMail? Are those 'your" name servers, or are they owned by some third party service and used by FastMail, or ? Just curious, since they're rather generic names.

Jeremy Howard · 5 Apr 2002, 04:00 PM

The Messaging Engine is a brand we will shortly be launching. It will provide the engine for outsourcing businesses email, and for other email providers who wish to provide their own branded service. FastMail.FM will be "Powered by The Messaging Engine". www.messagingengine.com will shortly have a site up that will explain how companies can use the same engine that powers FastMail.FM to power email for their own staff or customers.

The separation of brands is designed to simplify the buying process for potential customers. People looking for an outsourcing solution need information about the engine, bulk purchasing, etc, so they get a completely different site to people looking for personal email accounts.

Jessm · 7 Apr 2002, 06:51 PM

luisrodriguez,

I currently use StargateInc as my domain registar. They offer many features such as URL Forwarding/Masking and email address with the registration of your domain. Sadly, they just increased their fees from $8.85/year to $13.95/year. BUT, they do offer registration of two domains or more at their original low price of $8.85/year per domain. Many people register more than one domain (for example: personal, and business OR the yourdomain.com and yourdomain.net)

Check them out!
http://www.stargate.com or http://www.stargateinc.com

GoDaddy is also another affordable domain registar. The only problem with them is that they offer extra features for extra $$. For example, they charge for URL Forwarding.

Good luck,

Jessica

luzanne · 7 Apr 2002, 07:31 PM

i've also been looking for good registrars.

i didn't like godaddy coz i couldn't transfer or register even after 10 tries over a few months. they always had some error about my transactions and didn't get back to my queries.

but registerfly.com ($9.99) is quite reliable and so is mydomain.com ($14.95) which has unlimited subdomains, email forwards and customizing so u can do all sorts of stuff with ur domain.

if u want really cheap ones go to

http://www.namecheap.com/ ($8.88)
http://www.weregisterdomains.com/ ($8.00)
http://newdotcity.com/ ($8.95)

they have no restictions or anything as far as i know.

or alternatively you can register at the cheap domain providers and use mydomain features by using mydomain nameservers for your domain. i'm currently doing this.

Boom · 7 Apr 2002, 07:55 PM

Someone talked too me about a really good service that haves hosting included with all scripting possibilities and was even cheaper than my namezero one but i forgot its name

Jeremy Howard · 7 Apr 2002, 08:03 PM

Don't worry too much about extra services when you register a domain. You can always get these services for free from ZoneEdit or MyDomain for free regardless of which registrar you use.

spiderman · 7 Apr 2002, 08:04 PM

I tried godaddy yesterday and my domain name is already live today!

SM

Jessm · 7 Apr 2002, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jeremy Howard
Don't worry too much about extra services when you register a domain. You can always get these services for free from ZoneEdit or MyDomain for free regardless of which registrar you use.

Good tip, Jeremy! I didn't know about these two services.

I may just go with GoDaddy for my next domain name!

Thanks!

Jessica

Boom · 7 Apr 2002, 08:45 PM

Well I have to transfer my domain anyway
I'm not paying 35 $ for another year with them

nic76 · 8 Apr 2002, 03:10 AM

35$!! compared to that even my .name domain is cheap!

lol

SOHCC · 8 Apr 2002, 04:48 AM

Jeremy,

Can you use MyDomain services if you buy your domain from GoDaddy ? Any idea on allowable bandwith ? I am using ZoneEdit now, but they only allow total of 200MB bandwith (DNS, email forwarding, URL forwading...) per year for free. With all the bandwith that FM gives you, you can't use b/c ZoneEdit won't allow it.

Might as well get an Enhanced account.

lux · 8 Apr 2002, 04:53 AM

I think Zoneedit allows 5, 200MB*5=1GB

You can always switch to Mydomain.com quickly If you are approaching the limit...

You don't have to borther Zoneedit, you can always use your registrar's service (if they provide one)...

5 Apr 2002, 12:16 PM	#1
luisrodriguez Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Caracas, Venezuela Posts: 17	Domain name registration I suppose this must have been posted here before, so please bear with me... I am about to register my own domain (and go to an enhanced fastmail account!!) and was wondering if some of the forum participants could give some hints about your favorite (or least favorite!!) provider. Anything you have heard that applies to its service in reference to fastmail, etc... Thanks,

7 Apr 2002, 07:31 PM	#7
luzanne Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 22	here's where you can get really cheap domains i've also been looking for good registrars. i didn't like godaddy coz i couldn't transfer or register even after 10 tries over a few months. they always had some error about my transactions and didn't get back to my queries. but registerfly.com ($9.99) is quite reliable and so is mydomain.com ($14.95) which has unlimited subdomains, email forwards and customizing so u can do all sorts of stuff with ur domain. if u want really cheap ones go to http://www.namecheap.com/ ($8.88) http://www.weregisterdomains.com/ ($8.00) http://newdotcity.com/ ($8.95) they have no restictions or anything as far as i know. or alternatively you can register at the cheap domain providers and use mydomain features by using mydomain nameservers for your domain. i'm currently doing this.

5 Apr 2002, 12:50 PM	#2
lux The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,274	Look at here: http://www.emailaddresses.com/guide_forward.htm The ones Edwin suggested are pretty good...

5 Apr 2002, 12:55 PM	#3
Jeremy Howard Ultimate Contributor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 11,501	Actually that's for email forwarding. Since Luisrodriguez will have an enhanced account this is not necessary and will reduce reliability. I've asked Edwin to add a section to his guide about direct email hosting but he's either decided not to or hasn't got around to it yet. We have recommended 4 registrars in this FAQ entry: http://www.fastmail.fm/docs/faqparts...ml#AliasDomain . These recommendations are based on personal experience and feedback from our customers. If you use GoDaddy you'll get the best support from us because we use them, so we know their management interface best.

5 Apr 2002, 01:54 PM	#4
lmg Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: New York Metro Area Posts: 90	Jeremy, What is the connection between 'ns1.messagingengine.com' and 'ns2.messagingengine.com' and FastMail? Are those 'your" name servers, or are they owned by some third party service and used by FastMail, or ? Just curious, since they're rather generic names.

5 Apr 2002, 04:00 PM	#5
Jeremy Howard Ultimate Contributor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 11,501	The Messaging Engine is a brand we will shortly be launching. It will provide the engine for outsourcing businesses email, and for other email providers who wish to provide their own branded service. FastMail.FM will be "Powered by The Messaging Engine". www.messagingengine.com will shortly have a site up that will explain how companies can use the same engine that powers FastMail.FM to power email for their own staff or customers. The separation of brands is designed to simplify the buying process for potential customers. People looking for an outsourcing solution need information about the engine, bulk purchasing, etc, so they get a completely different site to people looking for personal email accounts.

7 Apr 2002, 06:51 PM	#6
Jessm Essential Contributor Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: U.S. Posts: 425	luisrodriguez, I currently use StargateInc as my domain registar. They offer many features such as URL Forwarding/Masking and email address with the registration of your domain. Sadly, they just increased their fees from $8.85/year to $13.95/year. BUT, they do offer registration of two domains or more at their original low price of $8.85/year per domain. Many people register more than one domain (for example: personal, and business OR the yourdomain.com and yourdomain.net) Check them out! http://www.stargate.com or http://www.stargateinc.com GoDaddy is also another affordable domain registar. The only problem with them is that they offer extra features for extra $$. For example, they charge for URL Forwarding. Good luck, Jessica

7 Apr 2002, 07:55 PM	#8
Boom Essential Contributor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 202	Someone talked too me about a really good service that haves hosting included with all scripting possibilities and was even cheaper than my namezero one but i forgot its name

7 Apr 2002, 08:03 PM	#9
Jeremy Howard Ultimate Contributor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 11,501	Don't worry too much about extra services when you register a domain. You can always get these services for free from ZoneEdit or MyDomain for free regardless of which registrar you use.

7 Apr 2002, 08:04 PM	#10
spiderman Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Cork, Ireland Posts: 802 Representative of: Fastcheck.org	I tried godaddy yesterday and my domain name is already live today! SM

7 Apr 2002, 08:45 PM	#12
Boom Essential Contributor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 202	Well I have to transfer my domain anyway I'm not paying 35 $ for another year with them

8 Apr 2002, 03:10 AM	#13
nic76 Essential Contributor Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 449	35$!! compared to that even my .name domain is cheap! lol

8 Apr 2002, 04:48 AM	#14
SOHCC Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 47	Jeremy, Can you use MyDomain services if you buy your domain from GoDaddy ? Any idea on allowable bandwith ? I am using ZoneEdit now, but they only allow total of 200MB bandwith (DNS, email forwarding, URL forwading...) per year for free. With all the bandwith that FM gives you, you can't use b/c ZoneEdit won't allow it. Might as well get an Enhanced account.

8 Apr 2002, 04:53 AM	#15
lux The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,274	I think Zoneedit allows 5, 200MB*5=1GB You can always switch to Mydomain.com quickly If you are approaching the limit... You don't have to borther Zoneedit, you can always use your registrar's service (if they provide one)...