[lug] OT: registrar switching

[Matt Clauson]

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On Wednesday 29 January 2003 19:18, Michael Deck wrote:
> Related to this, what (besides price) differentiates registrars? How
> would I be able to tell a "good" one from a "bad" one, assuming there
> are no other services, like web hosting, that they provide me? Are
> there different levels of reliability?
>
> I have two domains. One is with NetSol, the other with OpenSRS (if I
> recall correctly) via tummy. Apart from the cost, and the fact that
> NetSol sends me a lot of junk mail, I can't tell the difference. I
> guess that's good.

A lot of it is the AUP and Contract.  A friend of mine pointed me to 
GANDI (gandi.net), and I've not been happier.  Something to note, from 
their service contract/AUP:

1.
The Client owns the Domain Name registered. Gandi simply acts on the
Client's behalf. Client acknowledges that Gandi services consist only
of including in the shared Domain Names database, the Domain Name
choosen by the Client, for the duration of the present contract and
without prejudice, notably, that the Domain Name is available and that
the Client respects terms and conditions of the present contract.

No fee to transfer away, either.

Speaking of which, didn't we just discuss registrars about 3 weeks ago?

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