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Namecheap and Gandi.net get a lot of love from HN.

larrik 7y ago
I don't think Gandi.net is still loved by HN https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22001822 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22001822
- jtl999 7y ago
  That was an issue with their hosting service, and didn't affect domains. As for myself personally I keep my own backups of my own externally hosted content but I don't disagree that this issue was a big doozy for Gandi.
ticmasta 7y ago
>> ... Gandi.net get a lot of love from HN. not lately!
stevenicr 7y ago
namecheap is all like "contain nudity, pornography or other content deemed adult related" - and I'm like, that's a fine choice, but I need a place that would protect Larry Flynt, otherwise I can't count on them to protect me. More censorship, not trying to put my eggs in that basket.
- jtl999 7y ago
  That appears to be their ToS for hosting, not domains, no?
  - stevenicr 7y ago
    yes that is for their hosting and not mentioned for domains. However I have seen some companies take my money and then a year later say they can not support adult stuff at all and won't even look at a trouble ticket if you have a domain name. Not sure if rtmedia's choice to do that is personal, or because their home country had gotten more aggressive in their pron bans, or maybe they hired on support people who were sensitive, I don't know, but I paid them around $500 and now I have a system that is having trouble and no way to fix it. I have noticed that some companies are quick to turn over data or discontinue service to places if they get bad press, a request from an agency, and with the wave of cancel culture rising along with gov prudeness in major countries, I think it's better to be somewhere that will fight for speech rather than shrug off something they don't like in the first place. I wish I knew which registrar stormer got in with - I'd think there is less to worry about there. Maybe if a co like dreamhost was doing domain names - they have been tested with threats from powerful entities and fought back at least.
    - jtl999 7y ago
      Not disagreeing with your concerns, and I've heard some concerning stories regarding Namecheap and possible account compromises through means that weren't the fault of the customer and some privacy concerns, so I'm going to avoid them again. (was a former customer and left related to the above reasons)

I don't think Gandi.net is still loved by HN https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22001822 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22001822

jtl999 7y ago
That was an issue with their hosting service, and didn't affect domains. As for myself personally I keep my own backups of my own externally hosted content but I don't disagree that this issue was a big doozy for Gandi.

ticmasta 7y ago

>> ... Gandi.net get a lot of love from HN. not lately!

stevenicr 7y ago

namecheap is all like "contain nudity, pornography or other content deemed adult related" - and I'm like, that's a fine choice, but I need a place that would protect Larry Flynt, otherwise I can't count on them to protect me. More censorship, not trying to put my eggs in that basket.

jtl999 7y ago
That appears to be their ToS for hosting, not domains, no?
- stevenicr 7y ago
  yes that is for their hosting and not mentioned for domains. However I have seen some companies take my money and then a year later say they can not support adult stuff at all and won't even look at a trouble ticket if you have a domain name. Not sure if rtmedia's choice to do that is personal, or because their home country had gotten more aggressive in their pron bans, or maybe they hired on support people who were sensitive, I don't know, but I paid them around $500 and now I have a system that is having trouble and no way to fix it. I have noticed that some companies are quick to turn over data or discontinue service to places if they get bad press, a request from an agency, and with the wave of cancel culture rising along with gov prudeness in major countries, I think it's better to be somewhere that will fight for speech rather than shrug off something they don't like in the first place. I wish I knew which registrar stormer got in with - I'd think there is less to worry about there. Maybe if a co like dreamhost was doing domain names - they have been tested with threats from powerful entities and fought back at least.
  - jtl999 7y ago
    Not disagreeing with your concerns, and I've heard some concerning stories regarding Namecheap and possible account compromises through means that weren't the fault of the customer and some privacy concerns, so I'm going to avoid them again. (was a former customer and left related to the above reasons)