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EasyDNS CEO Mark Jeftovic had previously struck a deal to renew the domain address for another year before the domain provider allegedly decided to stop honorin

EasyDNS CEO Mark Jeftovic had previously struck a deal to renew the domain address for another year before the domain provider allegedly decided to stop honoring the deal “suddenly” and “without notice.” Another one in the great pile of reasons to avoid GoDaddy and other US American domain name services -- you don't own your domain name, you're just an authorized user as long as the US government allows it.

blueflow 4y ago
> you don't own your domain name You never do, authority over a DNS zone is a service that is provided to you.
- woojoo666 4y ago
  I think with web3 naming services (like ENS), regular people can actually own domains, since there is no service provider besides the blockchain
  - blueflow 4y ago
    > no service provider Yes, there is, its this guy, and he is in prison now and can't do it anymore. This is the problem.
    - woojoo666 4y ago
      You don't need gateways like eth.link to access web3 websites, you can access them directly using a web3 compatible browser
dsimmons 4y ago
This. Regardless of how you feel about "web3", I think most people (especially in technology) should see this as a problem and aspire to a brighter future where governments/corporations aren't making decisions about what people can and can't see on the web, especially when they're inherently biased.
duskwuff 4y ago
You say that as though this arrangement is unique to American registrars. It isn't.