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Ask HN: What are some trustworthy Domain Registrars?
I have been looking around for a trustworthy Domain Registrar that provides Whois anonymization.
After a few hours of research I have come to the conclusion that the majority of reviews available on <popular search engine> are very biased either for or against. It's hard to distil the truth out of these.
So does HN have any recommendations?
Edit:
I am looking for a provider that has a powerful/clean interface, provides whois protection and has high reliability.
- tjr 13y agoWhat are your criteria for trust? I've been using Namecheap for several years after seeing it recommended repeatedly on HN. No problems that I have identified.
- madmaze 13y agoI am looking for a reliable provider, which a good interface allowing me to change subdomains quickly and easily.
- subsection1h 13y agoWhat do you mean by reliable? Good DNS performance?
- wikiwatchme 13y agoAnyone except GoDaddy
- talles 13y agoThere are (perhaps literally) hundreds of reasons to not use godaddy. But why exactly aren't they trustworthy?
- talles 13y agoHave you had any experience with another provider or are you a first timer?
- madmaze 13y agoI've dealt with Godaddy and Dreamhost. I am trying to consolidate away from both.
- matthewshalda 13y agoI recommend Hover. http://www.hover.com/ http://www.hover.com/
- subsection1h 13y agoI've used Name.com for years. Their interface is clean and they offer domain privacy for free when using their coupon.[1] Unfortunately, I wouldn't describe the company as trustworthy for two reasons. First, Name.com was hacked[2] in May of 2013 and they weren't transparent about it. I learned more about the hack from the attackers[3] than Name.com. Second, Name.com displays advertisements on parked domains for which the domain registrant may be held criminally liable.[4][5] None of my domains are parked at Name.com, so this isn't an issue for me, but I still hold it against them. [1] http://www.retailmenot.com/view/name.com http://www.retailmenot.com/view/name.com [2] http://www.name.com/blog/general/2013/05/we-got-hacked/ http://www.name.com/blog/general/2013/05/we-got-hacked/ [3] https://www.google.com/search?q=HTP+Zine+5 https://www.google.com/search?q=HTP+Zine+5 [4] http://nathanhammond.com/namedotcom-another-unscrupulous-registrar http://nathanhammond.com/namedotcom-another-unscrupulous-reg... [5] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2443710 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2443710
- cyberviewer 13y agoI am using http://www.gandi.net http://www.gandi.net