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If you are running a user-generated content site and you get to a large enough size, it's near certain that GoDaddy will shut off your domain. We had a very, ve
by drusenko 17y ago
If you are running a user-generated content site and you get to a large enough size, it's near certain that GoDaddy will shut off your domain. We had a very, very close call with Weebly where someone from GoDaddy called at 10am on a Saturday, didn't get through, and started shutting off the domain. If I hadn't called right back it would have been disastrous.
For some reason, GoDaddy sees it as their job to police the Internet, which is completely not acceptable for a domain registrar.
- danielrhodes 17y agoWere they checking the authenticity of the registration info? If so, that's them enforcing ICANN rules. They usually don't do that though unless somebody requested it.
- drusenko 17y agoNo. They field abuse requests for phishing sites, DMCA requests, etc. When notified, we take them down promptly. However, whenever someone makes a phishing abuse request on the .weebly.com subdomain to GoDaddy, they don't even look at your traffic or website and just override your DNS servers/records to be blackholed if you don't answer your phone when they call.
- jhancock 17y agoWho would you recommend that does not see DMCA take-down notices as "their job"?
- drusenko 17y agoEh, there are some "free speech" registrars focused on not responding to such nonsense. I believe a Google search should turn them up. For general purpose registrars, both Register.com and GoDaddy have been pretty good for us.
- drusenko 17y agos/GoDaddy/TuCows/
- rms 17y agohttp://nearlyfreespeech.net http://nearlyfreespeech.net -- also cheaper than GoDaddy!