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Congrats to Gandi for being the underlying registrar that Amazon chose for the registration service! http://docs.aws.amazon.com/Route53/latest/DeveloperGuide/re

by flyt 12y ago

Congrats to Gandi for being the underlying registrar that Amazon chose for the registration service! http://docs.aws.amazon.com/Route53/latest/DeveloperGuide/registrar.html http://docs.aws.amazon.com/Route53/latest/DeveloperGuide/reg...

cmder 12y ago
Might as well just register domains at Gandi.
- ceejayoz 12y ago
  For now, yes. In time, maybe not, as they add integrations into other bits like provisioning SSL for ELBs.
biot 12y ago
Too bad it's Gandi, given their terrible business-hostile terms: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4970439#up_4970947 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4970439#up_4970947
- nly 12y ago
  I'm not sure how those terms are business-hostile. Perhaps you could give a specific example.
  - biot 12y ago
    Perhaps business-hostile isn't the best phrase, but their terms let Gandi stick their nose in areas which normally would be civil matters between a domain holder and a third party. For example, Gandi reserves the right to terminate your domain without notice if a third party notifies Gandi that you are involved in: "any infringement of applicable law in any way (for example using an automated script)" [section 12.2.1] How familiar are you with the laws of France, under which this agreement has jurisdiction? Is your business a search engine and you have automated scripts which crawl websites, collecting information? What if collecting, storing, or displaying that information violates a law in France? Are you running some kind of bitcoin-related service and is it compliant with money laws in France? What if you have a ride-sharing service? Are you sure you're not running afoul of taxi regulations? In any case, I hope you have a lawyer who speaks French: "Only the text of the French version of this Contract shall govern in the event of a dispute of interpretation of the present Contract." Did someone file a copyright claim against content your users posted? Are you doing anything Gandi deems morally objectionable? Gandi could shut down your domain. More info: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3405177 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3405177
    - soulshake 12y ago
      Hello from Gandi! Our legal team says: "You have obviously cut a big part of the article of Gandi's contract. Many registries which operate new gTLD's are entitled to cancel domain names at their own discretion in the light of their national laws (many German registries retain the right to suspend domain names if they do not comply with the laws of the Republic)." Anyone can write to our legal department directly at legal [at] gandi [dot] net; we're happy to answer any questions.

by flyt 12y ago

cmder 12y ago

Might as well just register domains at Gandi.

ceejayoz 12y ago
For now, yes. In time, maybe not, as they add integrations into other bits like provisioning SSL for ELBs.

biot 12y ago

Too bad it's Gandi, given their terrible business-hostile terms: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4970439#up_4970947 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4970439#up_4970947

nly 12y ago
I'm not sure how those terms are business-hostile. Perhaps you could give a specific example.
- biot 12y ago
  Perhaps business-hostile isn't the best phrase, but their terms let Gandi stick their nose in areas which normally would be civil matters between a domain holder and a third party. For example, Gandi reserves the right to terminate your domain without notice if a third party notifies Gandi that you are involved in: "any infringement of applicable law in any way (for example using an automated script)" [section 12.2.1] How familiar are you with the laws of France, under which this agreement has jurisdiction? Is your business a search engine and you have automated scripts which crawl websites, collecting information? What if collecting, storing, or displaying that information violates a law in France? Are you running some kind of bitcoin-related service and is it compliant with money laws in France? What if you have a ride-sharing service? Are you sure you're not running afoul of taxi regulations? In any case, I hope you have a lawyer who speaks French: "Only the text of the French version of this Contract shall govern in the event of a dispute of interpretation of the present Contract." Did someone file a copyright claim against content your users posted? Are you doing anything Gandi deems morally objectionable? Gandi could shut down your domain. More info: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3405177 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3405177
  - soulshake 12y ago
    Hello from Gandi! Our legal team says: "You have obviously cut a big part of the article of Gandi's contract. Many registries which operate new gTLD's are entitled to cancel domain names at their own discretion in the light of their national laws (many German registries retain the right to suspend domain names if they do not comply with the laws of the Republic)." Anyone can write to our legal department directly at legal [at] gandi [dot] net; we're happy to answer any questions.