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Anyone able to recommend namecheap? Been looking to ditch enom.

by grayfox 12y ago

johnpmayer 12y ago
I've been with them since SOPA. Never had issues but I'm not power user.
angkec 12y ago
I'm using Namecheap and GoDaddy. Both works functional wise. So given the reputation Namecheap has and GoDaddy has not, I will go with Namecheap for the future.
- dmix 12y ago
  Why not just transfer all the GoDaddy domains to Namecheap? I did that after numerous terrible GoDaddy experiences and couldn't be happier.
  - HNaTTY 12y ago
    Godaddy supports a lot of international TLDs that Namecheap does not.
    - scrollaway 12y ago
      I recommend Gandi (https://gandi.net https://gandi.net) for TLDs namecheap does not support. Both companies are extremely good, no-bullshit, against censorship, took a stand against SOPA, etc.
tshtf 12y ago
Namecheap support has been sketchy recently. I tried to add an IPv6 glue record through a ticket recently, and didn't get any response whatsoever after about a week. The only way I was able to get an answer was to use their live chat feature. Other than their support via tickets, they're a decent registrar.
grayfox 12y ago
Thanks, everyone. Switching this weekend.
marcosdumay 12y ago
I've started using Namecheap after the SOAP story. Still didn't migrate all my domains from GoDaddy, but get a much better experience with Namecheap: their site works correctly, do not try to trick me into buying extras, support actually answers (didn't solve my issue, but that was because it couldn't really be solved). Anyway, I'm already looking into migrating to Gandi because of Namecheap's lack of support for DNSSEC.
- voltagex_ 12y ago
  I find gandi's interface a little confusing at times, but the "No Bullshit" tagline is taken seriously.
- ultramancool 12y ago
  Isn't DNSSEC trivially defeated right now, as any machine will accept a non-signed DNS record currently? I don't see any rush to get in on that, if you can beat DNS with an MITM, you can just as easily downgrade DNSSEC right now. We're many years away from DNSSEC actually being viable, if it ever will be. Wait till it's actually being enforced by OS-level resolvers or there's simply no threat model in which it is beneficial.
  - marcosdumay 12y ago
    Well, not defeated, but bypassed. It's still extremely easy to use it securely, just refuse to load a non-signed record. But, of course, it's not really desirable to do that for any query, just for the ones you care about.
- tamar 12y ago
  Hey guys - Tamar from Namecheap here. Just an FYI - we've been promising this for quite some time and we're still working on it. I can't offer an ETA just yet, but it's on our roadmap.
donniezazen 12y ago
I have had nothing but great experience with Namecheap.
kalleboo 12y ago
They've been mostly fine for us * We haven't been able to transfer all our domains as they don't support all the TLDs (notable we have an .it domain languishing on godaddy) * Their admin UI is still pretty confusing and bad. Granted not as bad as GoDaddy... * The one time I used chat support it took 20 minutes for them to pick up Also last I checked they were still an enom reseller.
AlyssaRowan 12y ago
No DNSSEC, and it's been that way for countless years while they still promise to do it. Try Gandi.

Anyone able to recommend namecheap? Been looking to ditch enom.

by grayfox 12y ago

Anyone able to recommend namecheap? Been looking to ditch enom.

johnpmayer 12y ago

I've been with them since SOPA. Never had issues but I'm not power user.

angkec 12y ago

I'm using Namecheap and GoDaddy. Both works functional wise. So given the reputation Namecheap has and GoDaddy has not, I will go with Namecheap for the future.

dmix 12y ago
Why not just transfer all the GoDaddy domains to Namecheap? I did that after numerous terrible GoDaddy experiences and couldn't be happier.
- HNaTTY 12y ago
  Godaddy supports a lot of international TLDs that Namecheap does not.
  - scrollaway 12y ago
    I recommend Gandi (https://gandi.net https://gandi.net) for TLDs namecheap does not support. Both companies are extremely good, no-bullshit, against censorship, took a stand against SOPA, etc.

tshtf 12y ago

Namecheap support has been sketchy recently. I tried to add an IPv6 glue record through a ticket recently, and didn't get any response whatsoever after about a week. The only way I was able to get an answer was to use their live chat feature. Other than their support via tickets, they're a decent registrar.

grayfox 12y ago

Thanks, everyone. Switching this weekend.

marcosdumay 12y ago

I've started using Namecheap after the SOAP story. Still didn't migrate all my domains from GoDaddy, but get a much better experience with Namecheap: their site works correctly, do not try to trick me into buying extras, support actually answers (didn't solve my issue, but that was because it couldn't really be solved). Anyway, I'm already looking into migrating to Gandi because of Namecheap's lack of support for DNSSEC.

voltagex_ 12y ago
I find gandi's interface a little confusing at times, but the "No Bullshit" tagline is taken seriously.
ultramancool 12y ago
Isn't DNSSEC trivially defeated right now, as any machine will accept a non-signed DNS record currently? I don't see any rush to get in on that, if you can beat DNS with an MITM, you can just as easily downgrade DNSSEC right now. We're many years away from DNSSEC actually being viable, if it ever will be. Wait till it's actually being enforced by OS-level resolvers or there's simply no threat model in which it is beneficial.
- marcosdumay 12y ago
  Well, not defeated, but bypassed. It's still extremely easy to use it securely, just refuse to load a non-signed record. But, of course, it's not really desirable to do that for any query, just for the ones you care about.
tamar 12y ago
Hey guys - Tamar from Namecheap here. Just an FYI - we've been promising this for quite some time and we're still working on it. I can't offer an ETA just yet, but it's on our roadmap.

donniezazen 12y ago

I have had nothing but great experience with Namecheap.

kalleboo 12y ago

They've been mostly fine for us * We haven't been able to transfer all our domains as they don't support all the TLDs (notable we have an .it domain languishing on godaddy) * Their admin UI is still pretty confusing and bad. Granted not as bad as GoDaddy... * The one time I used chat support it took 20 minutes for them to pick up Also last I checked they were still an enom reseller.

AlyssaRowan 12y ago

No DNSSEC, and it's been that way for countless years while they still promise to do it. Try Gandi.