 | View Full Version : Domain Registrars...Help mysticmouse 04-03-2003, 07:40 PM I'm thinking of picking between: http://www.namecheap.com http://www.pixiedomain.com http://www.enom.com Please Help! ~Mystic Continuum 04-03-2003, 08:30 PM Only eNom is an actual Registrar. The others are resellers. You can find the complete list of ICANN-Accredited Registrars at http://www.icann.org/registrars/accredited-list.html Tom theqase 04-03-2003, 08:50 PM I wonder, how do you get to be an accredited registrar anyways...? Stargate, I love your sig. That has made my evening. dmaven 04-03-2003, 08:53 PM About 70,000 USD in working capital and around another 20K in related startup costs mysticmouse 04-03-2003, 08:56 PM As long as I get the domain, it's fine. enetwork 04-03-2003, 09:36 PM What's the old chinese proverb? "ICANN accredidation does not a good registrar make" :-) Richard Kirkendall Knogle 04-03-2003, 09:40 PM Originally posted by dmaven About 70,000 USD in working capital and around another 20K in related startup costs Whatever for? :eek: Continuum 04-03-2003, 09:51 PM Originally posted by enetwork What's the old chinese proverb? "ICANN accredidation does not a good registrar make" :-) Richard Kirkendall Good or bad...ICANN accreditation is the only way to become a Registrar. Tom enetwork 04-03-2003, 10:04 PM Tom, Just because someone is not accredited does not make them illigitimate. Domains registered with a reseller get registered exactly the same as they do with an accredited registrar. A reseller is in fact a registrar it's just not an accredited registrar. This leads back to my point; just because you are accredited does not make you a good registrar. There are alot of accredited registrars out there that are decieving and dishonest. Richard Kirkendall Continuum 04-03-2003, 10:36 PM Originally posted by enetwork Tom, Just because someone is not accredited does not make them illigitimate. Domains registered with a reseller get registered exactly the same as they do with an accredited registrar. A reseller is in fact a registrar it's just not an accredited registrar. This leads back to my point; just because you are accredited does not make you a good registrar. There are alot of accredited registrars out there that are decieving and dishonest. Richard Kirkendall Whoa...Your putting words in my mouth. I never said a reseller was illegitimate nor did I say you provided a bad service, which is what you seem to be implying about Stargate. IMO, I believe a distinction needs to be made between "registrar resellers" and "Registars", thats all. Tom edit for spelling Acroplex 04-03-2003, 10:43 PM This is getting nasty. enetwork, are you implying Stargate.com does not provide good service as an ICANN accredited registrar? If you do, you'll have to back it up with facts instead of making "fart and run" statements like that. enetwork 04-03-2003, 10:50 PM Tom, Of course I was not implying stargate is a bad registrar. I was speaking about some bad apples out there. the quote "just because you are accredited does not make you a good registrar." was said in general terms. There is already a distinction between being a registrar or a registrar reseller. That distiction is being an accredited registrar. In the end they are both registrars. One is accredited and one is not. Richard enetwork 04-03-2003, 10:51 PM TimeChange, Read my post clearly before you make your assumptions. Acroplex 04-03-2003, 10:53 PM http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=128572 Apparently there IS a difference between a registrar reseller and an accredited registrar. enetwork 04-03-2003, 10:55 PM TimeChange, Now who is the one getting nasty here? Continuum 04-03-2003, 10:56 PM Originally posted by enetwork Tom, Of course I was not implying stargate is a bad registrar. I was speaking about some bad apples out there. There is already a distinction between being a registrar or a registrar reseller. That distiction is being an accredited registrar. In the end they are both registrars. One is accredited and one is not. Richard Richard, Agreed :) Tom Acroplex 04-03-2003, 10:56 PM Just the facts :D Odd, you don't seem to sign your name and affiliation in this thread ;) enetwork 04-03-2003, 11:00 PM TimeChange, I did not sign my signature because someone was asking about our company to begin this thread and I did not want my posting here to be confused with spamming. I was trying to share my opinion on a comment. I thought that was what this board was for. Tom and most know exactly who I am. Richard Kirkendall Acroplex 04-03-2003, 11:02 PM Understood. Sorry for being a smartass :D Continuum 04-03-2003, 11:04 PM Can't we all just get along? :) Tom enetwork 04-03-2003, 11:10 PM Sure we can :) |