Well, I've learned enough not to go with NSI again, so can anyone recommend a Registar for a .com domain to me, thanks :)

Most people here like http://www.000domains.com. http://www.dotster.com is also highly recommended. Pick one of these two and you can't go wrong.

Dotster is slow and costs more. Usually when I update my DNS info it takes a few hours with the OpenSRS registerars (000domains.com, weblaunching.net, etc) but with Dotster I'm in the 3rd day!

Also Dotster = 1 site, OpenSRS has a lot of sites, if one goes down use the other!

Can you explain the OpenSRS concept, I'd assume it's a central database accessed by several registrars ?

I have 2 domain with OpenSRS RSP which means the control panel is all the same as 000domains.com. The domain control panel is nice & easy to use. A very PLUS point of OPENSRS is that you can go to others RSP website or even OPENSRS to change any information.

Just 2 days ago, i registered 2 domains with www.stargateinc.com because of their price. US8 per year if you register 2 domains. I must says that their control panel is about the same but graphically nicer. However, there is 2 features missing that is

1. Create a sub-user to maintain the domain
2. Change of ownership of domain

If you want to change ownership, you have to email them. However, there are 3 other features that is missing from OpenSRS that is

URL forwarding
Create domain name server ( dont know what this is )
E-mail Account username@domain.com
Domain parking
free 1 page website (using their template)


I have just updated my dns server and i counting how many hours it took for it to propagate.

Will keep you guys informed about this

DJ

Originally posted by ian54
Can you explain the OpenSRS concept, I'd assume it's a central database accessed by several registrars ?

An example is that you have just moved host & need to change your DNS server. You go to 000domains.com where you registered your domain, the server is down :( or worse still the company goes out of business. How are you going to change your DNS???

Easy. Simply go to www.opensrs.org OR any other reseller website like www.tera-byte.com or any other to change it. This simply means that you can change the information not only on the website where you register your domain but many others which is a VERY GOOD PLUS point.

www.godaddy.com

Make sure you read the TOS as some people said that they didn't like a few things in there.

Prices $8.95 a year down to $6.95

I recommend joker.com. Additionally, if you have the money, Register.com are also good -- would only recommend them if you need to use their DNS servers though, otherwise they're too pricey!

Register.com are also good

That's what I only can laugh about. Their support is non-existent - and believe me, there are times when you will need support...

Tell me about it. When we were assigned new IP addresses for our nameservers earlier this year it took FIVE emails and two weeks for them to make the change. By then we'd already registered another domain on OpenSRS and registered new nameservers for it.

Originally posted by DJ
Create domain name server ( dont know what this is )

DJ, this is when you need to create you own nameserver entries such as:

ns1.yourdomain.com
ns2.yourdomain.com

Used only if you will be settnig up either aliased nameservers (maybe if you are reselling, etc.), or actual nameservers (running your own DNS).

Originally posted by DJ


An example is that you have just moved host & need to change your DNS server. You go to 000domains.com where you registered your domain, the server is down :( or worse still the company goes out of business. How are you going to change your DNS???

Easy. Simply go to www.opensrs.org OR any other reseller website like www.tera-byte.com or any other to change it. This simply means that you can change the information not only on the website where you register your domain but many others which is a VERY GOOD PLUS point.

Its really nice feature and nice to know about it.

I've had good experiences with http://www.budgetregister.com. Their price is only $14.99.

Lux

Well ...

A few cheap and good registrars are

1. dotster: $15

2. stargate : $10

3. 1millionfreedomains: $7.95

All three of them are great ... i have used all of these .
Third one gives 1 month free hosting too !!!

Some may recommend Joker.com but it seems their support is becoming very unstable. Either they answer within 2 hours or 4 days..or not at all.

Currently I have 3 mails going unanswered about changing name servers of a domain because their new control panel is not fully developed (when I use the old one it tells me I can only change it with the new cp and the other way around).

So if you are lucky you get GREAT service and if you are....:(

Originally posted by Chicken


DJ, this is when you need to create you own nameserver entries such as:

ns1.yourdomain.com
ns2.yourdomain.com

Used only if you will be settnig up either aliased nameservers (maybe if you are reselling, etc.), or actual nameservers (running your own DNS).

Thanks for explaining. But i still dont understand it :( I probably dont need it anyway.

OK. My domain with stargateinc has just propagated and it took less than 30 hours. It could be less coz i dont check that often.

I am going to get domains from open-srs but I can see that godaddy , stargate and others cheaper than open-srs.... the only plus in open srs is that you can give the real time registration facility to your customers.

Can somebody tell if there is any regisrar like open-srs giving online panel and software. I am considering enom too ... Please compare enom and open-srs !

Well, enom seems to have changed their reseller method a bit and now aks for pre-payment ($2-6K for a decent price). I'd contact them about it though.

I believe some of the other ones you mentioned offer reseller (somewhat similar to OpenSRS type) plans, and it might not be a bad idea to look through the list of ICANN accredited registrars and visit the sites (or some of them), to check out other reseller systems.

www.bulkregister.com works for me for many years now...

i recently registered 4 domains with stargateinc.com :)
can't say anything bad about their system, im planning on buying more domains through them

namecheap.com
powerpipe.com

We recently tried stargateinc.com... and after our one hand experience with this company, we are happy to know that we didn't make any mistake. Their prices are cheap, control panel is efficient and response is prompt.

I know stargate is best! I have registered 25 domains from stargate this month and I am more than satisified. But now I have a project in which real time registration is required, therefore I was asking alternatives to open-srs :D ... and stargate (or godaddy...etc) is not one of them.

bulkregister.com IS realtime and it works perfect. I can go over now and register a name within 1 minute and it's REALLY mine ;-)

Ok,

So BulkRegsiter just charges that one time fee of $79 and that is it? Then I can start registering domains at wholesale price and only pay that fee? There is no cash advance thing?

In other words I only pay for the domain name when I need it, not having to register in quantities or paying in advance a large fee?

Actually, Stargateinc.com is a real-time registrar as well.

eNIC has set up a low-cost domain registration service at
www.getadomain.com

They seem to have their act together and are financially stable.

This is the lowest price I have seen without strings.

Franc

yup, no other fee is needed! When I started with bulkregister they didn't have that. But you don't have to take xx domains a month or so. if you decide to take one a year that's ok too.

Just go check them out. They are perfect for reselling also. You can make many accounts for many different users.

You can register a domain with just one step after that!

They charge your Credit Card after you register, no advance payments are needed.

Matrix, what have you heard bad about godaddy? I have registered a domain name through them and haven't had any problems as of yet. I have been wanting to buy a few more but just wanted to check, thanks.

Hi,

First let me say, that I am very happy with Stargate's registration services. Their prices are great, registration / transfers are fast and their control panel is very good. Well, I can only compare them with Network Solutions. And they rock compared to NSI!

I did have problems with one of the domains I transferred to them from NSI. i signed up the their free email service for that domain, using their nameservers. There apparently was problems with DNS record for that domain, and email was offline for that domain for 3-4 days. I wish they would improve their email support response time, because I did not receive any to the ones I had sent them. But their online live support (through HumanClick) is great. I was able to get everything solved through that. Also, their online live support is only available 9am-5pm (CST). It may be a cause of concern to some. But their service otherwise has been excellent.

Is there any registrar like bulkregister provide any package in which a domain cost $6
If yes then please let me know.

DOTSTER.COM!

I have had a very good experience with Easyhosting.com. They use OpenSRS and are owned by Look Communications.

-Shawn

Why are so many people here so much in love with an untested technology - OpenSRS.

ICANN has been there forever. But Noooooooooooooo! We must go with something else, anyway! "hey OpenSRS sounds good!" What is this? Some kind of sick version of I hate the guy on top (e.g. Microsoft?)

Have you people even thought about what happens if TuCows is bought/merged/brought-down-to-crash-and-burn by the forces that be? What happens to OpenSRS then? Has anyone here actually tried calling and finding out what OpenSRS technology is all about? I don't think so!

I am in the process. And I shall let you all know once I have all the facts. So far it ain't lookin so bright. Most of these OpenSRS registrars coundn't find their own holes with a flashlight, so far. Morons!

I would rather trust an organization that is lead and overseen by some of the visionaries of our times - e.g. Esther Dyson = ICANN. If you have read the kind of requirements they have to have a company be able to put an "ICANN accredited" symbol on their homesite... well you will understand "ICANN accredited" is not a company founded in a garage or in garbage. With OpenSRS, it seems most of them are founded in a garage and still are, and perhaps should be.

I am surprised by how many people think OpenSRS technology is going be the solution to the politically convoluted domain registration scenrio.

I would go with an Official "ICANN accredited" seal rather than Hey- Ho-I-am-from-OpenSRS anytime. Domains are not potatoes ok!

My 2cents... perhaps 2 silver dollars. Whatever.

<<Admin edit : post edited to remove insults>>

Tucows trades under the symbol INFO on the Nasdaq and is well financed and well run.

OpenSRS has just surpassed Register.com for the number 2 spot in domain registrations last quarter and is taking a big bite out of Versign's business.

I'm not sure I understand your concerns about ICANN accreditation as it relates to Tucows.

Nobody likes the crappy service and treatment that you get from Verisign/NETwork Solutions as well as the lousy prices.

Tucows changed the face of the domain registry business overnight and forced both competition, pricing, and service into what was formerly a monopoly environment.

How can that be a bad thing? .com .net. .org Domains are not lost when a reseller goes under since they are always registered in the NSI database registry. Tucows pays them about $6 for the privilege along with every other company registering domains.

Tucows does not spam your domain holders with hosting offers and you earn the domain renewal every year. No other company protects your interests like they do.


Franc
:)

I think the concern with the domain reseller industry is the lack of regulation.

ICANN registrars business practices are constantly reviewed, everything from customer complaints to insurance and technical competency. Resellers are not.

Actually, Tucows did not force competition and pricing into the domain industry. THE DOC did. NSI's contract was up and ICANN was formed to deregulate the industry. Deregulation forced competition not Tucows.

I don't exactly call 39.99/29.99 a year, with Tucows, innovation. Especially, when I can get the same services or better with other registrars for 15.00 or less.

Just a couple of comments about OpenSRS:

This is not an untested technology. OpenSRS registrars such as Tucows and others are not going to vanish into the night. Since the domain registration business is a very high profit/low operating expense type of business, with the exception of the fees that ICANN (more on them in a moment) require, any registrar that managed itself so poorly as to be going under would be snapped up in a second by another registrar. The OpenSRS model of $10/domain, with an investment required to use their API for automatic setup, is a good deterrent to those people who only want to register two or three domains.

ICANN has not been around "forever". ICANN was formed in 1998 as control was wrested away from NetSol, nominally to oversee things as NetSol's monopoly was pulled away. Personally, I think ICANN is one of the worst organizations to ever be formed and is a tremendous waste. Thus far, they have shown themselves to be just more of the same, and do not amount to anything remotely approaching the visionary type of leadership that will be needed as the Internet continues to evolve. Esther Dyson, for as much as she was a true leader in other things, was completely useless at ICANN. I'm afraid Vint Cerf is amounting to about the same.

TuCows does NOT trade under "INFO"

And the rest of "geekwannabe"'s message, i am not even gonna bother replying to.

Lets come to the real stuff:

Annette!->

I am surprised you are leaving yourself open to attack by just saying things like "OpenSRS registrars such as Tucows and others..."

Such as TuCows and others? Hello. Anyone here realize who gave OpenSRS life? BTW, who did "find","invent" OpenSRS?

I really have nothing against OpenSRS. I am opposed to the blind support it has been getting in this forum.

You wanna talk about about non-OpenSRS registrars offering domain registration for US$10 - Stargate! And they are good with service. If you/anyone wants to believe in a conspiracy theory like Annette, there is something to be believed in this entire theory about OpenSRS (founded/funded by TuCows) being a conman's game. Its been around what - a year? You think TuCows is gonna survive another 2 years? Think again.

OpenSRS is a dead technology.

Like my mother has been around for a while, so I trust ICANN. There is history behind that organization. Survivability.

Some people on this board are just blindly in love with OpenSRS. BLINDLY leading many people to disaster. And, not just this board alone!

I think OpenSRS is a dead technology.

Simple.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion.

So am I.

I just destroyed the English language many times over in the last message. Sorry for that.

Originally posted by AniG
Why are so many people here so much in love with an untested technology - OpenSRS. Is it mass hysteria or are you all dumber than anyone imagined?

Nobody who stayed with AIT for 4 years should even suggest that others are dumb.

"People who live in glass houses should not throw stones".

You seem to be confusing Open SRS with ICANN, as well as being mistaken with most of what you said. ICANN is not a registrar.

I suggest you should learn some manners, and learn what you're talking about before you question anyone's intelligence for using superior systems. One other thing is clear, though, you have left no doubt of the level of your own intelligence.

I am in the process. And I shall let you all know once I have all the facts. So far it ain't lookin so bright.
You would have done better to get the facts before you said anything. Right now, you're not looking bright at all.

Most of these OpenSRS registrars coundn't find their own holes with a flashlight, so far. Morons!
One that many of us use, 000domains, excels at what they do and renders superb service. That seems pretty smart to me. You don't.


I would rather trust an organization that is lead and overseen by some of the visionaries of our times - e.g. Esther Dyson = ICANN.

I get it now, HUMOR! Hah! ICANN as visionaries. Even their hindsight is severely afflicted.


I am surprised by how many people think OpenSRS technology is going be the solution to the politically convoluted domain registration scenrio.
Are you ever confused, as well as mistaken! Go on using Network Solutions, or alldns.com if you prefer.

Others have addressed the specifics of your mistaken beliefs so I won't bother repeating them. It' s one thing to make stupid statements, and quite another to insult us in the process.

Try some manners and civility next time. Don't add insults to stupidity. It's the former I find most offensive.


<<Admin edit : post edited to remove insults.......>>

(Duster, read below)

For the Reasonable people:

I am obviously not confusing OpenSRS with ICANN. All I have been arguing against is a blind love for the OpenSRS system for registering domains. This has been obvious in this forum recently. I am trying to find out more about the OpenSRS system, but TuCows has been very reluctant to come out with details, so far. Thus my obvious distrust of TuCows. (No information from them about OpenSRS.)

Nor do I think that ICANN is a registar!! I personally am more comfortable with _ICANN accredited_ registrars. There are reasons. I think I put them there in my last message - I am entitled to my opinion.

Unlike some people, I do not trample on anyone else's beliefs. i just to put mine forth when I think i should.

-Ani



(Dear Duster,

There is no reason to get into the AIT issue in this thread. I have thanked you for your support and understanding in that one. It doesn't mean I live a glass house. I explained my reasons. Want to be nasty to me, go ahead man. You will seem like an idiot then, if that is what you want to be.

I think Duster you should think about picking up a book on politeness. Unless of course it is hard for you to read a book.

I do not want a flame war with you Duster OK?)

P.S. DUSTER--If you have a problem with my opinions, take them up with me directly rather than posting inane and idiotic messages in an unrelated thread. OK?

Originally posted by AniG
I think Duster you should think about picking up a book on politeness. Unless of course it is hard for you to read a book.

I'm sorry, maybe I'm just a little crazy and it is late (1:15 am), but come on AniG!! Really, you were being rude and blatantly criticizing people and you're saying Duster needs a book on politeness. I don't want to get in to your little war, but......

Originally posted by AniG
(Duster, read below)

For the Reasonable people:

I am obviously not confusing OpenSRS with ICANN. All I have been arguing against is a blind love for the OpenSRS system for registering domains. This has been obvious in this forum recently.
That's a terribly conceited and arrogant statement. It obviously has not occured to you that many of us appreciate the superior service of the OpenSRS system (certainly superior to NSI's system). That doesn't mean blind devotion. It means we can appreciate value and service when we see it


I personally am more comfortable with _ICANN accredited_ registrars.

NEWS FLASH!
Open SRS is an ICANN accredited registrar. So is 000domains.

I think Duster you should think about picking up a book on politeness. Unless of course it is hard for you to read a book.
That's utter hypocrisy. Read what you wrote again, questioning our intelligence because we use a better registrar. You're still doing it. I can read quite well, thank you, since a very young age. I don't need to pick up a book to learn good manners. You, apparently, do.

I do not want a flame war with you Duster OK?)
I don't engage in such wasted pursuits. I'm just calling you on your arrogant, insulting remarks to all of us.

You have the privilege of posting uninformed, stupid remarks about ICANN and anything else related to web hosting. However, it is in extremely bad form and bad manners to insult us in the process.

Sharks are generally easy going creatures. However, most of the ones people think of when the word "shark" is mentioned have 3 rows of serrated, razor sharp teeth. It is wise not to provoke a shark as those generally gentle creatures have a ferocious bite and can rip you to shred easily.

I suggest you choose your words carefully in the future. You would do well to start with an apology to all of us.

<<Admin edit : post edited to remove insults..>>

Sorry Duster,

If I offended. You seem to be trolling here, looking for a fight. You are not going to get it from me.

I expresse my opinions with reason behind them.

You don't like it, Do NOT attack me. It is my opinion.

I thought you were a nice guy. I thought wrong, obviously!

Don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya. :D :wavey:

Let's take this topic back on-topic, please.... If you want to discuss the merits of the OpenSRS system vs. ICANN, puh-lease open a new thread for that and don't take over someone else's topic, as that (OpenSRS vs. ICANN) is a can of worms in itself.

I would also ask for civility and manners to return to this thread - I am quite frankly sick and tired of seeing insults being thrown in 360 different directions.

Thank you for your co-operation in this matter. If this thread degenerates any further, this thread will be thrown to the sharks immediately, and the users will be immediately and permanently banned.

Please consider yourself warned.

Sorry BC,

You have my apology.

I did not, nor do I ever want to get into any kind of flame war here!

I shall keep away from this thread from now on.

Just wanted to share my views. Oh well.

Well the question i asked originally was...

Is there any registrar other than open-srs who provide the facility of real time registration to the resellers on their "resellers' " web site throuhg a software like oopen-srs has ?

Stargate go daddy and all other have real time registration but, we cant give real time registration and editing options to our clients as through open-srs software.

Enom is the other choice but there is no detail of pricing on thire site.

Just wana tell AniG that open-SRS is ICANN accredited :D but the great thing in OPEN-SRS is that it help non-accredited webmmasters look like accredited while the control remains central to open-srs .... its really lovely but a lil higher price $10 ..... cuz we can find $8 now a days:)

Originally posted by AniG
TuCows does NOT trade under "INFO"

And the rest of "geekwannabe"'s message, i am not even gonna bother replying to.



From my experience people from India tend to have better manners than you do.

You are mistaken in this as in other things, Tucows completed a takeover of Infonautics Inc. and is now trading under the symbol INFO.

If you work for nameIT corp than I understand your motivations otherwise you are making yourself look foolish.

I do not take kindly to be called a liar.

Franc

Consider the source, Franc, and try not to let it bother you much (or at all).. After the issue of what symbol TUCOWS trades under, I went to the Open SRS site, clicked on the TUCOWS mergers button, and read about the Infonautics merger. It was simple and easy and anyone who wanted to get the facts straight could do it. I guess even 5 seconds is too much time if you don't care about the truth and would rather flamethrow an entire forum instead.

I got 3 nastygrams (the last 2 deleted without opening) from Ani and you don't see me responding further to him, not even privately (not that you would see it if was private). Any of us can be mistaken, and will be at times. Most of us are smart enough to know that and don't feel a need to insult each other in the process of discussion. It gets in the way of intelligent discussion. Of course, not everyone is interested in intelligent discussion.

A few interesting things gleaned from the Open SRS site indicate that it is overtaking NSI as the leading registrar. They beat NSI in Q4 2000 in new .com, .net and .org registrations and came in second on Q1 2001. That doesn't take into account all the registrations transferred from NSI, and is only new domains registered.

It wouldn't surprise me at all if Open SRS becomes the consistently top registrar this year. Their parent company, TUCOWS, was founded in 1993 (which predates ICANN by 5 years), is well funded, and seems to be leading the cause of ethical registrar domain, issues, such as privacy of information (see http://about.tucows.com/press/2001/march12.2001.html )

TheBigH,

To get back on topic, I know Stargateinc.com plans to offer a real-time API similar to OpenSRS within the next 1-2 weeks.

I was told by a support guy that just a pre-funded account is required. not sure dollar amounts. I pre-paid for 500 domains and got a rate of around 6.50 USD.

Originally posted by AniG
TuCows does NOT trade under "INFO"

Indeed it does. Two clicks from tucows.com or OpenSRS.org, and you could have found this yourself.


Lets come to the real stuff:

Annette!->

I am surprised you are leaving yourself open to attack by just saying things like "OpenSRS registrars such as Tucows and others..."

Such as TuCows and others? Hello. Anyone here realize who gave OpenSRS life? BTW, who did "find","invent" OpenSRS?

"Open to attack"? I didn't realize that the entirety of your intent was to start a war. My mistake.

And yes, it is Tucows and others. Or are you as unfamiliar with the OpenSRS RSP program and such definitions by extension as it appears that you might be with some other things? Or perhaps it's just your intention to blindly insult people by saying one thing while simultaneously saying things like "Most of these OpenSRS registrars coundn't find their own holes with a flashlight, so far. Morons!" The open shared registration system (OpenSRS) was started by Tucows in 1999. It doesn't mean they retain a monopoly on it, like some other registrar we could name had for years. It does mean that they manage it and make quite a bit of money in relation to it. More power to them.

I really have nothing against OpenSRS. I am opposed to the blind support it has been getting in this forum.

I don't see any "blind support" for OpenSRS here. I see various levels of support for various registrars who might or might not be in the OpenSRS system. It's the same for the models of cars that people drive, the kind of toothpaste they use, the type of shoes they prefer, and which registrar they choose. You do appear to have some gripe with OpenSRS, but quite honestly, given your posts, I have absolutely zero interest in what that might be.

You wanna talk about about non-OpenSRS registrars offering domain registration for US$10 - Stargate! And they are good with service. If you/anyone wants to believe in a conspiracy theory like Annette, there is something to be believed in this entire theory about OpenSRS (founded/funded by TuCows) being a conman's game. Its been around what - a year? You think TuCows is gonna survive another 2 years? Think again.

Pardon me? Please point out anywhere in my post you see some sort of conspiracy theory or where I equate it with some "conman's" game. Nowhere did I suggest or even imply such a thing, and I would thank you not to try and put your words, such as they are, in my post.

Tucows, as an entity, has been around quite a long time - since 1993, to be precise. If you are young enough, you probably don't even realize how foolish you sound to those of us who remember Tucows as an FTP-only service where you could download the various socket aps you needed to make something run. OpenSRS has already been around for two years, and will continue to be around for many years to come, as it has developed a life of its own. It (the entire system) is certainly either the number one or number two (haven't looked at the figures lately) registration source in the world.

Like my mother has been around for a while, so I trust ICANN. There is history behind that organization. Survivability.

Since November of 1998. Not even three years. And has done just about zip to solve some of the problems with registration procedures. And charges an outrageous sum for companies who want to become registrars without going through as RSP or affiliate program.

Some people on this board are just blindly in love with OpenSRS. BLINDLY leading many people to disaster. And, not just this board alone!

You have yet to show anything remotely approaching that.

I think OpenSRS is a dead technology.

Simple.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion.

So am I.

You have yet to show something so inherently wrong with the OpenSRS system that would make it part of the dead pile.

And yes, you are entitled to your opinion. However, others, as you say, are entitled to their own. So why do you insult them when they voice theirs? I would suggest that when you are confronted with your errors that you accept them or address them instead of engaging in personal assaults on other people.

Oh, and just as a by-the-by, and before you think there is some conspiracy with a capital 'C' going on here, guess what?






We don't even use OpenSRS for our registrations.

We use Bulk Register. An ICANN-accredited registrar. Just like Tucows. Just like Stargate. Just like many other companies out there.

So the next time you think about launching an unprovoked attack against someone, you'd do well to a) check your manners and b) check your facts. Otherwise, you might well find yourself in the ignore lists of quite a few people.

Go Annette, Go Annette, its your b-day!!

<EDITED BY DOGMA, DON'T WANT TO FLAME>

Goodness this thread is a disaster. Seems I missed an exchange of some sort but beyond that...

AniG, the best I can figure, you either don't know anything about OpenSRS and/or Tucows at all (not a flame, just an observation based upon the statements you made in your posts), or you are getting them confused with New.net's offerings??? Really I'm having a hard time figuring it all out. OpenSRS vs. ICANN? None of this makes any sense.

If you aren't getting it confused with New.net's offerings, then much of your information is just incorrect, and just for the record I don't use OpenSRS but am familiar with it.

Anyway, I hope everyone has calmed down a bit and like BC said, another thread may be opened to discuss the merits of the OpenSRS system (or problems if that is what people want to discuss).

I'm thrown by the conclusion of this thread..

000domains.com is well recommended.. choosing an openSRS company gives the chance to dot around several registrars and how to bitch at each other...

Right?!? I use an OpenSRS co for most of my domains. Some smaller issues but largely very good.

"Why change something that ain't broken" :D

http://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/default.asp?e=com

i have used them 3 x's for registration, and as of yet have not experienced a single prob.