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Re: How a domain registrar can kill your business

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Post by jsjohnst » Fri, May 18, 2018, 12:38 PM UTC

tinus_hn wrote: post #277

jonatanheyman wrote: post #258

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, for SSL certificates there's value in having a short expiry. For example if the private keys leak. There's no value in having a domain name (that you want to keep) expire.

The value is in forcing you to keep it in mind. You don’t forget about things you have to do every 3 months as easily as something you have to do every 10 years.

If your logic is sound, then explain why I forget to refill my medication on time which I do monthly, but I don’t forget to renew my domains?

Re: How a domain registrar can kill your business

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Post by tinus_hn » Fri, May 18, 2018, 11:43 PM UTC

jsjohnst wrote: post #281

tinus_hn wrote: post #277

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The value is in forcing you to keep it in mind. You don’t forget about things you have to do every 3 months as easily as something you have to do every 10 years.

If your logic is sound, then explain why I forget to refill my medication on time which I do monthly, but I don’t forget to renew my domains?

You’re comparing apples and oranges. Do you more easily forget a password you use everyday or one you use once a year?

Re: How a domain registrar can kill your business

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Post by hbosch » Sat, May 19, 2018, 12:37 AM UTC

Sembiance wrote: post #194

hbosch wrote: post #13

The timing of this is an amazing coincidence — I recently “lost” my domain in the same way. I bought it originally on Namecheap but have since transferred all my domains into a singular Google Domains account. My main domain, where I have my personal site and all my important emails, disappeared without notice on Wednesday the 9th last week. No expiration notice sent, no information as to what had happened. I contact…

Can I ask why you chose to leave namecheap for Google?

I use Google services for all my domain-connected stuff via Gsuite; that includes Hangouts, Google Drive, Gmail, Google Docs, Google Contacts. On a whim I decided to transfer in the domain. I also use Google Domains, now, to register domains for no specific reason.

There are no features or perks that I know of that compelled me to choose one registrar over the other. It was just a random act.