Will there be an API for the registrar service?
Yes.
Introducing Cloudflare Registrar
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Re: Introducing Cloudflare Registrar
#72I wouldn't have cared much about Domain Name Register just a week ago, but after what happen at Zoho, and all the horror story in the comments section from namecheap and others, Cloudflare Registar couldn't come at a better time. I really wish Cloudflare at least made $1 or $2 Gross Profits per domain. Who paids for Domain Register Support? I would much rather be a "customer" than I am not sure where they are making…
I though namecheap was one of the better ones around? I'm looking for a domain registrar. Could share the link with namecheap horror stories? Thanks
I'd say give namesilo.com a shot.
$8.99 .coms as a base price, free whois guard for life, solid support and no up-sell spam or BS.
I moved almost all of my domains there over the last year'ish.
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#73This sounds great. Hopefully the TLD coverage is extensive, I dislike having my domains split across multiple registrars based on their supported extensions.
We want to help you consolidate those! Full list here for TLDs supported at launch, but we're busy working to add more before then. https://www.cloudflare.com/tld-policies/
Gah, you don't have .je domains. I have a charity one there which I have to use gandi.net for and it's driving me nuts...
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#74Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think [0] is the article in question; just search the page for the namecheap comments. 0. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18059792
It seems like it was just a handful of users who posted their story multiple times. The users highclass, ethanwillis, kweks all had multiple comments only about namecheap on a thread that wasn't directly about namecheap. Can I get more horror stories to confirm those are real? It's unfortunate because namecheap used to have the exact opposite reputation: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3396606
I've had namecheap for about 5 years, no complaints other than their 2FA requiring their own app for TOTP instead of supporting Authy. Moving to Cloudflare Registrar when it's released.
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#75Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think [0] is the article in question; just search the page for the namecheap comments. 0. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18059792
It seems like it was just a handful of users who posted their story multiple times. The users highclass, ethanwillis, kweks all had multiple comments only about namecheap on a thread that wasn't directly about namecheap. Can I get more horror stories to confirm those are real? It's unfortunate because namecheap used to have the exact opposite reputation: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3396606
I have used them for years and never had a problem. However, they are slowly creeping their prices upward. .com is now a little over $13.00 and they just this year made domain proxy (hiding your contact info on whois) free.
I have been moving my stuff to porkbun.com. They are US based and $8.84 for a .com. Cloudflare is an interesting offering, although as of right now, it's not actually launched and it appears that you are required to be routing all your traffic through cloudflare to be able to use their registrar service. I don't know if that is a permanent requirement or just for now though.
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#76Earlier quoted context omitted.
I appreciate that these decisions can seem easy, but broadly do you want a private company deciding what can be on the internet, or do you want that decision made by a judge with due process?
Matt Prince already decided "what can be on the internet" when he banned Daily Stormer. As far as Cloudflare is concerned, that ship already sailed.
That's completely different really. They just stopped proxying their traffic. Daily Stormer could continue on, assuming they pay enough to handle the traffic.
Turning off your domain name is a different story. You are sunk until you can regain control of it.
Re: Introducing Cloudflare Registrar
#77While I'm sure few of us would have controversial domains, let's remember that Cloudflare have removed the DNS records of sites that they didn't like in the past[0].
[0] - https://blog.cloudflare.com/why-we-terminated-daily-stormer/
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#78Security wise, are you on par with MarkMonitor?
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#79Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think [0] is the article in question; just search the page for the namecheap comments. 0. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18059792
It seems like it was just a handful of users who posted their story multiple times. The users highclass, ethanwillis, kweks all had multiple comments only about namecheap on a thread that wasn't directly about namecheap. Can I get more horror stories to confirm those are real? It's unfortunate because namecheap used to have the exact opposite reputation: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3396606
I switched to namecheap during the godaddy exodus. Multiple times in the last 30 days they have disabled domains due to requiring whois contact verification. In one case the same domain being disabled 3 times in a row. Each time I'm assured it will not happen again and yet it does. And when it happens, not only do they change your DNS servers but they wipe out all your host records if you use their DNS service so you have to either rebuild your zone or stay online with support for hours while they restore everything. I've also had them revert a domain's DNS servers so that is is parked on an "expired" domain landing page before the domain was expired. I have a client that has also had their domain repeatedly switched to whois validation required this year. The only explanation I've been given is that it was a "system glitch" and won't happen again.
Seems likely that some of the issues might have been related to them switching from being an Enom reseller to their own direct ICANN accreditation but I'm still planning on migrating my domains out.
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#80Do cloudflare want to be registrar for other foreign TLDs in the future? I would love to see them support TLDs such as .dk, .de, .it etc. That way both me and my clients could begin consolidating domain registration in one place, instead of using expensive and shitty domain registration management services. Harder ones, like Tonga (.to) or Greenland (.gl) would be nice to have as well, but I don't think it's feasible…
.ee would be lovely as well, current registrars are honestly meh, there's maybe one I'd trust in the entire list.