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Poll: Will you move your domains from GoDaddy today?

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Re: Poll: Will you move your domains from GoDaddy today?

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Post by loumf »

jamesrom wrote: post #68
ry0ohki wrote: post #64

I'll be moving them as they expire, because it would be a little expensive to move everything right away (plus some things I've already paid for years of registration). I already moved a few that were close to expiry, but this whole thing started to feel like a witch hunt and a little hypocritical since I don't think I've heard anyone boycotting the Super Bowl because of NFL support or using AmEx because of Visa (two…

I could be wrong, but I had the impression that when a domain is transferred the date that domain is valid until stays the same, however you need to purchase another year on top of the existing expiry date.

NameCheap is $6.99 for the transfer + 1 year on the expiry. Most include a year, I think, or else it would be hard to get transfers.

Re: Poll: Will you move your domains from GoDaddy today?

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Post by darkane »

ry0ohki wrote: post #64

I'll be moving them as they expire, because it would be a little expensive to move everything right away (plus some things I've already paid for years of registration). I already moved a few that were close to expiry, but this whole thing started to feel like a witch hunt and a little hypocritical since I don't think I've heard anyone boycotting the Super Bowl because of NFL support or using AmEx because of Visa (two…

I don't think those are proper analogies. The reason everyone is so outraged by GoDaddy's stance is because they claimed there are no moral or technical downsides to the bill, and being so intimately involved with DNS, they should know that's simply not true.

So they either: don't understand their own business, they don't care about their customers, they have no ethical standards, or all of the above. Whichever it is, it's clear that they're run by truly horrible people.

Re: Poll: Will you move your domains from GoDaddy today?

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Post by tytso »

moe wrote: post #63

I tried to move a week ago but GoDaddy doesn't allow transfer when Whois-Privacy is enabled. Guess that means I'm locked in because I don't want my name attached to those domains.

Just disable the Privacy and unlock the domain before you do the transfer. See this tutorial:

http://hover.screenstepslive.com/s/hover/m/927/l/7788-GoDadd...

Re: Poll: Will you move your domains from GoDaddy today?

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Post by kingofspain »

The only domain I have left with Godaddy (moved all mine a year ago) is one I set up for an ex-girlfriend so you'll have to forgive me for putting my own sanity ahead of the greater good :)

I have noticed a few promo emails from Godaddy in recent days though. More than usual I couldn't say - this whole situation may make them stand out.

Re: Poll: Will you move your domains from GoDaddy today?

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Post by aeden »

jamesrom wrote: post #68
ry0ohki wrote: post #64

I'll be moving them as they expire, because it would be a little expensive to move everything right away (plus some things I've already paid for years of registration). I already moved a few that were close to expiry, but this whole thing started to feel like a witch hunt and a little hypocritical since I don't think I've heard anyone boycotting the Super Bowl because of NFL support or using AmEx because of Visa (two…

I could be wrong, but I had the impression that when a domain is transferred the date that domain is valid until stays the same, however you need to purchase another year on top of the existing expiry date.

The purchase is automatic, at least for most, if not all, gTLDs. When you submit the request to transfer to the registry, and it successfully completes, the domain is automatically extended 1 year.

Re: Poll: Will you move your domains from GoDaddy today?

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Post by aeden »

tytso wrote: post #73
moe wrote: post #63

I tried to move a week ago but GoDaddy doesn't allow transfer when Whois-Privacy is enabled. Guess that means I'm locked in because I don't want my name attached to those domains.

Just disable the Privacy and unlock the domain before you do the transfer. See this tutorial: http://hover.screenstepslive.com/s/hover/m/927/l/7788-GoDadd...

The issue is that exposes the OP's identity in Whois for a bit of time during the transfer.

Re: Poll: Will you move your domains from GoDaddy today?

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Post by darkane »

blurbytree wrote: post #29
kokey wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Indeed, and I just got myself another domain Yesterday through Godaddy. They are really the Wal-Mart of domain name selling, disliked by snobs and hipsters but everyone will buy from them at some point.

They're cheap, they work, they're not going to go out of business.... Couldn't care less if their CEO likes hunting, or if they help the US government with its internet censorship agenda. Hate the US government for that, not random companies.

I don't think you understand how the government works. Most dystopian legislation is written and paid for by those "random" companies.

Re: Poll: Will you move your domains from GoDaddy today?

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Post by the-cakeboss »

cyrusshepard wrote: post #42
blurbytree wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He killed the elephant because it was destroying the communities crops, and the community got fed well from the meat. I don't think it's quite as one sided as you propose.

He killed it for sport, the rest is an excuse. If he were concerned about the community food supply he could have donated food. Anyone who hires "booth babes" for spokespeople and is a fan of 24 (a show I used to work for) hunts because he enjoys it. Bob Parsons does not spend thousands of dollars to kill elephants for humanitarian reasons.

So you are offended by the intention? Plenty of people enjoy hunting. Does that make them bad people worthy of contempt?

This whole elephant thing is ridiculous.

Re: Poll: Will you move your domains from GoDaddy today?

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Post by plusbryan »

The thing that surprised me most about this whole situation is that so many tech-savvy people use Godaddy. Their spammy marketing and variable pricing screams bush-league to me. I'll forgive my dad for using them cause he doesn't know he had options, but for something so fundamental, how does anyone trust them?
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