GoDaddy locks out derivatives of Chrome

Post by aaaaaaaaata » Thu, Jul 14, 2022, 3:18 PM UTC

aaaaaaaaata wrote: post #146

henearkr wrote: post #89

Recently in GoDaddy, I've also had the "the 2-factor authentication key failed, try to insert it again" when I wanted to change important settings like the automatic renewal or the domain lock. The point is, I used the same 2FA key to log into my account, so I know it works. As a result I was compelled to do the intended actions through the phone by calling their support. Has anybody got the same problem? Are they tr…

If they get you on the phone, they can tag you as a mark and upsell you.

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Jul 14, 2022, 3:30 PM UTC

samatman wrote: post #143

dessant wrote: post #104

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I still remember how their jerk founder "saved" a village in Zimbabwe from a "problem elephant", and they have basically advertised their business using boobs for years. And that's besides all the scummy actions and questionable security practices of GoDaddy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Parsons#Controversies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_controversies_involvin...

I wish that commenters on the Internet generally, and HN in particular, would lay off "murder and jaywalking" arguments. If Gandi advertised with lewds, well. People would complain and they would probably stop. The "scummy actions and questionable security practices" are both necessary and sufficient to persuade the informed reader not to patronize their services. Bringing in additional minor peccadillos weakens the…

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Jul 14, 2022, 3:38 PM UTC

sjtindell wrote: post #147

samatman wrote: post #143

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I wish that commenters on the Internet generally, and HN in particular, would lay off "murder and jaywalking" arguments. If Gandi advertised with lewds, well. People would complain and they would probably stop. The "scummy actions and questionable security practices" are both necessary and sufficient to persuade the informed reader not to patronize their services. Bringing in additional minor peccadillos weakens the…

To me, using women to sell a product reeks of a bygone era and a certain mentality we’re working to get away from. I think that alone is a perfectly acceptable reason to think a company sucks and not use their product. Voting for behaviors with your dollars is important.

Post by EastSmith » Thu, Jul 14, 2022, 3:42 PM UTC

LunarCamper wrote: post #90

pluc wrote: post #14

You already shouldn't be using GoDaddy, so there's another reason

What's a better one? I've been using Google Domains, I don't really have a reason to complain about them, but I've always wondered whether parking everything with a big corporation like that will have its drawbacks one day.

Post by pinebox » Thu, Jul 14, 2022, 3:58 PM UTC

GnarfGnarf wrote: post #67

I've been using GoDaddy as one of my registrars for 25+ years. Their tech. support is excellent. However, their recent switch to MS Office 365 / Outlook for email has been a fiasco, and pushed me one step closer to dropping them.