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Gandi.net will contribute $1 per inbound transfer to EFF until Jan 15th

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Re: Gandi.net will contribute $1 per inbound transfer to EFF until Jan 15th

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Post by mike-cardwell »

pclark wrote: post #20

I am a huge fan of Gandi. Yes, they are slightly more expensive than other services, but I find their user interface not just good, but really quite amazing. One simple but obvious feature they have is the ability to create DNS presets and apply those for new domains, it's really useful. (other people probably offer this) Gandi also has fantastic support; it is slightly sad that they do not have a telephone number, b…

Does their DNS management interface support all of the major RR types? Ie, A, AAAA, MX, TXT, CNAME, NS, SRV? Most don't seem to support AAAA and SRV.

Also, do they support DNSSEC? Ie, can I use their web interface to upload DS records to my domains parent zone?

Re: Gandi.net will contribute $1 per inbound transfer to EFF until Jan 15th

#32

Post by ohgodthecat »

jimmyjim wrote: post #27
dangrossman wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

From their blog: > "For example, Gandi does not tolerate activity that is morally objectionable or that poses a threat to public order" [1] From their domain registration terms: > "Consequently, You commit Yourself to assuring that Our services are used in a licit manner and in conformity to Our Ethical standards" [2] > "You commit Yourself to choosing and using Your domain name and Our services in a way that constan…

My goodness. So someone tell me, which registrar then actually has sensible terms & policies?

NearlyFreeSpeech.net

Though they only offer .org, .net, and .com and I believe the main form of payment is through paypal.

Re: Gandi.net will contribute $1 per inbound transfer to EFF until Jan 15th

#33

Post by nkassis »

absconditus wrote: post #28
bmelton wrote: post #3

At $15 for a .com, they're almost double what I'd pay at either Namecheap or Name.com. I couldn't find it easily, but are there better prices for transfers?

How is such a small amount of money even a concern for most tech companies and people? This is an honest question.

I don't like mentality like you represent in this post, not everyone who buys domains is a funded tech company or anything like that. In the end if a company is offering the same service at a lower price why would you not go with that one? What makes you think Gandi.net is worth more than Namecheap? They seem to offer the same service and ethics as Gandi. And the difference is a take out meal where I live, I'll take the sandwich and domain if you give me the choice.

Re: Gandi.net will contribute $1 per inbound transfer to EFF until Jan 15th

#34

Post by bmelton »

absconditus wrote: post #28
bmelton wrote: post #3

At $15 for a .com, they're almost double what I'd pay at either Namecheap or Name.com. I couldn't find it easily, but are there better prices for transfers?

How is such a small amount of money even a concern for most tech companies and people? This is an honest question.

Why would I pay $15 when I can pay $10 and get great service?

Does Gandi offer something that others don't?

As for the amount, I'll admit that it isn't a great deal, but while $5 won't break me, it's a matter of scale. I've been transitioning from GoDaddy for awhile now, but at the moment, I still have about 20 domains hosted with them.

20 x $5 is $100, which means I can be free of GoDaddy for $x with Name.com, for $x + 100 with Gandi. Again, why would I pay more when there are known good options for less?

Re: Gandi.net will contribute $1 per inbound transfer to EFF until Jan 15th

#35

Post by juanre »

pclark wrote: post #20

I am a huge fan of Gandi. Yes, they are slightly more expensive than other services, but I find their user interface not just good, but really quite amazing. One simple but obvious feature they have is the ability to create DNS presets and apply those for new domains, it's really useful. (other people probably offer this) Gandi also has fantastic support; it is slightly sad that they do not have a telephone number, b…

I also use Gandi. I moved away from godaddy some years ago, and I am happy with the change. Good customer support, clean interface. If only they changed their brain-dead login system, and made their web work with something other than firefox, they'd be awesome.

Re: Gandi.net will contribute $1 per inbound transfer to EFF until Jan 15th

#36

Post by davyjones »

pclark wrote: post #20

I am a huge fan of Gandi. Yes, they are slightly more expensive than other services, but I find their user interface not just good, but really quite amazing. One simple but obvious feature they have is the ability to create DNS presets and apply those for new domains, it's really useful. (other people probably offer this) Gandi also has fantastic support; it is slightly sad that they do not have a telephone number, b…

Agreed on the "stupid login system" part.

I accidentally found out that you can actually cut out everything after and including the hyphen and it will still work.

Re: Gandi.net will contribute $1 per inbound transfer to EFF until Jan 15th

#37

Post by biot »

fletchowns wrote: post #13
bmelton wrote: post #3

At $15 for a .com, they're almost double what I'd pay at either Namecheap or Name.com. I couldn't find it easily, but are there better prices for transfers?

It's $8/yr til the end of 2011. I recently asked them why they charge more than competitors for, this was the response: Thank you for contacting Gandi Customer Care. It is true, Gandi does charge slightly more for domains than some other registrars. We do feel that we are still affordable, however. The reason we need to charge a small premium is that we have a different business model than other, larger companies, an…

If they don't advertise, shouldn't their costs be lower? Also, I'd rather they charge incrementally for services. Charging more for forced bundling of unwanted services only benefits them.

Re: Gandi.net will contribute $1 per inbound transfer to EFF until Jan 15th

#38

Post by rrwhite »

nkassis wrote: post #33
absconditus wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How is such a small amount of money even a concern for most tech companies and people? This is an honest question.

I don't like mentality like you represent in this post, not everyone who buys domains is a funded tech company or anything like that. In the end if a company is offering the same service at a lower price why would you not go with that one? What makes you think Gandi.net is worth more than Namecheap? They seem to offer the same service and ethics as Gandi. And the difference is a take out meal where I live, I'll take…

I don't like the mentality you represent in this post, not everyone who buys domains has the time to haggle over $5. The time saved not worrying about $5 could be used to get a take out meal where I live. ;)

Re: Gandi.net will contribute $1 per inbound transfer to EFF until Jan 15th

#40

Post by kijin »

mike-cardwell wrote: post #31
pclark wrote: post #20

I am a huge fan of Gandi. Yes, they are slightly more expensive than other services, but I find their user interface not just good, but really quite amazing. One simple but obvious feature they have is the ability to create DNS presets and apply those for new domains, it's really useful. (other people probably offer this) Gandi also has fantastic support; it is slightly sad that they do not have a telephone number, b…

Does their DNS management interface support all of the major RR types? Ie, A, AAAA, MX, TXT, CNAME, NS, SRV? Most don't seem to support AAAA and SRV. Also, do they support DNSSEC? Ie, can I use their web interface to upload DS records to my domains parent zone?

Not sure about individual record types, but Gandi allows you to upload raw zone files.
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