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Re: Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com

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Post by jlgaddis »

joe33433 wrote: post #417
ted0 wrote: post #226

Ted from Namecheap here. I cannot speak to GoDaddy's practices. However, I can say that for Namecheap, this is not something we would ever even consider doing. In my experience though, lookups are more complex than most think. We are querying so many different sources to give you availability status, some of which are less reliable than others. For example, with smaller TLDs like .ai or .is, lookups may be less relia…

If my domains primary users are from USA, i would definitely register at Namecheap, but my primary users are from india. My understanding is that its better to register with local registrar(not godadday ofcourse) to avoid DNS latency, To my knowledge Namecheap does not have servers in india. I am new to domain registering and would appreciate your take on this issue. Thanks

> My understanding is that its better to register with local registrar(not godadday ofcourse) to avoid DNS latency, ...

Your understanding is incorrect.

There are no issues with registering a domain via Namecheap when your users are in India (or anywhere else).

Once you've registered a domain, you can use any nameservers that you like -- regardless of their geographical location. You could use the free DNS service Namecheap includes with your domain registration, nameservers from the provider of your choice in India, or something like AWS Route 53, Cloudflare, or Google DNS, which all use anycast and have DNS servers around the globe (I don't know which of them, if any, have servers specifically in India, however).

Re: Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com

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Post by usaphp »

lordnacho wrote: post #267
ted0 wrote: post #226

Ted from Namecheap here. I cannot speak to GoDaddy's practices. However, I can say that for Namecheap, this is not something we would ever even consider doing. In my experience though, lookups are more complex than most think. We are querying so many different sources to give you availability status, some of which are less reliable than others. For example, with smaller TLDs like .ai or .is, lookups may be less relia…

Namecheap is so much better than godaddy. Interface : just give me the records. I don't want to buy more stuff. Somehow namecheap lets me but the same extras like email, without badgering me. Godaddy is just ads ads ads and interfaces to sell stuff to people who aren't tech savvy. Squatting: this definitely happens with godaddy, like the OP says. Never use them, it's a disgusting practice. I use namecheap for dozens…

Namecheap’s interface for domain verification is very unintuitive, you have to jump through hoops to actually get a dns record you need to add, in order for you to verify your domain.

Re: Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com

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Post by ddingus »

TheRealSteel wrote: post #398
ddingus wrote: post #361

Well, I just tried a few searches on godaddy... fuckgodaddy.com Fuckgodaddyhard.com Fuckgodaddyreallyhard.com Fuckgodaddyproper.com Fuckgodaddyproperly.com Now, gandi: All available except for fuckgodaddy.com edit: Maybe profanity triggered something? reamgodaddyproperly.com Unavailable on godaddy, available on gandi. Finally, I searched on some of the same, arguably in poor taste names, using gandi instead of godadd…

Interestingly, godaddysucks.com redirects to Godaddy.

Well, good for them.

Re: Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com

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Post by ddingus »

ted0 wrote: post #360
ddingus wrote: post #340

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why are people moving from Gandi? Just wondering if I should be aware of something... If I do move, Namecheap it will be, given this discussion.

We have always liked and respected the folks over at Gandi. They were recently acquired by private equity so not sure what their plans are. Regardless, we'd be happy to have you.

Ok, the acquisition is good to know.

Steady as she goes right now, but I know where to go should things change.

Re: Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com

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Post by OakNinja »

ted0 wrote: post #226

Ted from Namecheap here. I cannot speak to GoDaddy's practices. However, I can say that for Namecheap, this is not something we would ever even consider doing. In my experience though, lookups are more complex than most think. We are querying so many different sources to give you availability status, some of which are less reliable than others. For example, with smaller TLDs like .ai or .is, lookups may be less relia…

I’ve used a fair share of registrars, and Namecheap is the best!

I just miss .SE domains, I have quite a few of them and would really like to move them over to Namecheap. Keep up the great service, it’s really unique among registrars to be user friendly, cheap, well documented and without bloat and ads. Love it!

Re: Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com

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Post by vincentmarle »

lordnacho wrote: post #267
ted0 wrote: post #226

Ted from Namecheap here. I cannot speak to GoDaddy's practices. However, I can say that for Namecheap, this is not something we would ever even consider doing. In my experience though, lookups are more complex than most think. We are querying so many different sources to give you availability status, some of which are less reliable than others. For example, with smaller TLDs like .ai or .is, lookups may be less relia…

Namecheap is so much better than godaddy. Interface : just give me the records. I don't want to buy more stuff. Somehow namecheap lets me but the same extras like email, without badgering me. Godaddy is just ads ads ads and interfaces to sell stuff to people who aren't tech savvy. Squatting: this definitely happens with godaddy, like the OP says. Never use them, it's a disgusting practice. I use namecheap for dozens…

I've actually always used Godaddy for searching and Namecheap for registering, simply because Godaddy's search interface is faster and more stable but Namecheap is great for not hassling you and way easier to configure. Fix the search Namecheap, and I will no longer use Godaddy again!

Re: Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com

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Post by Cyphus »

marcosdumay wrote: post #299
hangonhn wrote: post #255

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I really dislike GoDaddy but this is not the best signal to use. A lot of startups are rather low in engineering talent early on when they're trying to find market fit and make a product. A lot of things about startups are just crap early on. People do things that they shouldn't or will have to pay for in the long run. Startups accumulate debt in many ways. Being on GoDaddy might be one of those. And if the DNS resol…

> A lot of startups are rather low in engineering talent early on when they're trying to find market fit and make a product. I imagine that is the class of companies the GP is trying to avoid.

It would be worth avoiding at that initial stage, but would be less and less of a factor as the company grows and matures.

I work for a startup with ~60 employees. The DNS was setup through GoDaddy by our CEO over 6 years ago when the company consisted of just founders.

Employee #1 updated GoDaddy to point to AWS for nameservers. We've been managing DNS through Route53 ever since. It's tech debt, sure, but migrating domain ownership to AWS gives us almost no benefits. I guess having more consolidated billing would be nice, but until finance complains at me I'm not bothering to change it.

It would pain me to find out that a candidate would red flag the company based on domain registrar. Then again, I don't know if I'd care to interview someone who makes such large decisions based on small details with no context.

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