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Domain registrar Gandi gets bought out, removes free mailboxes

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Re: Domain registrar Gandi gets bought out, removes free mailboxes

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Post by pricechild »

This is really frustrating. I'm only a small customer but it doesn't seem right that they could take away part of the deal if I have multiple years pre-bought prior to the change.

The email I received is slightly different and doesn't include set dates, it just says "after the first year" which could be tomorrow.

I've emailed them asking for clarification.

I pay for Fastmail, but use several of the gandi basic mailboxes for other reasons. I could live with those disappearing. I hope this doesn't also remove the 'forwarded addresses' though.

Re: Domain registrar Gandi gets bought out, removes free mailboxes

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Post by kevin_thibedeau »

swayvil wrote: post #15

So who's the trustworthy, low-bullshit registrar now? I've been using Gandi for over a decade.

I'd say Google. They have incentive not to play games like this as that could jeoparadize their control of .dev and they don't need to juice profits on a minor service.

Re: Domain registrar Gandi gets bought out, removes free mailboxes

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Post by 95014_refugee »

bob1029 wrote: post #17

What registrars has HN been using lately? I've been super lazy and use Route53 for everything right now.

Pair. More or less forever. Nothing particularly special, but never so busted there’s been a reason to bother changing.

Re: Domain registrar Gandi gets bought out, removes free mailboxes

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Post by [deleted] »

kevin_thibedeau wrote: post #52
swayvil wrote: post #15

So who's the trustworthy, low-bullshit registrar now? I've been using Gandi for over a decade.

I'd say Google. They have incentive not to play games like this as that could jeoparadize their control of .dev and they don't need to juice profits on a minor service.

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Re: Domain registrar Gandi gets bought out, removes free mailboxes

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Post by alex3305 »

sfeng wrote: post #34
bob1029 wrote: post #17

What registrars has HN been using lately? I've been super lazy and use Route53 for everything right now.

Cloudflare Registrar, no markup and a reliable company.

Recently switched from Namecheap to Cloudflare. Cloudflare was significantly cheaper for my sole .io domain.

Re: Domain registrar Gandi gets bought out, removes free mailboxes

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Post by sleepyhead »

andrelaszlo wrote: post #29
csunbird wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Route53 is Gandi under the covers

That's surprising. It seems like it's only partially true: > AWS provides the Domain Name Registration Services through ICANN-accredited registrars. AWS currently provides Domain Name Registration Services through Gandi SAS , Mesh Digital Limited, Amazon Registrar, Inc., and other ICANN-accredited registrars (the “Registrar”), and your use of the Domain Name Registration Services is subject to their terms. You can id…

Yes, only for domain registration. AWS handles DNS.

Re: Domain registrar Gandi gets bought out, removes free mailboxes

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Post by sleepyhead »

bob1029 wrote: post #17

What registrars has HN been using lately? I've been super lazy and use Route53 for everything right now.

DNSimple is excellent. I don't recommend using Route53, while their GUI and features are good they charge per DNS query. I had someone trying exploit that and ended up with a 100x higher bill than normal in one month. It is impossible to do anything about it except purchase AWS Shield Advanced which costs $3000 per month.
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