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

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Post by mrcalzone » Thu, Dec 29, 2011, 7:06 PM UTC

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

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

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Post by Rust » Thu, Dec 29, 2011, 7:15 PM UTC

Ahhhh, I just transferred three domains there a couple of days ago! Sorry EFF! If I'd known they were going to do this, I'd have waited.

Guess I'll just have to donate directly...

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Post by bmelton » Thu, Dec 29, 2011, 7:29 PM UTC

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?

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Post by jc4p » Thu, Dec 29, 2011, 7:34 PM UTC

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?

I don't know about transfers but new domains get one year free one domain SSL certificates too. I have most of my domains with Gandi and their management website is a breeze.

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Post by duaneb » Thu, Dec 29, 2011, 7:37 PM UTC

I use gandi.net for all my domains. A tiny bit pricier than namecheap, but excellent service and management.

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Post by lmm » Thu, Dec 29, 2011, 7:42 PM UTC

Don't they have a term whereby they can take your domain if they want to (or rather, decide they could make more money that way)? ISTR that was why I avoided Gandi.net last time I bought a domain.

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Post by jyap » Thu, Dec 29, 2011, 7:51 PM UTC

I previously supported GoDaddy because they were based out of the US and had local US support.

Same reason I recently switched to NameCheap during the whole 'GoDaddy supports SOPA' affair.

Gandi.net headquarters is based out of Paris, France (although they do have a US office).

One thing to bear in mind.

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Post by zbowling » Thu, Dec 29, 2011, 7:53 PM UTC

Gandi.net has revocation polices similar to GoDaddy where they can impose their own morality at revoking your domain.

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Post by nohat » Thu, Dec 29, 2011, 7:58 PM UTC

lmm wrote: post #6

Don't they have a term whereby they can take your domain if they want to (or rather, decide they could make more money that way)? ISTR that was why I avoided Gandi.net last time I bought a domain.

I have skimmed the contract, and that does not appear to be the case. Of course I am not a lawyer, and I could have missed something.

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Post by jyap » Thu, Dec 29, 2011, 8:01 PM UTC

lmm wrote: post #6

Don't they have a term whereby they can take your domain if they want to (or rather, decide they could make more money that way)? ISTR that was why I avoided Gandi.net last time I bought a domain.

Hmm, yeah, you're right: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/04/05/googlesharing_cert_r...

Revoked SSL based on trademark and Whois information.

Although the article does provide an update which says:

The reason for the certificate being revoked was because of the inaccurate whois data. Certificates really are a seal of trust, but that cannot be based on falsified whois data. It was right to revoke the certificate for this reason, but not without being in contact with the customer. We have reviewed and changed our processes to rectify this.