Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 04:45:43 -0400 From: Jerry <gesbbb@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ISP questions Message-ID: <20090608044543.0c6d4602@scorpio> In-Reply-To: <20090608014629.GA9091@kokopelli.hydra> References: <4096aedd0906040923p6288e319ia083f47c7ccc29e1@mail.gmail.com> <64c038660906042034v43b340c6jf1e001ac9941f1f6@mail.gmail.com> <d8f312d60906042050r4755e4ebn6def06342fcc842b@mail.gmail.com> <20090608014629.GA9091@kokopelli.hydra>
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--Sig_/xCmdckSMaLbeGg7ypIaP0Sc Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, 7 Jun 2009 19:46:29 -0600 Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> wrote: >On Thu, Jun 04, 2009 at 11:50:35PM -0400, itsemu wrote: >> if your dealing with a isp such as a cable/dsl company, remember the >> requirements to work there, they arent trained on anything besides >> windows.. probably dont really know what a static ip is or have any >> idea what hardware each different county they are supporting has in >> there headend because its all different, reverse dns will probably >> be a waste of ip space because of the way its assigned in classes >> and i seriously doubt they will do it via a ticket if its not that >> way. named registration if im catching that right godaddys probably >> going to be cheaper maybe im wrong who knows.. > >Use a better registrar than GoDaddy. Price isn't everything, and >GoDaddy will as soon screw you over as look at you. > >When searching for registrars to use, the first thing I do is look for >registrars that have donated domain registration and/or hosting >services to open source projects, because that always says something >nice about their level of customer service and knowledgeability. The >second thing I look for is their conflict resolution policy, because I >never want to be in the position of having my service halted on >someone else's say-so for something that isn't my fault without anyone >letting me know there's a problem in time to fix it before service is >cut off -- and I *definitely* don't want to pay a >severeal-hundred-dollar ransom to get my domain name back (a favorite >dirty trick of GoDaddy's). > >Price is somewhere down around concern five or six when I'm choosing a >domain name registrar. I have used GoDaddy for 7 years now without a single problem. Maybe I am just lucky. I have only contacted them twice; however, I received a quick and courteous response to my inquiry. I know nothing about their philanthropic practices, nor does it concern me, unless I happen to be the beneficiary of such acts. --=20 Jerry gesbbb@yahoo.com O'Reilly's Law of the Kitchen: Cleanliness is next to impossible --Sig_/xCmdckSMaLbeGg7ypIaP0Sc Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.11 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkosz8gACgkQBvaKIJWWCO2MlgCgnYmNW9TjvCwUdtjwVy4phZlI 2pkAnRjL1qCpIz+C/W/4CBIFn7Qsc1lk =QdLJ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_/xCmdckSMaLbeGg7ypIaP0Sc--
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