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Recommendations wanted for domain name registrar and site hosting
Posted on 06/25/2002 11:12:40 AM PDT by John Twenty 28
Can I get away with asking the good folks on FR for recommendations? I'm going to be setting up a non-profit, education related, web site. So I'm looking for recommendations.
I need to register a domain name. What do I need to consider in choosing a domain name registrar? There are many out there. What are the differences? Are there any that you recommend?
And I will need to find an outfit to host e-mail and the web site. The web pages will be linked, by a program, to a database. A host running IIS would probably be the most convenient. Are there any that you have had good experience with?
Thanks!
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; Technical
KEYWORDS: domainname; hosting; internet; registrar; registration
To: John Twenty 28
do you have a webmaster yet?
To: John Twenty 28
We've used domaindirect.com and register.com
Couldn't see much differentce in the two. Maybe register is a little cheaper. Both these now offer all kinds of options for help setting up websites, etc.
I don't have any complaints about either company.
We did use a local internet company to host the website. By not using one of the larger companies we found that the service in dealing with technical issues was great.
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posted on
06/25/2002 11:24:23 AM PDT
by
dawn53
To: John Twenty 28
What do I need to consider in choosing a domain name registrar? There are many out there. What are the differences? Are there any that you recommend? I look at the prices they charge and how easy it is to use the service. I've got a few domains, and I've registered most of them through EasyDNS (easydns.com). They provide an easy to use web interface to manage my domains and their prices are reasonable in my opinion. It also helps a friend of mine runs it :)
In addition to registering the domain, they provide DNS service and can also act as your backup email server.
And I will need to find an outfit to host e-mail and the web site. The web pages will be linked, by a program, to a database. A host running IIS would probably be the most convenient. Are there any that you have had good experience with?
I bought a DSL connection and am running my own servers, so I just pointed my DNS back to my place, and that is how I solved that.
If you need web/email hosting, those companies that provide that service usually will take care of registering the domain and maintaining it for you. The only cavet of that is to make sure YOUR name is listed as one of the domain contacts, otherwise you might end up with a company holding your domain hostage.
As for a recommendation for hosting, I don't know of any offhand. Sorry.
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posted on
06/25/2002 11:26:31 AM PDT
by
Lorenb420
To: John Twenty 28
BudgetRegister.com is about the cheapest place you will find for registering domain names.
To: John Twenty 28
www.godaddy.com - domain registration 8.95/yr (1 yr), $6.95/yr (10 yr). I don't have my site up yet & I haven't figured out where I'm going to host it.
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posted on
06/25/2002 11:42:25 AM PDT
by
Gil4
To: John Twenty 28
I use
GKG.net for domain registration - 9.99 per year and
Webstrike or Seanic for hosting depending upon what the site needs.
Webstrike $30.00 setup and first year free.
Seanic $67.00 per year with no setup fees.
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posted on
06/25/2002 11:45:20 AM PDT
by
joebellis
To: John Twenty 28
GoDaddy.Com as someone said ... I own several domain names ... 10-year registration for about $70 ... can't beat it ... try Icom.Com for hosting (name works but owned by another company) ... everything you need for less than $150 per year ... been using for nearly 5 years and my websites go to 155 countries ...
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posted on
06/25/2002 11:51:06 AM PDT
by
Bobby777
To: John Twenty 28
bump
To: John Twenty 28
I'd reccomend Gandi-net (
http://www.gandi.net) for registration--it's ICANN approved and doesn't resell your information. The price for 1 year is 12 Euros --about $11. Yes, it's a French based organization, but it works and is cheap.
For hosting try
http://www.valuablehost.com they provide many extras and a basic package is only $14.25 for 3 months.
Also check out
http://www.cnet.com for reviews of hosts and registrars
While you can use web design software like Front Page to develop your site, a knowlege of HTML sure helps. For a simple site you can also create your own code using Note Pad and free FTP software like Leech or Cute (
http://www.download.com).
To teach yourself HTML get a copy of "The HTML Web Classroom" by Paul Meyer --available from the usual web sources or check your local college book store for used copies --it's a popular text for basic web design courses
To: John Twenty 28
www.rovin.net
They are patriot owned and have a good network and good support and are very very large.
There prices are great too... Ask for Duane.
To: StopDemocratsDotCom
I suppose I'm the webmaster. (Unless I have a volunteer?) I've worked some with an intranet and IIS. So, the part I know the least about is the name registration and hosting.
To: dawn53; Lorenb420; Phantom Lord; Gil4; joebellis; Bobby777; The Great RJ; borntodiefree
Thank you all for the help!
FR is great!
To: John Twenty 28
dreamhost.com. $25 setup fee if you don't pay for a whole year up front. $10 gets you 2GB of transfer, 100MB of storage, full CGI, shell access, IIRC 5 subdomains for free and free domain name registration. Plus they claim to host over 40,000 domains now so they're not a mom and pop shop.
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posted on
06/25/2002 6:18:25 PM PDT
by
dheretic
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