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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Slightly offtopic – I recommend that you NOT use your web hosting company as your domain registrar. That way, if the web host goes stupid on you (either by going broke, or by trying to hold your domains hostage), all you have to do is get a new hosting company and have your domain registrar point to the new location….<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>(assuming you have a backup of your stuff on the web host!)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Rusty<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>keith smith<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 14, 2013 4:40 PM<br><b>To:</b> Main PLUG discussion list<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: OT: Best domain renewal rates?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>To me it is about the registrar you know or trust the most. I use Godaddy because I know how they work and have the least amount of distrust with them. Several years ago I tried several different registrars. At one I actually had to let them know I was letting a domain expire. I did not know of that rule and the next thing I knew I was receiving a letter from a collection company. I was in the process of buying a house so I paid the fees instead of fighting it.<br><br>There is the business side of all this also. What is your time worth? Is it worth spending several hours transferring domains, which is a pain, to save a couple bucks?<br><br>If your domains have less than a month left on their registration, you may not be able to transfer the domains in time. <br><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>------------------------<br>Keith Smith<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>On Monday, October 14, 2013 3:38 PM, Eric Cope <<a href="mailto:eric.cope@gmail.com">eric.cope@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div id=yiv7387287407><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://namecheap.com/" target="_blank">namecheap.com</a> or <a href="http://namesilo.com/" target="_blank">namesilo.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>DO NOT USE 1&1. <a href="http://blog.voltampmedia.com/2013/10/02/1and1-has-the-worst-support-ever-migrate-now/" target="_blank">http://blog.voltampmedia.com/2013/10/02/1and1-has-the-worst-support-ever-migrate-now/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Eric<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div id=yiv7387287407yqt35500><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 3:25 PM, <<a href="mailto:joe@actionline.com" target="_blank">joe@actionline.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>What would y'all suggest as the best place (rate) for domain registration<br>renewal? I have several to renew at three different registrars and a few<br>I may let lapse if anyone should be interested.<br><br>GoDaddy, Dotster, and Startlogic are all $14.99/year.<br><br>Does anybody do better than that ... or offer multi-year discount ... or<br>know of any "coupon" specials?<br><br>Three domains that I am considering letting go are:<br>-- <a href="http://lxzip.com/" target="_blank">lxzip.com</a><br>-- <a href="http://niceintro.com/" target="_blank">niceintro.com</a><br>-- <a href="http://livewellcheap.com/" target="_blank">livewellcheap.com</a><br><br>Please respond either on-line or off-line to:<br>joe(at)<a href="http://actionline.com/" target="_blank">actionline.com</a><br><br><br><br>---------------------------------------------------<br>PLUG-discuss mailing list - <a href="mailto:PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org" target="_blank">PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org</a><br>To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:<br><a href="http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss" target="_blank">http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div id=yqt21483><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>---------------------------------------------------<br>PLUG-discuss mailing list - <a href="mailto:PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org">PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org</a><br>To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:<br><a href="http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss" target="_blank">http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>