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["David R. Matusiak" <matusiak AT speakeasy.net>]

hey Bob --

do you want to actually /do/ anything with this(these) registered domain(s) 
or 
do you just want to reserve it?  not that it matters to me, but it might be a 
cost issue for you.

the following highlights my personal experience with various registrars, not 
that of my employer, my yogi, or my nephew.

NetworkSolutions - expensive monolith that does not care about you. $35/year 
for 
each registration??  WHY?

Dotster - a little better, heck, at least cheaper (~$14/yr last time i 
checked). 
but like Steve said, they will email you every week about their "NEW 
SERVICE." 
(you may be able to opt-out of those know -- i dunno).

GoDaddy -- $8.95/year, fairly decent interface (you can change all domain 
info 
at once *OR* do them individually), phone and web support (they were nice, 
but 
firm when i forgot my passwd - perfect). you can do hosting (or just email) 
with 
them, too. but since i wanted a totally kick-ass host, i went with:

HurricaneElectric - he.net gots the mad OC3s, yo. shell access, lotsa 
features, 
not bad prices. and if real estate is about "location, location, location" 
then 
web hosting is about "backbone, backbone, backbone."

so, i would recommend checking out godaddy.com for domain registration.
>From the More Info then you Requested Dept. 
I am respectfully yours,
david matusiak
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On Wed, 4 Sep 2002, Bob Kucera wrote:

> How worthwhile is domain name registration?  It seems like a good way to
> spend some money on my tech habit.  Is there a preferred registrar for a
> domain name and dns service?
> 
> it looks like the thing to do is to roll up my sleeves and really research
> them by cost of registration, services provided, cost of dns registration is
> an add-on (I suppose to be researched separately), and I wonder which of
> these companies will drop out of business and leave me having to change
> registrars.
> 
> Bob Kucera
> (919) 602-5503