ICANN Moves Against GoDaddy Domain Lockdowns 146
An anonymous reader writes "ICANN is finally taking action against Domain Registrar GoDaddy's controversial 'lockdowns'. GoDaddy has long had a policy of 'locking down' domain names for 60 days after a customer updated their contact details. This put customers in a Catch 22 position: ICANN requires customers keep their contact details up to date, or risk having the domain forfeited. Yet during the lockdown period the customer is prevented from transferring the domain from GoDaddy to another registrar. If the lockdown ran over the domain's expiry date, customers were forced to renew with GoDaddy or lose the domain. ICANN proposes to ban this practice. ICANN who is charged with overseeing the Internet has long been accused of giving domain registrars a free ride. But recently after ICANN failed to discipline Network Solutions over a front-running scam, they found themselves both on the wrong end of a lawsuit by lawyers Kabateck Brown Kellner. Is ICANN's action a signal of increased vigilance in policing registrars, or is it a PR move paving the way for a complete removal of US Government oversight?"
Re:I'd rather not buy from the likes of GoDaddy or (Score:5, Informative)
is there any decent non "evil"registrar out there? (Score:2, Informative)
can anyone please point to a decent non "evil" registrar
Goddady = bad (see this article)
Enom = bad ( see http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/09/025222 [slashdot.org] )
Network solutions ( see http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/23/1914238 [slashdot.org] and http://slashdot.org/article.pl?no_d2=1&sid=00/05/12/2141250 [slashdot.org] and http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/02/15/2121200 [slashdot.org]
Anyone?
Re:is there any decent non "evil"registrar out the (Score:3, Informative)
GratisDNS.dk (Score:2, Informative)
It is free to move your domain to and use their DNS servers, and you get full control of the DNS records.
If you want to register a new domain, the prices are very fair.
Re:is there any decent non "evil"registrar out the (Score:3, Informative)
Not just GoDaddy (Score:3, Informative)
It took two or three encounters with their support staff and the threat of a complaint to ICANN to get the lock removed so I could continue with the transfer.
Re:I'd rather not buy from the likes of GoDaddy or (Score:1, Informative)
Re:I'd rather not buy from the likes of GoDaddy or (Score:1, Informative)
Re:GoDaddy and the spam you received today (Score:3, Informative)
they talk about "product development" and similar
They do not run any Root Nameservers, they do not police the system, they are selling registrations, and nothing else
Re:Just a matter of proper ordering... (Score:2, Informative)
Funny thing was, I had to check a box that said I agreed that the person I was transferring it to was obligated to accept the 60 day lockdown after the transfer.
Re:ICANN (Score:4, Informative)
Re:I'd rather not buy from the likes of GoDaddy or (Score:4, Informative)
We only found this out when we wanted to consolidate all our domains with 1&1. (Of course, I found that our 10-year old domain had the contact info from our old ISP!)
Because of the transfer screwup, we kept it status quo with one name on NS and the others on 1&1. It was such a hassle with 1&1 that I am thinking seriously about consolidation again, only to Netsol instead! (and that is saying much!)
I'd like to see reforms at ICANN, so I don't have to worry about being screwed when some registrar is bought out by someone or when some different set of suits is put in management.
P.S. Direcnic is not the cheapest, but I use them personally and I have no reason to switch. Besides, considering their location, they have disaster preparedness down pat.
Re:I'd rather not buy from the likes of GoDaddy or (Score:1, Informative)
I was out a domain name for two weeks, and received no compensation.
Oh, and if you only do domain registration through them, you're limited to 5 subdomains per account, not per domain.
That means if you have 100 domain names, you can only have 5 glue domains.
Re:I'd rather not buy from the likes of GoDaddy or (Score:5, Informative)
http://nodaddy.com/#alternatives [nodaddy.com]
Re:I'd rather not buy from the likes of GoDaddy or (Score:1, Informative)
Re:ICANN (Score:4, Informative)
Re:I'd rather not buy from the likes of GoDaddy or (Score:3, Informative)
Re:I'd rather not buy from the likes of GoDaddy or (Score:2, Informative)