OT: should I move my domain to GoDaddy?

[Shlomi Fish]

On Friday 05 Feb 2010 05:41:34 Shlomo Solomon wrote:
> Sorry for the OT, but had no-one else to ask.
> 
> My domain is currently registered with ENOM and I'm considering a move.
> Does anyone here have experience (good or bad) with GoDaddy?
> 
> And to make it a bit on topic, is the management interface (changing e-mail
> forwarding, managing DNS, managing free hosting, etc) Linux friendly?

The management interface is Linux friendly but is otherwise bloated, slow, 
sluggish and sucks. Here is also a worrying aspect from an IRC conversation:

{{{
<foo> rindolf: godaddy will take your domain for pretty much no reason, if 
they object in any way to the content
<foo> rindolf: yes, suspend registration and demand a $75 fee to get it back
<foo> rindolf: they'll cite their policy, which basically says "We'll take 
your domain if we don't like the content"
<foo> And they're not even the cheapest out there, by -far-
<foo> ... and their horrible website never stops trying to sell you shit
<foo> foo: which one do you recommend?
<foo> rindolf: I like domainsite
<foo> If anything they're not as pesky, no big ads and annoyance on their 
website
<foo> And there's not 20 extra steps where they try to get you to buy the same 
domain under EVERY TLD EVER and then sell you a terrible hosting plan
}}}

I've tried https://www.domainsite.com/ and they are much better.

I also couldn't find a way to renew someone else's domain on their behalf on 
the GoDaddy site, and I tried really hard.

Regards,

	Shlomi Fish

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