Re: [PLUG] domain registrar

Victor via plug on 22 Jul 2026 07:25:13 -0700

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Re: [PLUG] domain registrar

From: Victor via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org
Subject: Re: [PLUG] domain registrar
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:24:11 -0400
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I transferred most of my domains from Gandi to spaceship.com for the
same reason. Spaceship runs under the namecheap umbrella but with
cheaper fees.

On Wed, Jul 22, 2026 at 9:27 AM Jonathan Caicedo via plug
<plug@lists.phillylinux.org> wrote:
>
> Shop around for sure - whichever’s cheapest. For me, sometimes that’s Porkbun, sometimes that’s Namecheap.
>
> Cloudflare Domains sells/offers renewals at the ICANN (or TLD administrator) minimum price, but IIRC, they force you to use their nameservers, and it is… of course Cloudflare (for better or for worse depending on your philosophical views of Internet centralization…)
>
> When first buying a new domain, some registrars have good deals for the first year, and then you can just transfer out after 60 days - that’s worked to my advantage before.
>
> It’s also possible the cheapest solution might be a mix of a few registrars - if you can handle the administrative overhead of your domains not being all in one place.
>
> — Jonathan
>
> > On Jul 22, 2026, at 09:11, Morgan Jones via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org> wrote:
> >
> > What is everyone using for a registrar these days?
> >
> > I've been with Gandi for years but their price has gone up and I just don't see the value.
> >
> > thanks!
> >
> > -morgan
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References:
- [PLUG] domain registrar
  - From: Morgan Jones via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
- Re: [PLUG] domain registrar
  - From: Jonathan Caicedo via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>

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