I can second the recommendation for Gandi.net. I started registering
with Gandi about three years ago, and I've never had a problem. They're
excellent about notifying you _before_ your domains need to be renewed.
I think they're still 12 Euro per name per year, which right now (weak
dollar) is actually about $14 US.

-Alex

--- david uhlman <plug_mail@50km.com> wrote:
> I can offer a slightly different opinion on the situation. One of the
> key things I have always sought in a registrar is a EULA that offers
> some protections and a reasonable level of compromise. The only one
> still around that our legal department was able to find is Gandi.net
> from france, though there are probably others. A key note is that it
> sets forth that you actually "own" your domain which can end up being
> very important should you ever get in a dispute. They are not trigger
> happy, in our experience, in unjustly handing over domains to the
> largest corporation that asks ala NSI or Verisign. Additionally
> because
> they are french it makes frivolous litigation difficult for US
> companies. 
> 
> Fortunately they are cheap 8-12 US depending on the EURO. They also
> have
> been very good about transfers, complex ownership situations and so
> forth in regard to our ISP and its customers.
> 
> Downside is that they only offer email support though it has been
> responsive and of high quality.
> 
> Finally let me note that our records indicate they have had an
> outstanding level of service comparable with any of the other top
> tier
> registrars we have data on.
> 
> Just my two cents and let me disclaim that this is not legal advice,
> lest legal send me a cease and desist :)
> 
> Sincerely,
> David Uhlman
> CTO 50KM INc.  
> 
> On Fri, 2003-07-11 at 18:34, Ted Gould wrote:
> > On Fri, 2003-07-11 at 14:59, George Gambill wrote:
> > > Does anyone have an opinion as to the best (cheapest) one given
> the
> > > possibility that I might need then to host the site?
> > 
> > I use csoft.net.  I've been happy with their service.  Most of the
> tools
> > are command line though, if your not comfortable with the command
> line,
> > it's probably not the place to go.  But they allow for CGIs, PHP,
> mySQL
> > databases, unlimited mail aliases and mailing lists.  I use their
> $10/mo
> > for 150 Mb.
> > 
> > 		--Ted
> 
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