Hostway's domain registration service...

[Ace]

Hello,

Anyone uses it?

[suppleSupport]

Cheapest I've ever seen. Let us know what you think if you register your domain there :)

[allan]

Looking over their FAQ, it looks they are partnered with AAAQ (http://www.aaaq.com) as their Registrar (I am sure that name wasn't picked so they would wind up first on any registrar list -- maybe I should start a registrar called 11111.com ;)).

Anyway, the interesting thing is that AAAQ is in Navin's current hometown:


AAAQ Whois Server Version 1.0

Domain Name: aaaq.com
Registrar: AAAQ.COM
Whois Server: whois.aaaq.com
Referral URL: http://www.aaaq.com
Name Server: ns2.siteprotect.com
Name Server: ns.siteprotect.com
Status: Active
Updated Date 2003-08-06
Creation Date: 2000-01-12
Expiration Date: 2005-01-12
Registrant:
AAAQ.com AAAQ info@aaaq.com
PO Box 2404

Chicago, IL 60690

3129947705 Fax:

Administrative Contact:
AAAQ.com AAAQ info@aaaq.com
PO Box 2404

Chicago, IL 60690

3129947705 Fax:

Technical Contact:
Administrator DNS administrator@siteprotect.com
1 N State Street
12th Floor
Chicago, IL 60602

312-236-2132 Fax: 312-236-1958



Now, if you are thinking that there is some big hosting company based out of Chicago -- you are correct:


Registrant:
Hostway Corporation (HOSTWAY2-DOM)
200 W Adams Suite 1001
Chicago, IL 60606
US

Domain Name: HOSTWAY.COM

Administrative Contact, Technical Contact:
Hostway Corporation (SA806-ORG) hostmaster@HOSTWAY.NET
Hostway Corporation
200 W ADAMS ST STE 1001
CHICAGO, IL 60606-5222
US
312-236-2132 fax: 312-236-1958


Coincidence? Could be. Nefarious? Doubtful. Interesting? Yes.

[suppleSupport]

Originally posted by allan:

Anyway, the interesting thing is that AAAQ is in Navin's current hometown:

Just till Saturday, after that you'll find me in New York. Will it be as interesting then? :D

[nameslave]

Hostway USED TO resell for OpenSRS until about 6 months ago; now they have their OWN registrar. One of my clients actually paid them more than US$50 per domain year. Can you believe it?

[allan]

Originally posted by elevation:

Just till Saturday, after that you'll find me in New York. Will it be as interesting then? :D

No, but Register.com will start to look MIGHTY interesting :D.

[felix220]

Originally posted by allan:

No, but Register.com will start to look MIGHTY interesting :D.


you can't beat the all new, all singing, all dancing Network Solutions

[allan]

Originally posted by felix220:

you can't beat the all new, all singing, all dancing Network Solutions

Sure, but Network Solutions is not in New York, they are in Herndon/Sterling/Dulles VA :)

[felix220]

Originally posted by allan:

Sure, but Network Solutions is not in New York, they are in Herndon/Sterling/Dulles VA :)

so the 'Rent a Smelly Tramp'* service will be expensive to use then I guess.. :( .. travel, per diems etc..






*this service is useful for expediting payments from tardy debtors by having a non aggressive, but very smelly hobo turn up in the debtors office and 'wait' for a cheque. Also useful for getting your way with companies, like NetSol, who are known to make simple things difficult for the average customer.

[opensourcerer]

hi
i have been using them. However im going to be changing from them due to the fact they cannot change the ip address for my name servers.

i have i.e the nameservers ns1.mydomain.com and ns2.mydomain.com and am changing webhosts.
They cannot change ns1 and ns2 to have the ip address for my new webhost and their section in the control panel to to create your own dns for your domain i.e like ns1.yourdomain.com will only work once so i cannot change the records to my new host.

Karun

[nameslave]

Originally posted by elevation:

Cheapest I've ever seen.
Not any more ... starting August 19! ;)

[opensourcerer]

Why not any more?

[nameslave]

Originally posted by opensourcerer:

Why not any more?
You may now register for US$5.41 per name year at ... a certain place. Don't know if it's appropriate for me to "advertise" for them. They resell for OpenSRS/Tucows which usually costs $10, so it's a loss leader.