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Comment by dv_dt

4 hours ago

So what company are people switching to? Namecheap used to be a reasonable choice -oh wait there is another thread with that discussion

Porkbun was very pleasant to use, would definitely recommend them!

I wanted something in the EU, so I went with INWX - their UI is quite unintuitive/bad in my eyes though. I guess Hostinger/IONOS/Gandi/... would also be pretty popular for anyone like me.

  • I have good experiences with both porkbun and INWX as well. INWX could indeed use a UX update.

    I used to use TransIP.nl and while they are still good, they’ve gotten expensive over the last few years.

    • Yes, TransIP is good, but expensive. I always liked their service, when you have questions getting an answer within the hour via their online support interface. But I'm migrating away now (esp. with VPS'es as the prices here are waaay too high). Using OVHCloud now.

Porkbun

  • Yeah, I'm not waiting around for Namecheap to screw me, I'm moving to porkbun. They do all the stuff Namecheap does for me now.

    I've been waiting for the "porkbun screwed me" stories, but haven't seen any yet.

Dynadot

  • It asks you to choose 4 (four!) "secret questions" as a "security" measure. I decided that keeping your domains with an organization that insists on idiotic practices that are firmly forbidden by every sensible security practices guide (OWASP, NIST 800-63, anything, really) since like 2015 is not a very wise choice.

    • Tell that to the banks, alarm companies, etc that do the same thing :-/

      I just always use a plausible but false and unique answer, which I just keep track of in my password manager.

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