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        <title><![CDATA[Go Daddy, bad service, bad business]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I am not surprised. I am wondering if I am part of a scam whereby my email addresses (yes I had two listed with them) were changed, so that, after seven years of being a customer in good standing and the owner of a business which relied heavily on my website, I did not receive any notice of renewal in 2012 NOR did I receive a period of expiration, a grace period or given the opportunity to redeem my domain name because not only did I not receive a notice because of botched email addressed (both were mysteriously incorrect) but my site never went down! My site address NEVER changed nor did I experience ANY interruption whatsoever, until it was too late! My site went down &amp; I knew immediately because it is a very active site. I called them within hours, they made me pay for a back order EVEN though Go Daddy had ALREADY SOLD my domain name to someone else! Now people are getting advertisements for loans and get cash fast scam notices when they go to my site. I have been in business for a decade, my site was ranked high, I believe I was the victim of a scam. So am I still with Go Daddy, hell no! So the question is how many of YOU will wait until it's too late?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Renaissance Havanese]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:35:19 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Which registrar in France?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I would like to know which domain name registrar you use? After all, I've only ever used American registrars.With the SOPA and PIPA bills (and their various reincarnations), I've become more interested in doing business with reputable European and Asian companies.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[fishystory@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 07:22:04 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I use Namecheap and Name.com and previously used 1&amp;1 Domains &amp; GoDaddy]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Namecheap.com is located in Los Angelas, California: http://www.namecheap.com/aboutus.aspxName.com is based in Denver, Colorado: http://www.name.com/contactIn my opinion, they are both better domain name registrars than GoDaddy.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[fishystory@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 07:12:36 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Long Process to Transfer]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I had already been thinking of moving my domain name because of the commercials and the questionable character of the owner. When the SOPA protests occurred, it reminded me I needed to take care of this. BUT each time I go to take care of it the process defeats me.  I will take care of it this week. Thanks for the reminder.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[tmm63]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:50:42 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[GoDaddy is client-hostile]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Another cute behavior of GoDaddy:  when one of their client URLs is close to expiring, GoDaddy will routinely camp on it and steal it from their own client.  Nice way to treat paying customers!I agree with your title.  Why?When I hear of a business running on a GoDaddy site, I know they are 1) cheap, 2) have no business sense whatsoever.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[SHCA]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:40:14 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Hostgator for hosting]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[For hosting, I chose Hostgator because of great reviews and the fact that they actually HELP YOU MOVE YOUR STUFF OVER. That emphasized part was the selling point because I was hesitant to download all 10GB of site and re-upload it. No other host I looked at did that. Also, they use an industry-standard control panel that is easy to use.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Garrett Williams]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:31:10 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I switched because of their interface]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I don't know if I should vote that up for agreeing about the commercials or for being hosted elsewhere for almost a decade. Voted up, either way ]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Garrett Williams]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:21:57 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RUSSIAN???]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[You think having a Russian-registered domain is safer than one registered in the US?  Care to elaborate on why you feel that way?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[CharlieSpencer_Palmetto]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:04:02 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[As noted above,]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I've been happy with 1and1, but I run an small site (less than 100 pages) with a small audience (less than 30 people).  For my purposes, they do a good job.  $75 annually covers both URL registration and site hosting.  That includes more than one e-mail account, but I don't remember how many since one is all I need.  Ditto other features; I know they're out there, but since they aren't anything I need I can't remember what they are.  I've never noticed a problem with downtime, but the site normally sees traffic only on Tuesdays and Sundays.  I've only had to contact support a couple of times over almost ten years.  I must have been happy with the resolutions, since I'm still with them.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[CharlieSpencer_Palmetto]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:02:44 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[sounds like GoDaddy needs an actual policy]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[From what I can tell from this article, it sounds like this is happening because they don't appear to have a policy relating to their customers. If their support staff happens to get a complaint call, then they just say &quot;Okay&quot; and shut off the domain? Not very responsible.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Htalk]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:44:32 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[never use an usa based domain]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[For me, I never use a domain from USA... never... use an european or russian, it is safer...]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Extremelydangerous]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:07:48 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[So who do you suggest?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Yes, I am one of the ones with a few GoDaddy domains out there... Never had any problems with server crashes, prices are reasonable, they host my exchange. So far, no problems here. Granted, if this article is true, I do not agree with their policies.What is my alternative? Cheap, reputable, exchange service???]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[raid0]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:15:40 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[So whom would y'all recommend?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I'll admit it: I've thusfar been staying with them, largely for a few reasons:Their support is pretty good.Their interface is pretty easy to work with, yet sufficiently powerful to do the work I need to do.What hosting companies do you recommend?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[spglmn]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:10:12 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[My reasons for not using them are less technical.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I'm just tired of their cheesy salacious TV advertisements.  My loyalty to NASCAR sponsors only goes so far.I've been registered with and hosted by 1and1 for almost a decade.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[CharlieSpencer_Palmetto]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:01:07 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I'm in the USA but my registrar is in France]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[So even if a US &quot;official&quot; wants them to shut me down for no good reason it's quite likely the Frenchies won't do it.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[AtlantaTerry]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:24:35 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I've been asking that question for ages now]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The more recent incidents that Go Daddy has been involved in are just the newest of a very long line of problems with that company.Col]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[HAL 9000]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:44:52 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[To answer the question.....]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[To answer the question posed in the article, &quot;Are they justified in acting first and asking questions later?&quot;, in my opinion ABSOLUTELY NOT! They have a long complicated service agreement, which has fine print sufficient to let them do whatever they want without justification. However, when they react to a simple complaint by someone, including a law enforcement agency, they SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO ACT IN GOOD FAITH regarding the service agreement and insist on DUE PROCESS before acting. They should require sufficient proof that the person complaining will prevail in an Arizona court of law, where they are located. They should NOT REACT to the simple threat that *maybe* someone will sue THEM unless they act against their own customer.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[ejcaputo]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:42:13 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[it's not only tech]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[It's not only tech, it's also the elephants and comments and the non-ability to take any negative on whatever what.service was not very good either for what i have encountered.SOPA was the last drop for me, i moved my 10 domains elsewhere.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Galdang]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:41:09 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[They disclose private registrations too!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[It isn't only that they shut off non-deserving webs, they also have a history of disclosing the names of owners of webs which are registered under their supposedly &quot;private&quot; registration service! With NO DUE PROCESS!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[ejcaputo]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:28:21 -0800</pubDate>
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