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    Domain registration? —Dave Schuler
   I did some basic Googling, but I figured that it would be safer to ask actual people: What does a domain name cost? How long does registration last? Can you recommend a reliable, trustable host for a domain? These and other questions occupy my (...) (19 years ago, 30-Jan-06, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Domain registration? —Christian Allred
     (...) The cost depends to some extent on which TLD you're registering in (.com, .net, .org, etc.). My domain is registered with DynDNS (www.dyndns.com). Their prices are pretty typical. They charge from $15/year to $52/year for a domain name. .net, (...) (19 years ago, 30-Jan-06, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
   
        Re: Domain registration? —John Neal
     (...) Cheapest is $7.95/year through Godaddy.com AFAIK. (...) I would recommend (URL) Northstar Computer Systems>. It is owned by Eric Smith, an AFOL and member of IndyLUG (he hosts Bricklink IIRC) He will register anything for you for $15/year and (...) (19 years ago, 30-Jan-06, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, FTX)
    
         Re: Domain registration? —Ross Crawford
     (...) I thought he'd only register domains if you host them with Northstar? ROSCO (19 years ago, 30-Jan-06, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, FTX)
   
        Re: Domain registration? —Ross Crawford
     (...) I use Planet Domain (URL) mainly because they accept AU$ but they also have competitive prices. I haven't had a problem with them. You can see the prices vary quite a bit for different TLDs. They are currently having a sale on .info domains (...) (19 years ago, 30-Jan-06, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
   
        Re: Domain registration? —Ondrew Hartigan
     (...) whatever you're planning on registering make sure you also register the other ones as well. what i mean is register .com .net and .org. when NILTC registered there site we forgot to register .com because we were using .org. because of this (...) (19 years ago, 31-Jan-06, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
   
        Re: Domain registration? —scott Frischmann
     (...) Yahoo! has donains for $2.99 apiece. A quote from a Y! email: How long will you wait to get that domain for your business, hobby, family, or anything else that interests you? For only $2.99 per year, you'll get your domain name plus: 24x7 (...) (19 years ago, 31-Jan-06, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, FTX)
   
        Re: Domain registration? —Ross Crawford
     (...) Oh one other thing - make sure whoever you register with sends out reminders when your domains are up for renewal, otherwise you'll lose em quicker than you can say "Why do I have porn on my website?" ROSCO (19 years ago, 31-Jan-06, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
   
        Re: Domain registration? —Ahui Herrera
     (...) (URL) for 1 year for domain names. I just got one several days ago. If you buy with them they give you a 50% discount on their web hosting as well. -AHui (19 years ago, 4-Feb-06, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
   
        Re: Domain registration? —Dave Schuler
   (...) A big "thank you" to everyone who took the time to reply. Your answers have been informative and helpful! Dave! (19 years ago, 4-Feb-06, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 

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