Do Not use namecheap.com for any large site or important domain

Re:Do Not use namecheap.com for any large site or important ... by Slaul on Tuesday April 18, 2017 @11:00AM (#14139360)

Interesting, I hadn't heard of any problems like this when I decided to use them for my last few domain name purchases. Maybe I should look into switching. Do you have any recommendations by any chance?

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Re:Do Not use namecheap.com for any large site or important ... by highclass on Tuesday April 18, 2017 @11:06AM (#14139418)

I'm looking around right now. The registrar for reddit.com and ycombinator.com both are https://www.gandi.net/

I am considering them and a few foreign registrars right now.

I still am in shock how namecheap might have suspended my domain.

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Re:Do Not use namecheap.com for any large site or important ... by andrewmcwatters on Tuesday April 18, 2017 @11:19AM (#14139530)

I've always heard great things about Gandi. I might move back to them after hearing about this. Thanks.

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Re:Do Not use namecheap.com for any large site or important ... by finid on Tuesday April 18, 2017 @11:11AM (#14139464)

I think they were just been paranoid about potential legal penalties, so take it easy.

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Re:Do Not use namecheap.com for any large site or important ... by highclass on Tuesday April 18, 2017 @11:15AM (#14139501)

That is ridiculous. They threatened to suspend my domain within 24 hours if I did not delete two images.

I don't even use their nameservers... They threatened to yank my domain in a registrar level which is so amateurish it shocked me.

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Re:Do Not use namecheap.com for any large site or important ... by finid on Tuesday April 18, 2017 @11:10AM (#14139451)

I've never had any problem with Namecheap, but then I use them only as a domain registrar. I host my servers on DigitalOcean. That means I'm responsible for my servers, buy that's how I like it.

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Re:Do Not use namecheap.com for any large site or important ... by highclass on Tuesday April 18, 2017 @11:13AM (#14139481)

I didn't have any problem until today with namecheap. I think you can tell a good service from a bad service when a real issue arises like today.

It is ridiculous that they gave me 24 hours to delete two images or suspend my domain without any warning. I didn't even know that was possible! If I had missed their email or checked my email 24 hours later, my domain could have been suspended. This is a site with visitors in the range of hundred thousands per day...

I am still shocked on how they managed this.

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