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Re:Terraria on Stadia cancelled after developer's Google acc... by arcturus17 on Monday February 08, 2021 @05:59AM (#26063015)
> Switch to a provider that takes your money for whom you are the customer

Google now sells domains, as well as email through GSuite.

I use them a lot on new projects, because I find them so insanely convenient, but I can't help shake the feeling that now I'm both the product and a paying customer.

So I'd probably nuance your words with: "select a provider whose livelihood depends on your custom".

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Re:Terraria on Stadia cancelled after developer's Google acc... by nottorp on Monday February 08, 2021 @06:42AM (#26063275)
If you want to get your own domain to take control of your identity, do NOT under any circumstances register it through a hosting package. Ideally keep it separate from everything, including your email provider.

And do NOT register it through a provider whose only support is Machine Learning!(tm).

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Re:Terraria on Stadia cancelled after developer's Google acc... by tobijkl on Monday February 08, 2021 @06:36AM (#26063242)
Can you access the DNS records of the domain you bought if your Google Account is ever locked?
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Re:Terraria on Stadia cancelled after developer's Google acc... by zymhan on Monday February 08, 2021 @01:18PM (#26068056)
Not OP, but I can, since I bought the domain elsewhere and just point MX records at Google.

If you buy a domain through Google, you should still be able to transfer it to another registrar.

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Re:Terraria on Stadia cancelled after developer's Google acc... by fuzzy2 on Monday February 08, 2021 @06:43AM (#26063280)
Or better yet, get the domain elsewhere. (Not GoDaddy either.)

You can the use whatever service you want. G Suite, Exchange Online, roll your own, …

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Re:Terraria on Stadia cancelled after developer's Google acc... by justinclift on Monday February 08, 2021 @07:18AM (#26063499)
If recommendations are useful here, both EasyDNS (easydns.com) and Hover (hover.com) seem ok.

I've used both over the years, though the EasyDNS UI is a bit harder to work with. They seem more technically competent than Hover though, who are decent but not fantastic. ;)

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Re:Terraria on Stadia cancelled after developer's Google acc... by laurent92 on Monday February 08, 2021 @08:30AM (#26064136)
OVH’s UI is awesome for the domain settings compared to all the providers I’ve seen (1and1, GoDaddy, Aws, DigitalOcean). Even at DO what has a fantastic UI, the settings of a domain are complicated.
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