GoDaddy SSL Cert Scam

Re:GoDaddy SSL Cert Scam by fbuilesv on Tuesday July 12, 2011 @04:36AM (#2754017)

I'm not sure how many domains you handle, but in my case I have less than 10 domains so I pay $36 yearly + 8 per domain transfer from GoDaddy (or $14 as you mentioned). With one click you get stuff like Google Apps or Heroku setup for you.

After dealing with registrars for a long time I've realized that paying extra $5 per domain per year is totally worth it if you don't have to deal with companies like GoDaddy.

I'm not familiar with the Amazon service, but if it's $1 per domain per month then you'd save $0.7 for every domain using DNSimple.

EDIT: I should link to another HN discussion on the subject: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2753471. One comment that resonates by jbyers: "Read your registrar's terms. See if you still want to save that $6 a year".

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Re:GoDaddy SSL Cert Scam by StavrosK on Tuesday July 12, 2011 @07:30AM (#2754332)

So you have to pay DNSimple for the service plus whatever each domain costs per year? I'm not understanding their pricing scheme very well, it seems.

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Re:GoDaddy SSL Cert Scam by fbuilesv on Tuesday July 12, 2011 @11:20AM (#2755030)

There are two separate costs: one is the domain registration and the other one is the hosted DNS solution.

With the hosted DNS solution you get access to stuff like the one click setups I mentioned earlier, API access, domain forwarding, vanity name servers and who knows what else. Keep in mind you can use their DNS service even if you don't register your domains with them.

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Re:GoDaddy SSL Cert Scam by StavrosK on Tuesday July 12, 2011 @11:34AM (#2755090)

Ah, right. I use Linode's panel, but I could use some one-click Google Apps DNS records, thanks.

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