"Water Cooler v2" <wtr_clr@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:1141539741.411961.172800@p10g2000cwp.googlegr oups.com:

> I want to create my own new website. I believe I first have to register
> a domain name. I looked up Google and got a lot of links to websites
> that let you register a domain name. I am asking for advise on whether
> the cost to register is the only criteria for choosing a domain
> registrar or is there some particular widely popular choice?
>
> What're the few best choices? Thanks!
>
If you are looking for a cheap .co.uk domain I can highly recommend

http://www.123-reg.co.uk/

Sab
http://www.atlf84.dsl.pipex.com/uk_a..._programs.html
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In article <Xns977DD854E3BA7pop87tiny@66.150.105.47>, Sabrina wrote:

> If you are looking for a cheap .co.uk domain I can highly recommend
>
> http://www.123-reg.co.uk/

That's what I'd heard too, but looking there I saw

Copyright ©2005 www.123-reg.co.uk - part of the PIPEX Group.

Are they *really* alright?

Regards
Mark Stanton
One small step for mankind...

And

reading through PIPEX's t&c's it says that (in the case of name
registration) what they do (& just about all they do) is pass the
application on to the relevant naming authority!

Is this really such a difficult thing that we can't do it ourselves
directly?

Regards
Mark Stanton
One small step for mankind...

On Wed, 8 Mar 2006 12:39:41 +0000, Usenet wrote
(in article <VA.00001a99.0b31ea93@vowleyfarm.co.uk>):

> In article <Xns977DD854E3BA7pop87tiny@66.150.105.47>, Sabrina wrote:
>
>> If you are looking for a cheap .co.uk domain I can highly recommend
>>
>> http://www.123-reg.co.uk/
>
> That's what I'd heard too, but looking there I saw
>
> Copyright ©2005 www.123-reg.co.uk - part of the PIPEX Group.
>
> Are they *really* alright?


I have registered three domains with them with absolutely no trouble.
Excellent service and not expensive.



--
Sally in Shropshire, UK
bed and breakfast near Ludlow: http://www.stonybrook-ludlow.co.uk
Burne-Jones/William Morris window in Shropshire church:
http://www.whitton-stmarys.org.uk

On Wed, 8 Mar 2006 12:39:41 +0000, Usenet wrote
(in article <VA.00001a9a.0b31ebd4@vowleyfarm.co.uk>):

> And
>
> reading through PIPEX's t&c's it says that (in the case of name
> registration) what they do (& just about all they do) is pass the
> application on to the relevant naming authority!
>
> Is this really such a difficult thing that we can't do it ourselves
> directly?



Nothing to stop you AFAIK, but I think you will find it far more expensive -
look at Nominet's home page - 80GBP plus VAT per domain. 123-Reg charges
less than a tenth of that.



--
Sally in Shropshire, UK
bed and breakfast near Ludlow: http://www.stonybrook-ludlow.co.uk
Burne-Jones/William Morris window in Shropshire church:
http://www.whitton-stmarys.org.uk

Fleeing from the madness of the jungle
Sally Thompson <sallynewsgroup@yahoo.co.uk> stumbled into
news:alt.http://www.webmaster,alt.html,comp.p...tcp-ip.domains
and said:

> On Wed, 8 Mar 2006 12:39:41 +0000, Usenet wrote
> (in article <VA.00001a9a.0b31ebd4@vowleyfarm.co.uk>):
>
>> And
>>
>> reading through PIPEX's t&c's it says that (in the case of name
>> registration) what they do (& just about all they do) is pass the
>> application on to the relevant naming authority!
>>
>> Is this really such a difficult thing that we can't do it ourselves
>> directly?
>
>
>
> Nothing to stop you AFAIK, but I think you will find it far more
> expensive -
> look at Nominet's home page - 80GBP plus VAT per domain. 123-Reg charges
> less than a tenth of that.

ahh yes - .uk is one of the easy ones. the hoops one must jump through to
register a .com (for example) are not so trivial:
http://www.icann.org/registrars/accr...on-process.htm

--
William Tasso

whither a trophy?

In article <0001HW.C034B297008259FBF0284550@news.individual.n et>, Sally
Thompson wrote:
> I have registered three domains with them with absolutely no trouble.
> Excellent service and not expensive.

I bit the bullet this afternoon and transferred a domain there for
registration. They've got a "sale" on at the moment it says. It claims
they normally charge a fiver for transferring in and it's free now...

Seemed ok, everything automatic, whole job (transfer out of ISP, transfer
in to 123, renew my registration) within an hour (credit card transaction
wouldn't go through immediately (?), and for just over six quid, rather
than the risible £52+ that P***N*t quoted...

:-)
Mark Stanton
One small step for mankind...