[*BCM*] Donations for Domain Name?
Adam Rosi-Kessel
adam at rosi-kessel.org
Wed Jan 18 14:08:23 EST 2006
Maybe it is worth doing, then. If we did switch to Yahoo! at this rate, we
would already have donations in excess of the maximum registration (5
years). In that case, I would be inclined to donate the rest of the
donations to coopt.net (aka bostoncoop.net), the nonprofit/cooperative
hosting company that has hosted the site for the past six years and will
continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
Any objections to that from the people who have already made donations?
Dan Zarrella wrote:
> Yup, I bought like 10 domains from them at that price and I host them
> elsewhere.
> btw, i'm not a yahoo salesperson, just a web developer who loves a good
> deal.
> -Dan
>
> On 1/18/06, * Adam Rosi-Kessel* <adam at rosi-kessel.org
> <mailto:adam at rosi-kessel.org>> wrote:
>
> Usually, those sort of below-cost pricing deals require at least a
> DNS or
> web-hosting contract. Are you sure Yahoo! doesn't have any additional
> requirements to get the $2.99/year rate?
>
> Dan Zarrella wrote:
> > i believe yahoo.com <http://yahoo.com> <http://yahoo.com> has a
> deal for new customers for
> > 2.99 a year.
> >
> > On 1/18/06, *Adam Rosi-Kessel* < adam at rosi-kessel.org
> <mailto:adam at rosi-kessel.org>
> > <mailto:adam at rosi-kessel.org <mailto:adam at rosi-kessel.org>>> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks Dan! You can send a check to me at 36 Taft Hill Park,
> > Roslindale, MA
> > 02131.
> >
> > I know that there are some lower cost domain name registration
> > providers. We
> > use GANDI.NET <http://GANDI.NET> <http://GANDI.NET
> <http://GANDI.NET>>, which is a Eurpoean company. When
> > we first started with
> > GANDI, the dollar was stronger and the cost was only $8 or $9, but
> > as the
> > dollar has dropped with respect to the Euro it has gone up to
> $14 or
> > $15.
> >
> > GANDI seemed to have the best policies of all the registrars I
> > looked at.
> > I've dealt with several other registrars in various capacities,
> > including
> > godaddy.com <http://godaddy.com> <http://godaddy.com> which is
> probably the cheapest, and
> > I've found them to be
> > inferior in various ways. (Godaddy in particular has been very
> rude in
> > dealing with customer service issues on the phone).
> >
> > I've noticed some tendency for websites with free speech interests
> > to use
> > GANDI--the fact that it is located in France may make it more
> > difficult to
> > use legal means to shut down the site, at least if the party
> seeking
> > to shut
> > it down is in the United States.
> >
> > The facts that GANDI has been very reliable, has good policies,
> > perhaps is
> > more protective of free speech plus the fees we would incur
> switching to
> > another registrar have been enough for me to justify the
> additional
> > $5 or so
> > per year over the lowest cost provider.
> >
> > Adam
> >
> > Dan Zarrella wrote:
> > > registration should only cost about 8-9$ a year.
> > > but put me down for 20$ (if you use something other than
> paypal, i
> > don't
> > > use paypal)
> > > -Dan
> > >
> > > On 1/18/06, * Adam Rosi-Kessel* <adam at rosi-kessel.org
> <mailto:adam at rosi-kessel.org>
> > <mailto: adam at rosi-kessel.org <mailto:adam at rosi-kessel.org>>
> > > <mailto:adam at rosi-kessel.org <mailto:adam at rosi-kessel.org>
> <mailto:adam at rosi-kessel.org <mailto:adam at rosi-kessel.org>>>> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi All:
> > >
> > > I've been hosting and paying for the registration of
> > > bostoncriticalmass.org <http://bostoncriticalmass.org> <
> http://bostoncriticalmass.org> <
> > http://bostoncriticalmass.org>
> > > for six years now. I am happy to continue to donating
> free hosting
> > > space/services/bandwidth on my ISP, but I am paying
> approximately
> > > $15/year
> > > out of pocket for the domain name registration. I am
> wondering if
> > > anyone on
> > > this list would like to make a small donation to help
> cover the
> > > domain name
> > > registration?
> > >
> > > Here's my proposal: I will register for as many years as I
> > receive
> > > funds
> > > for. 100% of donations will go directly to the
> registration. If I
> > > receive
> > > more than a multiple of 15, I will make up the
> difference to
> > the next
> > > multiple. E.g., if I receive $35, I will chip in the
> > remaining $10
> > > out of
> > > pocket to make $45 or three years of registration. If I
> receive
> > > less than
> > > $15, I will of course continue to pay for the domain name
> > > registration and
> > > renew it for one more year (it expires in March currently).
> > >
> > > The easiest way to contribute is with PayPal. If you
> have a PayPal
> > > account
> > > linked to your checking account (or with a balance in
> it), you
> > can
> > > send as
> > > little as $1 with no fees taken out. So to make up one year
> > > registration,
> > > just 15 people have to send me $1! It's that easy.
> > >
> > > So there's my pitch. Don't feel bad about just
> contributing $1
> > -- if
> > > everyone on this list send $1, that would get us more
> than 20
> > years
> > > registration!
> > >
> > > You can use this address for PayPal payments.
> > >
> > > I will send an update in a month reporting any donations
> received
> > > and how
> > > long the domain name has been renewed for.
> > >
> > > Adam
> > >
> > >
> > >
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