[sf-lug] Good domain name registrar

[jim]

In the case of small businesses, I've seen
insurmountable problems with the owners of
a businesses locked out from managing their
own DNS because employees did the original
registration and named themselves as the
trusted person for the account. The
employees leave and some months (or years)
later the owners want to make a change and
can't because the registrar won't trust
them and they can't find the original
employees who are the only ones who can
authorize changes.
     I believe that the owners must ensure
that their names are at the highest level
of trust for the domain name registry
account.




On 05/02/2015 04:10 AM, Rick Moen wrote:
> Quoting Jim Stockford (jim at well.com):
>
>> I worry that some businesses are not themselves registrars; people
>> using such businesses often rely on such business to register their
>> domain names.
> Yes, this is actually (if I'm understanding what you're saying
> correctly) a separate problem from that of registrar choice, as such.
> I would be inclined to deeply distrust any arrangement whereby anyone
> except you (or your employee, etc.) register your own domain -- because
> I've seen the sort of hankypanky that most often results, and it starts
> with the paying agent listing himself/herself as the domain's
> Registrant, which is the domain's owner for purposes of legal title and
> ultimate control.
>
> This would be like getting someone's help doing purchase paperwork for a
> car you are buying, and he/she takes the opportunity to list himself on
> the DMV paperwork as registered owner.  Similar problem.
>
> Of all the things one could outsource concerning an Internet site,
> the act of registering your Internet domain is about the most risky and
> problematic.  So, just don't do that.  It's really that simple.  You or
> someone working for you should perform the act of registration, so the
> correct person or entity gets listed as Registrant.  Saves all end of
> trouble.
>

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