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by nostromo 4181 days ago
One of the headaches of setting up a domain is getting the email sorted correctly. Instant integration to Gmail is a nice feature.

If you want privacy protection on your whois lookups, then Google would be cheaper than the other providers, as they sell it as an add-on.

I also trust Google to have speedy DNS servers, if you're leaving the defaults in place. GoDaddy's DNS can be quite slow.

Perhaps not a "mind-blowing" product, but one I'd consider using.
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crdoconnor 4181 days ago
>One of the headaches of setting up a domain is getting the email sorted correctly. Instant integration to Gmail is a nice feature.

name.com has had that for years. Click a button and it configures all the MX records for you and a few CNAMES on top (so you can do stuff like mail.yourdomain.com and calendar.yourdomain.com).

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curiously 4181 days ago
please stay the hell away from name.com, their webmail is an absolute joke!
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crdoconnor 4181 days ago
I only use them as a registrar and DNS.
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jvagner 4181 days ago
...which is why Google got into the game.
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adrianlmm 4181 days ago
>then Google would be cheaper than the other providers, as they sell it as an add-on

Godaddy also sells this as an addon, actually, every domain seller does, I don't know what is so special about Google's offert.

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kevinoconnor7 4181 days ago
It's included with Google. Thus if it's something you use (and most people do), then Google's pricing is very competitive for domains.
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scrapcode 4181 days ago
It has been free for the first year with Namecheap for as long as I can remember.
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sthrs 4181 days ago
It's free for Google indefinitely, not just for the first year.
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DomKM 4181 days ago
NameSilo includes whois privacy and is cheaper than any alternative (.com is $9/domain).
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reacweb 4181 days ago
When I want to know if a site is trustworthy, the first thing I check is whois information. If hidden, do not trust.
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reacweb 4181 days ago
This seems to be a controversial opinion: first +1 point, then -2.

I whish I could make a poll on this subject: Do you think you can trust a website if it is hidding its whois information ?

Would you trust a bank where all employees were wearing a mask ?

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