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Hey guys, a mate of mine told me about a promotion going on at this site, I am getting a few for myself, and it's a recurring cost! The following domains are available:
.com
.net
.org
.info
.biz
.eu
.me
.in
A friend of mine has, he hasn't reported any problems, I'd imagine they are transferrable to a reputable host, I am looking at getting a .me or 2, so I could report back after deliberating over what to buy lol.
Really?
GoDaddy often has sales with .com domains for $1USD + .18 cent fee or so.
But not recurring. After the first year with GoDaddy you then have to pay something like $15 per year.
Sounds suss to me, I'd just stick to a repuatable provider unless you dont value your website highly…
Just about to buy one for myself to test, just [myname].me, will let you guys know how it goes, I will also be using a CDN, so control of the DNS will be handled outside of the domain host.
I will also be using a CDN, so control of the DNS will be handled outside of the domain host.
Say what? The root of your DNS will be hosted by these guys, that's the whole point…. If they decide to run away with your domain names, you're screwed. They could also turn around and hold them hostage - requesting more payments or they'd hold onto the domains.
TL:DR; Dodgy site = dodgy outcomes.
Yes, you are right, if they want to take hostage a domain that is going to be vert low traffic and worthless except to a select few, they are welcome to, I'll just paypal claim my payment back, no harm done to me. Most of us know that if you are purchasing or investing in something uptime/security critical (domains/hosting etc.) there are higher priced offerings which include SLA's etc, for the important stuff. In my case I just was looking for a dirt cheap domain, my friend suggested them, and so I'm trying it out, I thought it looked like a good deal and posted it here. I guess clicking the link is at the discression of the user, but the last thing I'd want is for anyone to get scammed, hence why I brought one myself, and will post feedback when it arrives, and whether it is transferrable etc.
"Host with Geniunes"… 'nuff said.
Cheap but looks dodgy website
The website seems very unprofessional. No about us or contact. $1.39/domain is below cost. Most likely a scam.
Hmmm they don't seem to sell .co and just a quick look at the site and I can already tell their support might be a pain to deal with, but then again don't judge a book by it's cover.
http://whois.domaintools.com/alberthost.com
he must have a terrible keyboard with an address like that! guess Kamui's right - support will be a pain :\
5 registrars with 4 drops.
45 records have been archived since 2006-05-28
IP History: 32 changes on 23 unique IP addresses over 5 years.Creation Date: 16-Jul-2011
Expiration Date: 16-Jul-2012
Hmm… Sounds dodgy to me.
The site been re-registered 5 times over the past 5 years and 4 of those times has been cancelled (probably by the registrar). It's been hosted in 32 different places over the past 5 years and the most recent re-register was in July.
Thanks, but no thanks.
No SSL on order page - that is enough for me.
I'll take credit card details over SSL than plain text any day. But that's just me.
Thanks for educating. Can you please pass me some pointers how to eavesdrop on SSL communication? (not man in the middle). Funny that banks are not that much worried, as everyone would be able to get the usernames and passwords?
I am not saying you are not right, but maybe you should tell someone else that average hacker can break SSL. If you think of NSA that is different story which we can argue about, but they would have my personal details anyway from other sources, what I am worried about is a teenage hacker sniffing out personal data and CC details, etc over the net. And aginst those I did believe SSL was quite good.
Well… definitely better than clear text - so I thought…
Anyway - a thief can break into your house even if you got locked doors, but that does not mean you will leave them open (at least I will not). Hence sites which collect any personal data and/or passwords and not using SSL are a big no-no for me.
How is SSL a scam? You rather have your sensitive information transmitted in plain text?
Or are you talking about the whole trusted certification authority problem, where the same cert can cost anywhere between $10 and $200?!
Yes it's better than "plain text" but there's more options other than "SSL or nothing at all". SSL just gives a false sense of security. It's nowhere near as secure as CAs would like you to believe, and dodgy sites can still use legit certificates. Who seriously checks what the issuing authority was for a site when they visit a https link? And yes, the economy around it is also dodgy. There's no reason for certificates to cost so much, and paying the crazy prices places like Verisign charge doesn't guarantee you any better security than if you self-sign your certificates (which is also perfectly valid).
@FerretallicA — again you have mistaken the cryptographic stream side of SSL with the CA side.
I agree with you that the pricing of trusted CA signed certificate is just… hmm. Strange? Personally I buy those $10/year RapidSSL with no immediate CA, and their only verification is email. For a lot of things I set up for play I just use the free StartSSL which a lot of modern browser would trust. I see no point paying lots of money verified by GeoTrust or Verisign, for a certificate that none of my visitors are going to check anyway.
On the other hand it is still a method of verification to prevent man-in-the-middle attack. Modern browsers give very visible prompt when the hostname does not equal to common name in the certificate, which should scare most visitors away.
HOWEVER, I am more of talking about the encrypted stream here. The whole SSL thing where blocks are encrypted with 3DES or AES before transmission. Useful when you are on the open wifi, or not sure whether your flat mate is running wireshark/tcpdump on the router…
"Don't kid yourself thinking"
Obvious you don't……
No SSL on the order page = No security = No Faith = No Sale.
Simple.
I smell a troll..
I smell a bunch of self-convinced experts whose SSL 'experience' is limited to what they read on Slashdot.
A few things to note:
1. If this was a scam, $1.39 is a pretty piss poor amount to scam, but still dodgy nevertheless.
2. I don't like this whole business of "My friend got X". Once, my friend bought a jet plane and went to Africa where he bought an elephant, all for only $7!!
Lol, sorry, I have since purchased one myself to test it, and am reporting back when I recieve verification.
Sorry guys, I think I might remove the link for security purposes, how do I do that, only my second post as you can see ;)
Also just saw it here:
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?p=7639720#post7…
- If this was a scam, $1.39 is a pretty piss poor amount to scam
They don't want your $1.39, they want your credit card. And if they're in Albania, it's even more suspicious.
They have paypal payment option only.
Looks so dodgy
lol they spelled geniuses "geniunes" in their own header. I have a feeling anyone who buys a domain name is going to be in for a surprise when it comes up for renewal….
From his domain info he is located in Tirana, the capital of Albania in the Balkans (See Wikipedia)
Nothing wrong with Albania.
Some of the best Nigerian scammers have emmigrated there recently.
Verisign charges $7.34/year wholesale price for a .com domain… This one has scammer written all over its website.
Let me be the first to NEG this.
I just can't understand why others have not NEGed this so far.
Thank you for digging that up. I LOL'ed @ the receipt. The guy was just digging a deeper hole. I'm putting a warning up for caution.
Oh gawd. Thanks so much for the entertainment. As one of them said: grabs popcorn
What they may be doing is collecting "good" domain names (that you want)… registering them, then sell them back at a premium.
Basically, cyber-squatting but using domains that are definitely "desireable". It is quite common with the "domain availablility search" type places… they are collecting keywords, etc to work out what domains are best to purchase for resale.
Damn - my cover has been blown!
^ this. offer cheap (too cheap) domain reg, and squat on ones a business might want.
I myself use Webcity for registration needs.
$11.25 for 2 years…. never given me an issue in like 10 years of service.
I have never seen a .com domain close to that cheap, I'm pretty suspicious…. Has anyone actually bought one of these yet?