looking for shared web hosting

[Rick Tomaschuk]

An interesting service from 'http://www.privacy.ca' hides your name
unless the requesting party specifies the reason for wanting the
details and pays a fee. Netfirms.com is good for domain names (cheap)
and Dothost.ca and Abacus.ca are good Linux hosting providers.
RickT

"Replacing desktops one PC at a time"
http://www.TorontoNUI.ca

On Sun, 2006-12-03 at 21:29 -0500, Michael Hong wrote:
> On Sat, 02 Dec 2006 19:02 -0500, Christopher Browne wrote:
>  
> > There's no technical reason to prefer to have the hosting service
> > arrange for domain name registration, and some reasons why to prefer
> > NOT to share that with them.
> > 
> > If they arrange for domain registration, and even maybe pay for it,
> > then *they* are the registrant for the domain, and if you ever have
> > reason to walk away to another hosting provider, you may have to walk
> > away from your domain name.  I'd consider that plenty unacceptable.
> > 
> > Before I went to moonbase.info, I was using a hosting service out of
> > Philadelphia.  The company went under (I was nearly their only
> > customer, I gather), and I was left without website (and email) for a
> > little while.  The fact that the domain registration was completely in
> > my name meant I had no trouble reactivating it against one of
> > moonbase's servers almost immediately.
> > 
> > If jwshosting (old company) had been the registrant for my domain
> > names, I'd have been seriously screwed.  There are mechanisms for
> > requesting transfers of domains, and disputing ownership; it's a
> > complete nightmare in comparison with your holding the authinfo for
> > your own domain names.
> 
> Thanks for recounting your experience.  Looks like I will be getting my
> domain name from a separate company.  :)  
> 
> Does anyone use a service offered with some registrars called "private"
> whois registration or "whoisguard" or whatever... ?  It looks useful so
> my home address, email, and phone number aren't all spammed senseless.
> Are there any disadvantages to getting something like this?
> 
> Michael
> 
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