.CA registrar recommendations please

[Deal]

I'm with DomainPeople currently and I just noticed email forwarding is not working. Called tech support and have been listening to musac for who knows how long. I'm outta here.

So who has the best service (responsive DNS, cust service, etc)?

Thanx all

[CodecX81]

I'm currently with....
http://www.10dollar.ca/ for my registrar.

Then for redirects, I use free service....http://www.dnsexit.com/
I host my website

http://www.doeandjerwedding.ca

and my email server using winmail, off a P2 server which doubles as a foot rest

Its worked great so far.

[teknoluv]

EasyHosting and BareMetal are good and have been around for quite a long while.

As for forwarding, you shouldn't have problems finding a host which offers that at no extra cost.

[zulu888]

namespro.ca

[Deal]

Wow! I'm paying $24.95 at DomainPeople, albeit with full url and email forwarding service.

10dollar.ca includes domain forwarding, but not email fwd.

And it seems dnsexit.com charges $5 for email forwarding of domains not registered with them.
http://www.dnsexit.com/Direct.sv?cmd=emailForward

So basically it'd be $15, which is still $10 saved.

Ideally I'd find a decent registrar with full DNS service included to reduce the number of points of failure. One less company to deal with.

Thanx for the heads up Codecx81




I'm currently with....
http://www.10dollar.ca/ for my registrar.

Then for redirects, I use free service....http://www.dnsexit.com/
I host my website

http://www.doeandjerwedding.ca

and my email server using winmail, off a P2 server which doubles as a foot rest

Its worked great so far.

[Deal]

Thanx Teknoluv for the sites, but noticed that baremetal only forwards a single mail, though it has cut it's prices to $13. (Man I've been getting ripped off by DP all these years!)
http://baremetal.com/domains/

Easyhosting doesn't mention much about DNS services but their prices are near DP range, so I think I'll keep searching.

.CA must need more competition. The service I get from my .COM registrar just works and I've just taken it for granted.



EasyHosting and BareMetal are good and have been around for quite a long while.

As for forwarding, you shouldn't have problems finding a host which offers that at no extra cost.

[microserf]

I use domainsatcost.ca its a little more expensive than 10dollars.ca @ $12.95 but they have been hassle free for the past 3 years so I would recommend them

[Headhunter]

I got a few domains at NetFirms.ca (http://www.netfirms.ca), no problems so far. :)

[Oversized Rooster]

I use Canaca.com

I've been using them for over 5 years. They are not the evry cheapest, but they are very quick, and their web hosting is killer. I have my own dedicated server with them. :)

[Div]

Another vote for Baremetal.ca

[CodecX81]

Wow! I'm paying $24.95 at DomainPeople, albeit with full url and email forwarding service.

10dollar.ca includes domain forwarding, but not email fwd.

And it seems dnsexit.com charges $5 for email forwarding of domains not registered with them.


$5? Yet I pay nothing. lol

All I did was run dnsexit's dynamic IP update from the server.. anything going into deandjerwedding.ca is automatically fwd'd to the server's IP and since the mail service is running, anything incoming on the SMTP port is routed accordingly. I may have setup an MX backup, but.. I don't seem to see anything to that effect in my account. Nor do I pay anything to dnsexit :p So even if there IS a fee involved, their billing dept. sure is lossy.

I think the service you pay for, is an actual server that fwd's mail from 1 address to another. If you have a setup similiar to mine, you should not have any extra fees.

[robattoronto]

I would'nt suggest going with namespro.ca

I transferred my domain to them yesterday and as of 2pm today afternoon, their servers are down. There was enough time to the new server address to propogate and unfort. all my emails in my address are being bounced right now. Even their main webpage is down. http://www.namespro.ca

Did a search on RFD, and there has been several times when it was down in the past. It being down even once in a year is enough as far as I'm concerned. And so far today its been down for several hours. This is my main domain name I'm talking about. Not impressed at all!

[Deal]

I would'nt suggest going with namespro.ca

I transferred my domain to them yesterday and as of 2pm today afternoon, their servers are down. There was enough time to the new server address to propogate and unfort. all my emails in my address are being bounced right now. Even their main webpage is down. http://www.namespro.ca

Did a search on RFD, and there has been several times when it was down in the past. It being down even once in a year is enough as far as I'm concerned. And so far today its been down for several hours. This is my main domain name I'm talking about. Not impressed at all!



Pity coz they seem to have a nice package/price. Hmmm. So where can I get a good full service registrar?

The .com registrar I'm using, Registerfly.com let's you order .ca domains, but they're not on the CIRA.ca list.

And did you know unlike .com domains, .ca registrars are allowed to charge up admin fees to transfer a domain? My reg even is asking for $35 AND a request in writing! Paper. How quaint.

[myapple]

If you want full control over your DNS settings, do NOT get namespro. They charge around $10/year extra for something simple like updating/creating A/CNAME records. Not impressed...most other places let u do this for free.

[Daijoubu]

http://netfirms.ca
CAD$9.95 :D

[Razor Leaf]

If you want full control over your DNS settings, do NOT get namespro. They charge around $10/year extra for something simple like updating/creating A/CNAME records.Are you sure?

[impronto]

cough cough my signature

[HowEver]

Does anyone use godaddy.com ?

[teknoluv]

Does anyone use godaddy.com ?
For .CA?

[techwiz]

I'm with Netfirms.ca. No problems here. :)

[Deal]

I'm with Netfirms.ca. No problems here. :)


I'm looking for a registrar with full DNS services ++(unlimited email and url forwarding, starter webspace) as I'm looking to setup a domain for the family tree, where I'll forward emails and urls to each person's address.

If all else fails, I'll just have to get a cheap domain registration and buy DNS services seperately. I rather not go this route, but the more I research the CIRA certified registrar list, the more likely it's looking like plan B.

Any site that even comes close to offering these such services charge 3x what I pay for at GoDaddy or Registerfly for my .com domains. Nuts!

[slippy]

just got a domain with baremetal.ca
pretty straightforward
got my domain parked

i like how they donate 50 cents to a charity of your choice

now just have to find a host :)

[Jim123]

What I use:

Domains: domainsatcost.ca

Free DNS: ZoneEdit.com

Hosting: asmallorange.com