register.com bought enom?

**Bashar** · 10-09-2003, 11:22 PM

is that true or what?

some info at http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showth...hreadid=195130

**Steen** · 10-09-2003, 11:30 PM

LIES, ALL LIES.

AND DONT TELL ME OTHERWISE :(

**Together** · 10-10-2003, 02:22 AM

Wow.

**Duke** · 10-10-2003, 08:09 AM

If it happens it would be a very sad day for me. I will have to move hundreds of domains out of Enom. :[

**izopod** · 10-10-2003, 10:03 AM

Originally posted by Duke
If it happens it would be a very sad day for me. I will have to move hundreds of domains out of Enom. :[

ditto, only thank god I only have (5) there... damn!

**dotNetKing** · 10-10-2003, 10:05 AM

Originally posted by Bashar
is that true or what?

some info at http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showth...hreadid=195130

That thread looks like ill-informed speculation to me.

We have all heard the rumours, but we still haven't heard anything conrete yet.

**Together** · 10-10-2003, 12:06 PM

I have heard right from the horses mouth that they are unequivocally not for sale and that ownership remains firmly in the control of Paul and Jim.

**Bashar** · 10-10-2003, 06:01 PM

i believe register.com has very good support team which might be an addon for enom to have such support dept.

but for other services/pricing if it changes then that would be SO BAD

**Steen** · 10-10-2003, 07:01 PM

LIES

**actnow** · 10-10-2003, 07:12 PM

That would be a disaster for me. I have many thousands of names there.

Plus, I am very comfortable there.

**Bashar** · 10-11-2003, 05:14 AM

http://www.regdiscount.com/

Domain Name: REGDISCOUNT.COM
Registrar: REGISTER.COM, INC.
Whois server: whois.register.com
Referral URL: http://www.register.com
Name Server: DNS01.GPN.REGISTER.COM
Name Server: DNS02.GPN.REGISTER.COM
Name Server: DNS03.GPN.REGISTER.COM
Name Server: DNS04.GPN.REGISTER.COM
Name Server: DNS05.GPN.REGISTER.COM
Status: REGISTRAR-LOCK
Updated Date: 20-aug-2003
Creation Date: 20-aug-2003
Expiration Date: 20-aug-2004

and
Registration Service Provided By: RegDiscount.com / Register.com
Contact: partnereu@register.com

Organization:
BetterWhois.com, Inc.
DNS Admin
626C Admiral Drive #151
Annapolis, MD 21401
US
Phone: +1.3015477337
Fax..: +1....
Email: webmaster@regdiscount.com

Registrar Name....: Register.com
Registrar Whois...: whois.register.com
Registrar Homepage: http://www.register.com

Domain Name: REGDISCOUNT.COM

Created on............: Wed, Aug 20, 2003
Expires on............: Fri, Aug 20, 2004
Record last updated on: Wed, Aug 20, 2003

Administrative Contact, Technical Contact:
BetterWhois.com, Inc.
DNS Admin
626C Admiral Drive #151
Annapolis, MD 21401
US
Phone: +1.3015477337
Fax..: +1....
Email: webmaster@regdiscount.com

Domain servers in listed order:

DNS01.GPN.REGISTER.COM 66.150.5.102
DNS02.GPN.REGISTER.COM 216.52.184.230
DNS03.GPN.REGISTER.COM 63.251.83.36
DNS04.GPN.REGISTER.COM 64.74.96.225
DNS05.GPN.REGISTER.COM 212.118.244.163

Register your domain name at http://www.register.com

now tell me what the hell is this?!

**actnow** · 10-11-2003, 08:57 AM

I guess that is their answer to discount pricing. $ 20.

The site looks very similar to Enom's PDQ
( www.ExcellentName.com )

http://www.regdiscount.com

I wonder why they have the address as Annapolis instead of NY?
(Side note - As you can tell from the address in Annapolis. It is
not too far from the U.S. Naval Academy)

**actnow** · 10-11-2003, 09:13 AM

It looks like regdiscount is owned by
www.BetterWhois.com

And, I would bet that Barry Brooks? lives near Annapolis.
Eventhough, BetterWhois has a Wash. D.C. address.
From, Annapolis to his Wash, DC address is one hour drive,
one way.

**actnow** · 10-11-2003, 05:55 PM

Apparently, Register.com is offering a reseller program.

http://thewhir.com/marketwatch/reg100803.cfm

However, their archive of monthly bulletin list to resellers stopped
in 2002?

**Rocket2Uranus** · 10-11-2003, 10:43 PM

:disappoin

say it ain't so

**doubledee999** · 10-13-2003, 11:39 AM

Originally posted by MovieDomains
:disappoin

say it ain't so

Agree

**aguss** · 10-13-2003, 05:49 PM

I think Register.com is quite powerful to buy out Enom if they choose to... but I certainly hope not ...

cheers
agus S

**KING dot NET** · 10-14-2003, 09:41 AM

So what is the real deal now?

TW

**seeker** · 10-14-2003, 02:32 PM

I finished moving 99% of my domains out of register.com about 2 months ago.
I had ordered quite a lot of domains through betterwhois which offered a discount that was to apply on renewals as well. When the time came, register auto renewed all domains with NO discount. All contact was hopeless...
They have great support for daily things, but when it comes to refunds, good luck!
Anyhow, from what I understand, they are not doing too well financially (but then again I could be wrong), so how on earth would they buy enom?
More and more people are leaving register.com

**NexSite** · 10-17-2003, 05:10 PM

Booked out of there 2 years ago after the first automatic renewal. ANd they make you do everything one name at a time. Folks. I know you all use enom and such. But I have been at Dotregister for two years and transfers are smooth, support is quick, and adding features all the time. Not to mention sub $7 domain years. Never lost a name, get renewal reminders 2 and 3 times per name. There was a time when I didn't care for them but after winning names and having to deal with dotster, namebay, regtek, it'syourdomain, enom, etc etc... DotRegg is the schit in my book. ANdthey will negotiate a price with you depending on how manynames you have.