AKMA’s Random Thoughts

Domain Homesteading

Whenever the topic of domain registries comes up, I immediately and vigorously endorse Domain Direct, a registry front end of which Tucows is the guts and brains.

This is partly because Elliott Noss is a patient listener, and a great guy with whom to have an informal theology conversation. It’s also partly because I have come to know, admire, and trust Ross and Joey, both of who work for Tucows. But it’s mostly because Tucows is the kind of company that would enter the lapsed-domain business in a way that shows particular respect for the former owners of domain names. As any number of sordid stories will attest — many of them associated with Verisign — lapsed domains offer a perfect situation for sleazy opportunism.

I tend to be skeptical and suspicious about large corporations; in fact, some readers will scornfully characterize my attitude with even less flattering words (less flattering both to me and to the corporations I mistrust). All the more reason, then, to repeat that I have for years been deeply impressed with the probity and business style of the folks at Tucows.

Posted by AKMA at September 9, 2004 09:01 AM | TrackBack