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These are for ten years on a 1.1111b xyz domain

Godaddy $17 (unsure if includes protection) Dynadot $11.50 (with whois protection) Xyz $19.90 (with whois protection)

Its all very confusing. I just want to get a domain for my server as cheap as

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[–] ikidd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago

That was a .com moving over to I think EasyDNS. They could expedite the domain transfer around the lock if I could prove I had DNS access. Might have done that moving to NameCheap too on another one.

This was a few years ago too, everything has gotten stupid in the last few years. Maybe they won't do that without a dispensation from the Pope and a notarized clean bill of health from the STD clinic.