Tucows Helps Users Select One Registrar

Tucows, the domain name wholesaler, has compiled a list of “Questions to Ask Before You Pick Your Domain Name Registrar,” and, to markedly abbreviate its 2,200-word creation, the general idea is that one should know everything.

That’s an oversimplification, however, and is not meant to imply that Ross Rader (or perhaps Elliot Noss - view the article reseller.

Most of the rest of the piece delves into some seriously fine print.  “Understand all the rules and restrictions concerning transfers that your registrar employs,” writes Rader/Noss in his second point.  His third section is followed by the advice to “know whether your registrar locks names and if they do, how to unlock them.”

Number four relates to the details of registrars’ auto-renew plans, while number five suggests that individuals “[a]sk about and understand any restrictions on changing contact information.”  Number six: know about the privacy policies, especially as they relate to