Namecheap in Euro

I asked namecheap if they could bill in currencies other than USD, and this was their reply

 Sorry, we do not plan to introduce billing in currencies other than USD. Domain trade is done is this currency and *even if* we billed you in another one, it would include all bank charges that might be greater than those of your bank. Thus, there's no real need for billing in multiple currencies.

You might request our developers to add the rates in other currencies as well, but these would be nothing more than values for your information that do not include any bank charges, etc.

Chinese registry is verifying every email address for .CN holders.

The .CN Registry is conducting a drastic verification of the details provided by .CN holders for their domain name registrations.

In order to operate this verification, CNNIC will soon send an email containing a verification link to the email address appointed to the holder of every .CN domain name.

This being, you/your customer will need to read and click on the verification link provided in the Chinese Registry email.

Please be informed that failing to comply with this verification process will automatically conduct to the deletion of your/ your customer(s) domain name(s).

Find other sites on the same webserver

If you are worried that you may be sharing some hosting with unsavoury websites, you can check what other sites are on ther same server in Bing by using the "IP:" search

http://www.bing.com/search?q=ip%3A64.120.212.91


This can also be used to keep track of what's on each of your servers.

Indian DNS registry down

.IN registry is down at the moment. The issue is at Registry end. We are waiting for confirmation from registry. It should be live in 1 - 2 hrs.

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Get a free CZ or SK second level domain name

.CZ and .SK (Czech and Slovak) domain names are normally quite expensive, 50 euros annually at eurodns. However, if all you need is a short second level domain name for SEO purposes, then ic.cz is a Czech service that gives away these domains for free.

The webhosting is advertising supported, which is a downside though. Otherwise EU.SK offers a cheap Slovak 2nd level domain name

Price comparison for Hungarian domain names

I was looking to buy a .co.Hu domain name, a second level hungarian domain.My first check was EuroDNS which offered .co.HU at 28 euro per year. However, swapping to Google.hu and searching for "domain regisztráció" comes up with alot of offers much cheaper, but mainly sites with no english translation.

The first possibility was AlphaHosting.hu offering .HU domains at 3,500 HUF or 12 Euros. Much cheaper than EuroDNS, but no option for .co.hu. The next I looked at weas Webs.hu, offering 34 euros for 2 years for a .co.hu. Working out at 17 euros per year, or 11 euros cheaper than eurodns.

WebSAS was similar to AlphaHosting.hu, offering .HU domains at 3,500 HUF (12 euro), but no .co.hu. DotRoll offered even cheaper at 9 euros per year, with a 2 year minimum. But no .co.hu either.

Macaria, offered .co.hu at 21 GBP (25 Euro) for two years, making it the cheapest for .co.hu, but I missed the point that it takes 4 weeks to register, which is awful.

So, in short, if you're looking for a .HU domain, go to DotRoll, if you're looking for a .co.hu in a hurry, go to Webs.hu, and if you can wait 4 weeks, go to macaria.