EverydayHuman(I0)Feb 23
Bill

@alice @Fpccraig

Any idea how reputable Gandi is? They have worked well for me for a long time but I have no idea about the management. They were recommended years ago when I wanted to dump Network Solutions for various reasons.

Feb 23 at 6:46pmWeb
Show threadCraigFeb 23
@w_b My recollection is I have heard them mentioned only positively, but I have not specifically investigated.
Show threadCassandra is only carbon nowFeb 23

@w_b @alice @Fpccraig My understanding is that they used to be reputable, but have been bought out and hollowed out. I was a Gandi customer, but the kept jacking prices on me.

I switched to Porkbun, which are far from ideal, but at least seem to be an improvement over Gandi at the moment.

Show threadBillFeb 23

@xgranade @alice @Fpccraig

I'll keep this in mind when it's time to renew. Thanks!

Show threadRootWyrm 🇺🇦Feb 23

@w_b @alice @Fpccraig extremely fucking not. Do NOT use Gandi. It has long since been acquired by vulture capital and has become increasingly shitty both in quality and ethics as a direct result of those sales. Prices are going skyrocketing every year with quality and honesty going off a cliff.

https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/11/gandi_domain_registrar_outage/

No peace for Gandi this past weekend, after storage SNAFU breaks email and more

: Oh, and Musk blames ‘Ukraine area’ for X downtime

The Register
Show threadRootWyrm 🇺🇦Feb 23

@w_b @alice @Fpccraig if you are looking for a non-US company, I can and do recommend INWX.ch (available in English.) I'm not a huge fan of the new site, but their service and support has been top notch. When I was having issues with AXFRs, they didn't hesitate to escalate to engineering, confirmed a documentation problem, and got it fixed quickly.

Netcup is also a good option, though they're more focused on VPS than registrar. However, they have more US exposure potentially.

Show threadBillFeb 23

@rootwyrm @alice @Fpccraig

Fortunately, I only have DNS/dnssec with them. Price has gone up but isn't much more than non-intro price at inwx.

I use Migadu for my mail hosting. I am considering a move there to get 2fa. I'm open to suggestions here.

Show threadEverydayHuman(I0)Feb 23
@w_b @alice @Fpccraig
How is spaceship?
Show threadJochie 👨🏻‍💻🏳️‍🌈Feb 23

@w_b @alice @Fpccraig They were stable, until they were sold / got bought and "flipped" by a PE company:

"On 28 February 2019, Gandi CEO Stephan Ramoin announced that private equity firm Montefiore Investment had acquired the company.

In February 2023, Gandi was acquired by Total Webhosting Solutions, forming a new brand, Your.Online. In June, the company announced drastic price increases, including a new monthly fee for mailboxes previously included for free."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandi#History

Gandi - Wikipedia

Show threadBillFeb 23

@jochie @alice @Fpccraig

Thank you for the status report on Gandi

Show threadJochie 👨🏻‍💻🏳️‍🌈Feb 23

@w_b For context, I am one of the many customers that ran away from them after a decade+ of being a happy customer, so it was more than "Oh, LMGTFY". Quoting the snippet of Wikipedia was the quickest way to summarize "why?"

Carry on :)

Show threadPete MFeb 24
@w_b @alice @Fpccraig been using their services for years. Their slogan is “no bullshit” isn’t it? Haven’t had a lick of trouble with them in the time I’ve used them, likely a decade.