On: Domain registrar Gandi gets bought out, removes free mailboxes

[csunbird]

Route53 is Gandi under the covers

[andrelaszlo → csunbird]

That's surprising. It seems like it's only partially true:

> AWS provides the Domain Name Registration Services through ICANN-accredited registrars. AWS currently provides Domain Name Registration Services through Gandi SAS , Mesh Digital Limited, Amazon Registrar, Inc., and other ICANN-accredited registrars (the “Registrar”), and your use of the Domain Name Registration Services is subject to their terms. You can identify the Registrar of record for any Registered Name by performing a WHOIS query here . AWS reserves the right to use any ICANN-accredited registrar as the Registrar.

https://aws.amazon.com/route53/domain-registration-agreement...

[sleepyhead → andrelaszlo]

Yes, only for domain registration. AWS handles DNS.

[slyall → csunbird]

Route53 registration doesn't seem to get a lot of resources at AWS.

They can take years to add new TLDs (I've been waiting for 5+ years for them to do .nz properly). Checkout the support forum. Lots of:

   * Someone asks for a new TLD
   * Quick reply saying request forwarded to team
   * a year passes
   * Another person asks when that TLD will become available. 

Probably okay for the basic stuff though.

[halfmatthalfcat → csunbird]

No way, source? Kind of amazing if true.

[Traubenfuchs → halfmatthalfcat]

https://aws.amazon.com/route53/domain-registration-agreement...

> AWS currently provides Domain Name Registration Services through Gandi SAS , Mesh Digital Limited, Amazon Registrar, Inc., and other ICANN-accredited registrars

[ajb → Traubenfuchs]

I expect they use the in-house one for the largest fraction of revenue and the rest for obscure ones they can't be bothered with.

[etc-hosts → csunbird]

This is like saying my car is Venezuelan because it can accept gas from a Valero gas station.