Hosting/domain name registration in France

[AngelaR]

Thank you @PeterJ . I’ve seen their name recommended before so will check them out.

Have you any information about what happens the other way round - ie to uk addresses if we are living in the EU?

[JaneJones]

We use them too, have always been fine.

[PeterJ]

I have searched and found nothing in regards to UK domains. I suspect the UK registration org are not being as petty and nothing will change. My UK domain is registered at my mother in laws address in the UK - perhaps a friend or family member will be able to assist you if you experience issues with a UK address.

[Fleur]

I use Planethoster for domain names and hosting.

Register - Transfer - Domain name (.fr, .ca, .com, .net) - PlanetHoster

[AngelaR]

I can certainly register an address that isn’t mine on my ionos.co.uk but the difficulty then comes with billing addresses. I am unhappy about the extent to which I am starting to lie and would be happier with a more honest approach if it is at all feasible

Thanks for the endorsment @JaneJones

[graham]

@AngelaR
I think this was the thread you were looking for…

My .eu needs a home

Given the type of service that you offer you probably need to set up an EU presence for your business if you do not already have one. You will then just be able to register that address in the contact info (and/or the business as the registrant for the domain) and you will be able to continue to use your .eu domain. The whole business does make me thankful that I chose a .org though.

[AngelaR]

Thank you @graham - I had read that one carefully before posting here!
However, it doesn’t answer my question because it’s coming from the other direction

[graham]

I don’t recall one the other way round, sorry.

[AngelaR]

No worries. I am getting tied in a knot at the moment trying to be honest about where I live with banks, cards, Paypal (what a nightmare that is) and ionos.co.uk is just the latest…

(Fortunately my banks happen to ones that are ok with it)

[anon88169868]

@AngelaR

If .eu registration is not being continued in the uk, is the reverse true? I am no longer resident in the uk and have no address there so will my .me.uk domains no longer be possible?

Nominet’s Terms and Conditions are listed here, they cover all .uk domains:

Our Policies

I can’t see anything which states you must be resident to have a .me.uk domain name - I suppose that it is possible individual registrars might try to enforce it though.

If ionos is getting uppity just transfer to a new registrar.

@PeterJ

I suspect the UK registration org are not being as petty and nothing will change.

I don’t think the .eu changes are petty - the domain has specific rules which pre-date Brexit and they are being applied consistently, no different to people suddenly finding they can’t bring ham sandwiches into the EU from a non-EU country.

It’s no more petty than Nominet insisting that you are a UK academic institution before allowing you to register a .ac.uk address.

I use Network Solutions, not cheap (& they will rip you off even more with auto-renew if you let them) but they’ve never given me any real bother so lethargy keeps me with them for now. However as they are a US company I suspect they will not give a hoot about you paying for a .me.uk address with a French bank card.

[AngelaR]

That’s very interesting, Paul @anon88169868 . It may just be ionos that’s getting its knickers in a twist. Because of various activities, professional and otherwise, we have 10 domain names registered through them. I’m gradually paring them down but some have a lot of email addresses associated with them so will take a while to move.

[anon88169868]

@PeterJ

It’s just a domain registration, doesn’t mean the company or otherwise is administered from the country of suffix.

Indeed, and for .me.uk or .co.uk I don’t think you have to live in, or be a business registered in, the UK

But to register a .eu address you do, in fact, have to live in, or be a business with registration in, the EU.

A lot of the rules are lax and have been applied inconsistently which doesn’t help - .net, for instance used to be just for ISP’s then for a while almost anyone could get one - I think they tightened it up again a while back but I don’t know what the current status is.

.ac.uk is pretty strict (UK academia only), I think .org.uk is as well (UK charities), .gov.uk is very strict etc.

[chrisell]

Some payment platforms have always suffered from problems with oversea address - there’s one account I have to renew by phone.

There’s no restrictions as it stands on owning .co.uk domains.

I use Ipage & 123 Reg for my hosting

[AngelaR]

That’s useful @chrisell - thank you.

[John_Scully]

@PeterJ

not being as petty

I don’t think it’s petty Peter. Brexit means Brexit, as I heard somewhere.

Leave. EU leaves Britain after Brexit

Update…

‘Internexit’ for Leave.EU as domain name temporarily suspended

[Krister]

I use OVH.com for domain names, hosting, email

[AngelaR]

Thank you @Krister - I shall pop over there and have a look.

[RicePudding]

I have used Online.net (also currently operating as, or aka, Scaleway), for hosting, but which also does domain name registration via BookMyName.

[AngelaR]

Thanks very much, @RicePudding - one to investigate!

[anon88169868]

@PeterJ

I do hope the UK registrar for domains don’t share the petty gift

Peter, the EU are not being “petty” - we are simply finding out what it means to no longer be a member state.

Sorry but we’re only two weeks in and I’m already tired of the “the EU is being petty/unfair/unreasonable” for simply imposing on the UK the rules which it imposes on all other non-members and the inaccurate reporting that is resulting.