Comments on: RappVoice gets knocked offline; Don’t let its fate befall you http://www.niemanlab.org/2008/12/rappvoice-gets-knocked-offline-dont-let-its-fate-befall-you/ A collaborative effort to figure out the future of journalism. A project of Harvard University. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:39:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Baxter http://www.niemanlab.org/2008/12/rappvoice-gets-knocked-offline-dont-let-its-fate-befall-you/comment-page-1/#comment-613 John Baxter Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:58:09 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=641#comment-613 One would like to be the "Administrative Contact" in one's domain registration. And one's email address associated with the Admin contact should be outside the domain and at an entity likely to survive. One doesn't want to have to go through the process for regaining control of the domain if the admin contact doesn't respond. (And if the host is the Admin contact, they can hold the domain hostage in the event of allegedly unpaid bills, etc even if honest.) (Not so much of a consideration with the likes of Pair.) The number of sites where a backup is not under the control of the site's owner is truly frightening. Good article (and Glenn's site is very worthwhile). One would like to be the “Administrative Contact” in one’s domain registration. And one’s email address associated with the Admin contact should be outside the domain and at an entity likely to survive. One doesn’t want to have to go through the process for regaining control of the domain if the admin contact doesn’t respond.

(And if the host is the Admin contact, they can hold the domain hostage in the event of allegedly unpaid bills, etc even if honest.)

(Not so much of a consideration with the likes of Pair.)

The number of sites where a backup is not under the control of the site’s owner is truly frightening.

Good article (and Glenn’s site is very worthwhile).

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