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Seth:
> On Tue, 03 Feb 2015 20:01:36 -0800, Andrew Roffey <andrew@roffey.org>
> wrote:
>> - there is a cost of obtaining HTTPS signatures.
> 
> Not certain if the deal is still being offered, but for quite a while
> you could get a free TLS/SSL certificate good for one year when
> registering or transferring a domain to namecheap.com
> 
> Then if you needed to renew it, or just buy more, you could pick
> them up for $2/yr just by purchasing another qualifying product, such
> a year of whoisguard for $2.88.
> 
> Point being, the cost of certificates can be negligible if you know 
> where to look.

I don't suppose one could purchase a dummy domain with Namecheap and
then ask them to sign a certificate for the real domain (with another
provider)? I suspect not, but please correct me if I'm wrong.

Except for the few big names, most domain providers do not provide
inexpensive certificates so the point is not invalid (yet). I don't
think changing domain providers to bundle the cost is a reasonable
solution to the high costs of certificates.

Andrew
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