Recommendtations for a simple name registrar

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Published on 2010-05-01T04:23:11Z Indexed on 2010/05/01 4:27 UTC
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I'm currently registering my domains through GoDaddy. Does the registrar matter? Any recommendations for registrars you're especially happy with?

(See this very similar question, that requires API support. I need no such support, hence this question is more generic).

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