Today, I received an email from a client with a "60 Day Domain Renewal Notice" from Cloudflare.
I love getting these emails because it means I get to plan yet another domain transfer away from these vultures.

In case you haven't noticed, Cloudflare operates as a domain registrar, offering cheap domain prices, but there's a catch that isn’t even mentioned in the fine print, at least not that I could find last time I checked.

Unlike other registrars, they automatically link your domain to their "free plan services," which forces you to use only their Nameservers as your sole authoritative DNS.

That's right, you can't change your authoritative DNS unless you upgrade to a "USD400/month business plan.

Feel free to check it yourself; it should be a scandal.

There are many reasons not to use Cloudflare, and this is just another one: Keep your clients/friends away.

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