Name.com's DNS editor won't let you remove the DNS record that serves the ads. You need to switch to a real DNS provider.
CloudFlare is a free DNS provider - generally people use it to hook up the CloudFlare security and auto-CDN system, but you just need it for DNS hosting.
1 Create an account and add your domain: www.cloudflare.com
2 Disable the orange cloud icons
3 Follow the steps that tell you to switch your name servers - that makes CloudFlare your DNS provider
4 Go to "Edit DNS Settings"
5 Find the "A * (some IP)" record, and remove it
That's it. No more parker ads. DNS and name server changes can take a while to propagate to the whole web so the change can take up to an hour to affect everyone.
Correct. I found if you have an A * record to an ip you control, and a plain X.TLD record it covers everything.
This policy is infuriating to say the least. I have sent them several emails about it and gotten various, "we don't care," responses. It's very hard for me to describe how enraged I was when I found out, even after finding a solution on my own.
If I could find a registrar that didn't treat me like crap I would switch instantly.
> If I could find a registrar that didn't treat me like crap I would switch instantly.
Namecheap has been excellent for the domains I've bought through it. I haven't yet had to talk to their customer service, but their management interface is simple and flexible enough that I haven't had to.
I have used Namecheap's customer service (my fault entirely) and it has been super excellent. They usually have a turnaround time of a few hours and are 24X7.
They also have a forum where you can request for specific features - a couple of months back I posted requesting for account management pages to be made HTTPS.. and now they are. Dunno if the post made a difference.
However, their branding is stupid: I cant get my clients to register their domains on anything called "cheap" - especially corporate ones. I suggest gandi.net in that case.
Name.com's DNS editor won't let you remove the DNS record that serves the ads. You need to switch to a real DNS provider.
CloudFlare is a free DNS provider - generally people use it to hook up the CloudFlare security and auto-CDN system, but you just need it for DNS hosting.
1 Create an account and add your domain: www.cloudflare.com
2 Disable the orange cloud icons
3 Follow the steps that tell you to switch your name servers - that makes CloudFlare your DNS provider
4 Go to "Edit DNS Settings"
5 Find the "A * (some IP)" record, and remove it
That's it. No more parker ads. DNS and name server changes can take a while to propagate to the whole web so the change can take up to an hour to affect everyone.
Edit: this is the "*" record you need to remove: http://i.imgur.com/jc48t.png