Comments on: Is GoDaddy violating ICANNâ€™s transfer policy?

By: ohboy

ohboy — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:01:48 +0000

2011 and STILL the same sleazy tactics. Oh well, at least I’m leaving them with a fight.

By: Spaghetti

Spaghetti — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 07:32:30 +0000

This behavior doesn’t surprise me in the least. In dealing with GoDaddy’s help desk one is not sure if there’s a human on the other end! and the user interface seems to have been written for Geeks or Morons, (or machines!)
Very valuable article, Thanks

By: ED

ED — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 23:03:05 +0000

2009 and this is STILL an issue. Everyone needs o keep an eye out for this.

By: mike

mike — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 13:01:14 +0000

You may recall I tried to take advantage of a $4.00 RegisterFly transfer promotion and had 58 names blocked. RegisterFly then kept the cash in their holding account!

I called and emailed GoDaddy several times and eventually agreed to disagree. Next time I’ll try the president too! Well done, Editor, for your perseverance on this issue.

By: max

max — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 17:29:05 +0000

GODaddy, Network Solutions, and many other registrars also violate another issue;

They make you renew your domain prior to a transfer, this is a violation according to ICANN. This question is posted at the ICANN website;

http://www.icann.org/compliance/

My domain name has just expired. Can my registrar require me to pay for a renewal before I can transfer to a new registrar?

No. Your new registrar of choice can initiate a transfer request on an expired domain name once they receive the required authorization from you. Expiration or nonrenewal of a domain name is not a valid reason for denial of a transfer request.

Note that if the registrar has already begun the deletion process on the domain name and its status shows it to be within a 30-day Redemption Grace Period, the name must be .restored. by your current registrar before it can be transferred.

Registrars MUST place a domain in active status if the registrant chooses to transfer, even after a domain is expired.

By: Editor

Editor — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 02:19:46 +0000

Dave, thanks for the post. I don’t see anything about the transfer denials in the link you sent…

By: Dave Zan

Dave Zan — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 22:12:18 +0000

The WHOIS thing is actually already being addressed:

http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-18jan06.htm

One person actually complained to ICANN about this. A few days later, someone from GD apologized to the customer for the “mistake”, and told him to resume moving out.

GD and other registrars may “force” registrants to agree to whatever’s stated in their service agreements. But ICANN still has the final say.