Comments on: Register.com Must Stop “Call In” Practice by March

By: Andrew Allemann

Andrew Allemann — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:48:06 +0000

@ JP – they probably have 60 days. They just count it as a new registration.

By: jp

jp — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:44:56 +0000

What’s up with Enom not letting me transfer out names I win at Namejet for 45 days or whatever it is. Is that “technically” legit?

By: Andrew Allemann

Andrew Allemann — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:51:25 +0000

Jonah – I agree. I think it should be emailed to the administrative contact.

By: Jonah

Jonah — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:59:28 +0000

I think that requiring an authorization code to be displayed on screen at the click of a button is a bad idea, consider the number of people who have lost or will lose their domain name because “webmasters” or “friends” log into their account and transfer their name without the registrants knowledge. I don’t agree with Register.com policy either but sometimes, just sometimes a little security goes a long ways

By: Andrew Allemann

Andrew Allemann — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:27:40 +0000

@ coupester – yes, there’s a little bit of room for interpretation. Security is important, as is ease of use. A registrar can always offer a value-added service that requires second level authentication for authorization keys.

By: coupester

coupester — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:07:16 +0000

Quote: “They can just automatically email you the code or display it on screen, just like 99% of registrars do.”

Andrew – You’re correct. They could do that. My apologizes! It would be nice if the ICANN rules would just say that the auth code has to be displayed in the account with the domain. However, I’m saying there is room for interpretation and I guess we will have to wait and see. I only have two domains with Register.com and domains with three other registrars. However, the added security at Register.com does not bother me. I get a lot of emails from other registrars (no names mentioned) who are trying to get me to renew my domains with them, in affect transfer to them. I think a lot of the non-domainers would agree because knowing that their domain(s) that they are attempting to make a living with are that much more secure against fraud and other unwanted activities. I find that domainers keep a much closer eye on what they have, where it’s at, and who wants to take it away from them. -thanks

By: Andrew Allemann

Andrew Allemann — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:55:11 +0000

@ Legion – there’s no problem with charging whatever the company wants for its services. The problem is the hoop it makes customers jump through to leave the company’s services.

But again, it will become a moot point on March 15.