Get ready for some headaches…
One of the most common complaints I hear about GoDaddy is its 60-day transfer lock. If you change certain contact information associated with your domain name, the company will lock the domain from transfer to another registrar for 60 days.
This type of hold might soon become standard at domain name registrars.
It’s part of the new ICANN transfer policy that goes into effect on December 1. eNom sent a notice about the new policy to its customers today, explaining how it will affect them.
Essentially, if you change the name or email address of the registrant, both the old contact and new contact must confirm it.
This can help cut down on domain hijackings, but it might also create problems. If the domain has an old email address you no longer control, it doesn’t seem that you’ll be able to update it to a new address.
The other kicker is that registrars can place a transfer lock on a domain for up to 60 days after the name or email address is updated. This means, much like with domains you want to transfer out of GoDaddy right now, you have to do the transfer before updating contact information.
A redline version of the new policy is here (pdf).
Barton says
A small discomfort to address a growing problem that is going to continue to get worse as the gtlds fizzle out like a wet firecracker and as .com’s become more precious and tempting to steal.
Meyer says
1. What happens when sedo or afternic sells a domain with immediate transfer?
2. What happens when sedo or afternic sells a domain and they instruct the seller to push it into their account? Does sedo or afternic have to wait 60 days to give it to the buyer?
3. What happens when someone buys an expired domain at namejet?
First it is in the name of the original owner. Then, in the name of the registrar.
Then, in the name of the buyer. Buyer is forced to wait 60 days before they can move it to their preferred registrar.
satyadeep singh says
i have domain in godaddy and domain age is one month i put it on godaddy auctionthen some one buy it then 60 days lock and i send domain to another registrar what happen?
DNSal.es says
GoDaddy used to have a [paper] form to get around the lock. Are they keeping the same procedure? It may actually make lives of many brokers harder if not.