Reduced transfer lock timeframes are on the horizon. ICANN is preparing to update its domain transfer policy and domain locking rules, and it wants your feedback. The Transfer Working Group has submitted its final report to ICANN's board, and ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Afternic releases domain transfer improvements
· Domain SalesDomain transfers will be easier and faster with new improvements. Domain name aftermarket Afternic released enhancements to its domain transfer process today. Afternic says the system will make domain transfers easier and faster. While many ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Transfer domains between registrars? Remember to re-add to Fast Transfer
· Expired DomainsAsk your Afternic account manager to help get your domains on Fast Transfer after a domain transfer. When I win expired domains, I immediately list them for sale on Afternic. If they are at a Fast Transfer registrar such as Network Solutions, I'll ... Continue Reading1 Comment
It’s time to comment about domain transfers
· Domain RegistrarsProvide feedback about how domain transfers should work. ICANN is asking for feedback about a Working Group's Initial Report that includes recommendations to change how domain transfers work. The Initial Report (pdf) proposes a slew of changes ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Does your domain name registrar make it easy to transfer domains out?
· Domain RegistrarsDon't do business with registrars that make it difficult to leave. Yesterday, I received a notice from the Wall Street Journal that I needed to update my credit card. I logged into my WSJ.com account and was surprised to see that I'm paying about ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Domain name transfer process changes this week
· Domain RegistrarsNew registrar won't have to get positive authorization from Form of Authorization. A temporary change to the inter-registrar domain name process kicks in later this week due to Whois changes associated with the EU's General Data Protection Regulation ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Time is ticking, and domain transfers are still up in the air
· Domain RegistrarsRegistrars and ICANN still discussing how to handle transfers after GDPR. As domain name registrars and registries start masking email addresses in Whois to comply with GDPR, the domain name transfer process as we know it will break. The current ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Consensus be damned: here’s how transfers will work at Tucows after GDPR
· Domain RegistrarsTucows will follow TechOps subcommittee recommendation for domain transfers as ICANN figures out what to do. Here's the thing about GDPR and domain name registrars/registries: if they wait for ICANN to figure out how to address GDPR, it will be too ... Continue Reading7 Comments
GDPR will make domain name transfers more difficult
· Policy & LawLack of contact details in public Whois could thwart inter-registrar domain transfers. A few Domain Name Wire readers have asked how domain name transfers will work if domain registrars and registries eliminate contact details from Whois in response to ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Court orders Tucows to transfer 3.2 million domains to Namecheap
· Domain RegistrarsWith deadline looming, injunction forces Tucows to transfer domains. A Washington State court has ordered Tucows to transfer 3.2 million .com and .net domain names to Namecheap, and an appeals court has denied (pdf) Tucow's motion for an emergency ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
