Bill,
>That has always been the way transfers function.
>
>
Well, yep, but...
>This is *after* the gaining registrar has positively confirmed the intent
>of the domain registrant.
>
>
... but is there a requirement how the gaining registrar has to do this
confirmation? I mean I got a client complaining now that he has only
received this last transfer-away message. Says the transfer was not
initiated by him. Of course this client of ours can just simply be
retarded - as it usually turns out to be the case - but considering a
registrar with very-very bad habits, well...
>The losing registrar has five calendar days to decline a transfer. If the
>losing registrar does nothing, the transfer will automatically be
>completed.
>
>
So it is actually the registar and not the registrant who has to decline
the transfer???
I am getting confused...
- Cs.
>On Tue, 4 May 2004, Fagyal, Csongor wrote:
>
>
>
>>Erm.
>>
>>We - I mean our clients - have started to receive transfer messages
>>including this:
>>
>>
>>
>>>IF YOU DO NOT DECLINE THE REQUEST WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS OF 01-Apr-2004
>>>03:36:31, YOUR DOMAIN WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY TRANSFERRED TO xxxxx
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>Is this serious? ["I must have missed the memo." :-)] I mean, I create a
>>new profile at TuCows, issue a transfer for a, say, Register.com domain,
>>and if the owner of the domain is on a vacation, then I have a rather
>>good chance to get the transfer go through - without any authorization??
>>
>>...or do I misunderstand something??
>>
>>- Csongor Fagyal
>>ps: Sorry, I know, RTFM, but...
>>
>>
>>
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>
>
>--
>"If Verisign is the 'Value of Trust',
> then trust ain't worth *ANYTHING* any more." - me
>
> <=> ASK and you shall receive <=>
>
>
>
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