Both are incorrect. It involves a separate and voluntary agreement
between us and the new registrant in regards to a completely optional
process. We have just as many customers who decide to transfer first,
then change the ownership. Our only concern is in protecting the
interests of our customers and ensuring secure transfers of ownership.
Tim
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [registrars] Godaddy locks domains in for 60 days after a
rant change
From: Mark Jeftovic <markjr@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, October 05, 2006 2:45 pm
To: Richard Lau <richard@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Registrars Constituency <registrars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Yes, somebody else mentioned that to me off list, to which I replied:
I think that's a liberal interpretation of this paragraph:
"A domain name is within 60 days (or a lesser period to be determined)
after being transferred (apart from being transferred back to the
original Registrar in cases where both Registrars so agree and/or where
a decision in the dispute resolution process so directs)."
Because in the next section the exclusions specifically define the
transfers as between registrars:
"Instances when the re! quested change of Registrar may not be denied
include, but are not limited to: ...
Domain name registration period time constraints, other than during the
first 60 days of initial registration or during the first 60 days after
a registrar transfer."
It could be that sloppy text in the first paragraph opened the door to
this. If a registrar is worried about the change of registrant they
should satisfy themselves before executing it, it's a separate issue
from a registrar transfer.
This is just a tactic to try to keep the domain via auto-renew or
hoping
the new owner is lazy and forgets after 60days and just leaves it there.
-mark
Richard Lau wrote:
> I could be wrong here, but I think the section where it says:
>
> A domain name is within 60 days (or a lesser period to be determined)
> after being transferred (apart from being transferred back to the
> original Registrar in cases wh! ere both Registrars so agree
and/or where
> a decision in the di spute resolution process so directs).
>
> is being interpreted as:
> A domain name is within 60 days after being transferred.
> ... where the word "transferred" is used as transferred between two
> different registrants at the same Registrar.
>
> Probably not what the author(s) intended, but as we all have
seen, it's
> the letter of the (ICANN) law, not the intent of the law, that
counts.
>
> Just my guess.
>
> Richard
>
>
> On Thu, 05 Oct 2006 14:24:58 -0400, "Mark Jeftovic"
<markjr@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> said:
>
>>I'm noticing that after a Godaddy user moves a domain to another
Godaddy
>>account, or changes the registrant info of a domain, they are
enforcing
>>a 60-day no transfer-out rule.
>>
>>I don't think that is permissable under the policy posted at
>>
>>http://www.icann.org/transfers/polic! y-12jul04.htm
>>
>>Which only provides that the losing registrar can deny a transfer
if a
>>domain is within 60 days of the initial reg period or 60 days of a
>>previous registrar transfer.
>>
>>Has this come up before?
>>
>>
>>-mark
>>
>>--
>>Mark Jeftovic <markjr@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Founder & President, easyDNS Technologies Inc.
>>ph. +1-(416)-535-8672 ext 225
>>fx. +1-(866) 273-2892
>
>
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Founder & President, easyDNS Technologies Inc.
ph. +1-(416)-535-8672 ext 225
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