Domain Name Transfer

need help here. I want to move to another web host provider

[3Mice]

Hi everyone,
A friend of mine wants to transfer his site from his current web host provider to another. How does one go about tranferring a site domain name from one company to the other?

Any suggestions are highly welcomed
Regards
3Mice

[operafan]

First do a lookup if you own that domain name - make sure you are the registrant.
Next in the administrative contact see if your name & email is listed as the admin contact person.
If both the fields above is yes.
Go to the registrar & try go to manage your account link, since your asking this question i presume you dont have the password to access it. So at the account manage page click forgot password link & fill up the details -
login details will then be emailed to you & with that information login & find - manage servers tab & change the dns of your new host if you are already hosted there your site will be up.
At no time should you give away your login details to anyone unless u really really trust them.
See if that helps :)

Sorry or do you mean, u want to transfer from 1 registrar to another registrar? If that's the case you still need that login & also go to the new registrar site & follow their instructions to transfer the domain over to them.

[ritch_b]

Procedure varies depending on the type of domain - if you can let us know the domain type, we can be a bit more specific!

R.

[3Mice]

Hello again,
Well, the domain mane extension is .com

Could you also point me to a url to a good ASP hosting company.
Regards,
3Mice

[ritch_b]

If it's a case of transferring the domain name itself from one registrar to another, it's imperitive that you have access to the e-mail address listed in the administrative contact section of the domains WHOIS record. If your current host is listed in this section, request that the record be updated.

Once the above's sorted, you can simply find your new registrar and once you're signed up, can request the domain name be transferred.

To confirm the transfer, an e-mail will be sent to the admin contact e-mail address listed on the WHOIS record. You'll have a fixed period of several days in which to reply to this mail as directed.

Following this, you'll likely receive a similar mail from your new host which again, will need approving within a fixed number of days. These confirmation mails are a measure to protect against your domain being transferred maliciously.

That's a very rough guide and you'll find that proceedures vary slightly from one registrar to the next. Whilst I can't recommend any particular ASP hosts (although others may have suggestions), make sure you find one you're comfortable with and who are able to guide you through the transfer process if needs be.

R.

[Webwork]

"Transferring a site" should be as simple as changing DNS entries to point to the DNS servers of the new hosting company.

Use the control panel of the domain registrar to update the DNS servers.

Transfer of registrar? Simple. Create an account with new registrar and ask them to arrange for the transfer of the domain. These days it's as simple as confirming an email. This assumes the email address in the WhoIs is still valid.

[rise2it]

...assumes the email address in whois is still valid....

But what if it's not....say it was a 'free' account that you no longer have, or your ISP (and email account) went 'belly up'. What do you do then?

Anyone else been through this? (Luckily I havn't, but the info may help others.)

[Hawkgirl]

> But what if it's not....

I've had luck with 2 different registrars in this case. I sent polite emails explaining the situation and to ask their policies. "I can prove I'm me," I said. And neither registrar asked for proof - I think I sounded so dumb they both just believed me and helped me out. :)

[ritch_b]

But what if it's not...

Different registrars have different proceedures for scenarios like this, although most are either woefully inadequate or poorly enforced.

In many cases, it's quite easy to get contact details and nameservers updated over the phone with little of no verification being done by the registrar. Proof?...what proof?...

In any case, it's important to ensure contact details - especially the e-mail address - are up to date. As the registrant of a .COM .NET .ORG .BIZ or .INFO domain, you're obliged to check your data is correct at least once a year and could - in theory - lose your domain if it isn't, although I've yet to hear of this happening. Incorrect info could also lead to renewal notices not being received and ultimately, loss of your domain - happens far too often.

R.