Registrant locked out of domain

How to transfer domain as a registrant?

[Maggie32]

When I was first begining my website, I choose to have my host register the domain name for me, which worked out quite poorly. My host registered themselves as the Admin contact, but, luckily, listed me as the registrant. I am currently trying to move my domain away from my host, but, as you can imagine, it's proving quite difficult as they have locked the domain and are not responding to my requests to unlock it/change the admin contact.

I'm completely clueless as what I can do as registrant. I would like unlock my domain and remove the current admin contact. Any help would be vastly appreicated.

I know that my host registered my domain through Enom.com, for what it's worth.

[davezan]

2 words: contact enom.

[Maggie32]

I have contacted Enom and they say they can't do anything, literally. They can not do anything without my host's (the admin) approval, even if I am listed as the registrant. This seems rather fishy to me, because I know with Network Solutions the registrant has some recourse under the same circumstances.

I'm really at the end of my knowledge on this matter.

[ritch_b]

One word from me; rubbish.

ICANN, who determine policies for .COM domains, state that both the administrative contact and registrant have the authority to approve, or deny, a transfer request.

I remember one Registrar stating that, in the case of dispute, the Registrant was taken as being authoritative over the admin contact; I'll see if I can dig it out.

ICANN's transfer policy is here [icann.org]; it's not the most interesting of reads, but it looks as though you, as the Registrant, should be able to request the domain be transferred, subject to providing forms of identification.

Enom's knowledgebase contains similar information; the respective page is listed as article A100040.

R.