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HELP! - domain transfer

I can't transfer my domain

         

studiosx

8:54 pm on Jul 6, 2006 (gmt 0)

10+ Year Member



I have a problem! Anybody could help me?
I intend to transfer my domain but the one's where I first registred it, doesn't want to give me the administration details for transfer. I mean, my domain is blocked by them. After a month of begging I didn't get any answer from them.
What can I do and what advice you got for me so I could transfer my domain?

rocknbil

9:03 pm on Jul 6, 2006 (gmt 0)

WebmasterWorld Senior Member 10+ Year Member



So you have lost the admin login info, is this correct? I've helped customers with this before and warn you now, you're in a bit of a bind. If the registrant can be contacted - such as Network Solutions - you have to go through some rather extensive steps to verify your identity, often involving faxes with your letterhead or copies of drivers' license, etc. After all, you may be just some hack trying to steal a domain and they have to verify it, that's why they won't just send you this info.

The news doesn't get better - if you're like many and registered it using the cheapest registrant possible, many of those are automated processes and there may be no way to manually work around their system. This is especialy true if you have cancelled the original registrant email address (this is the one I'm most familiar with.) If the registered email addres no longer exists, the automated function cannot work, it'sa chicken and egg issue.

All these policies vary with the registrant so you're in for a bit of work, best of luck . . .

studiosx

1:07 am on Jul 7, 2006 (gmt 0)

10+ Year Member



Please give me some recommandation from where i could buy a domain avoiding all these problems.

Thank you!

Webwork

2:10 am on Jul 7, 2006 (gmt 0)

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Hi studiosx.

Since "Please recommend a business" posts are often a pretext for forum spamming we don't allow such posts / threads.

Sorry.

I've used about 50+ registrars. The vast majority of domain registrars are decent service providers. Where you can sometimes run into trouble is a domain registrar that is actually a reseller of a principal registrar. In that case, if you are having trouble with a reseller, the best approach is to contact the principal registrar from whom they are a reseller and explain the problem.