New Additional .Com Transfer Policy Effective Oct. 28

[Domain Name Guy]

Just a heads up that there'll be a new and extra step to transferring your
.com domain name among registrars. I've written in detail how this will go
via my sigfile (scheduled to publish on Wednesay), but the shorthand is
you need to provide an "auth code" or "EPP key" to the gaining registrar.

You first obtain this information from your current one, preferably before
you start the online process to transfer your .com domain name. Once you
get this, you give this code or key to the gaining registrar.

Check with both sides for specifics how they'll approach this. Each side has
its own way of doing stuff, so each one will do it a wee bit different yet all
will follow the same process.

Feel free to ask me if you've questions.

[robert adams]

where did you hear this? who is implementing this?

ICANN or who.

robert

[Domain Name Guy]

[Alan Petersen]

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[Karen]

[Jennifer Hadorn]

I had to deal with this recently when I had a domain name transferred to me from another person. It was a pain in the butt because they implemented it right AFTER I initiated the transfer. The person on the other end was difficult to contact and it took much longer than necessary.

What a pain. I suppose they are working their way up to requiring a DNA sample and fingerprint.