Bill,
The registry IS supposed to transfer a domain automatically (after 5 days)
if the losing registrar does not explicitly deny the transfer.
Unfortunately, there is no good method via RRP to automate the status of
domains. Our system either thinks it points to us (in which case the
transfer goes through) or cannot gain status, in which case after 7 days
it expires stating "Timed Out..."
Requests are going through no problem - otherwise no transfer would work.
We are in the process of building a system whereby we can parse the
emailed responses from the registry to help handle:
1) Completed Transfers (and which Registrar the transfer came from)
2) Transfers away from OpenSRS (And which Registrar the transfer is going
to)
3) Denied Transfers (and which Registrar caused the denial).
#2 is, of course, our most important task and stop gap measures (getting
our system up to date currently, then keeping up) are already being worked
on.
Charles Daminato
TUCOWS Product Manager (ccTLDs)
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sat, 31 Mar 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > register.com transfers almost always time out waiting on registry approval
> > the first time and go through on the second attempt. Dunno why, something
> > to do with the way they notify the domain holder.
>
> Isn't the registry supposed to transfer a domain automatically if they
> don't receive a rejection from the losing registry? If the losing
> registry blocks the transfer, we should receive a message stating such.
>
> I've always wondered why there are so many "timed out waiting for registry
> approval". It really sounds like these registrar transfer requests are
> not making it to the registry in the first place.
>
>
