That has always been the way transfers function. This is *after* the gaining registrar has positively confirmed the intent of the domain registrant.
The losing registrar has five calendar days to decline a transfer. If the losing registrar does nothing, the transfer will automatically be completed. On Tue, 4 May 2004, Fagyal, Csongor wrote: > Erm. > > We - I mean our clients - have started to receive transfer messages > including this: > > >IF YOU DO NOT DECLINE THE REQUEST WITHIN 5 CALENDAR DAYS OF 01-Apr-2004 > >03:36:31, YOUR DOMAIN WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY TRANSFERRED TO xxxxx > > > > > > Is this serious? ["I must have missed the memo." :-)] I mean, I create a > new profile at TuCows, issue a transfer for a, say, Register.com domain, > and if the owner of the domain is on a vacation, then I have a rather > good chance to get the transfer go through - without any authorization?? > > ...or do I misunderstand something?? > > - Csongor Fagyal > ps: Sorry, I know, RTFM, but... > -- "If Verisign is the 'Value of Trust', then trust ain't worth *ANYTHING* any more." - me <=> ASK and you shall receive <=>
