Dave Warren wrote:
> In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> John Peacock
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>   
>> I initiated a transfer of a bunch of domains from a non-Tucows registrar 
>> (Register.com if it matters) to my own Tucows account.  The .com domain 
>> came over with the new contact information (what I keyed into the 
>> transfer request).  The .org domain came over with the original contact 
>> information intact (i.e. the old owner).  This was quite a surprise to 
>> me, perhaps because I have never transferred a .org domain before.
>>
>> My question is: is this a limitation of the .ord TLD or is there 
>> something wrong in the Tucows code?  It wasn't a problem to go back and 
>> force the contact information to be correct once the transfer completed, 
>> but it means I have to pay attention to this in the future...
>>     
>
> It's a design decision in the org (and many other) TLD...
>   
Yeah technically the transfer doesn't change contact info because it's a 
thick registry, but there's an option in the transfer form that says 
"Are contact changes required?" that will change the contact info after 
transfer.

- andrewm

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