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Changing domain registry

Craig Schiller

2005-01-30, 7:16 pm

Hi, all -

I originally obtained my domain through Yahoo --- big mistake, but
that's another story. It turns out they subcontract this process and my
domain name wound up being registered with a company in Australia! My
question is, how do I transfer the registry to a company a little closer
to home --- say, at least in the US? I want to do this because, among
other things, the Australian company didn't notify me recently when the
domain had expired, and my website wound up being down for almost a week
as a consequence. I'd like to get a company a bit more user friendly.
Suggestions are welcome.

Thanks in advance.

Craig

Thomas A. Rowe

2005-01-30, 7:16 pm

Visit any Registrar web site, and look for the option to transfer your domain to them.

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"Craig Schiller" <cschiller1@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:%23mQOdVwBFHA.3180@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Hi, all -
>
> I originally obtained my domain through Yahoo --- big mistake, but that's another story. It turns
> out they subcontract this process and my domain name wound up being registered with a company in
> Australia! My question is, how do I transfer the registry to a company a little closer to home ---
> say, at least in the US? I want to do this because, among other things, the Australian company
> didn't notify me recently when the domain had expired, and my website wound up being down for
> almost a week as a consequence. I'd like to get a company a bit more user friendly. Suggestions
> are welcome.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Craig
>

Clark

2005-01-30, 7:16 pm

But be careful, dont just go to the cheapest. For example a place like
register.com will charge you big time if you need to transfer away from them.
And you may also find that your current registrar will make you pay a fee to
leave them.

I stick with Network Solutions. Costs $35 a year for the name, but they will
issue you reminders and they generally operate fairly.

On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 11:54:17 -0800, Craig Schiller <cschiller1@earthlink.net>
wrote:

>Hi, all -
>
>I originally obtained my domain through Yahoo --- big mistake, but
>that's another story. It turns out they subcontract this process and my
>domain name wound up being registered with a company in Australia! My
>question is, how do I transfer the registry to a company a little closer
>to home --- say, at least in the US? I want to do this because, among
>other things, the Australian company didn't notify me recently when the
>domain had expired, and my website wound up being down for almost a week
>as a consequence. I'd like to get a company a bit more user friendly.
>Suggestions are welcome.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Craig

Rob Giordano $Crash Gordon®$

2005-01-30, 7:16 pm

Same thing happened to me...I had sites registered through too many =
registrars...it drove me nuts trying to weed-out the real renewal =
reminders from the spammers. So I put them all on Network Solutions (yah =
they cost more, but all in one place and all supposedly protected).

Yep takes several days.

"Craig Schiller" <cschiller1@earthlink.net> wrote in message =
news:%23mQOdVwBFHA.3180@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Hi, all -
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> that's another story. It turns out they subcontract this process and =
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> other things, the Australian company didn't notify me recently when =
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> Craig
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Craig Schiller

2005-01-30, 11:16 pm

Well, that sounds easy enough. Thanks, Thomas!

Craig

Thomas A. Rowe wrote:

>Visit any Registrar web site, and look for the option to transfer your domain to them.
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Craig Schiller

2005-01-30, 11:16 pm

Thanks for the info, Clark.

Craig

Clark wrote:

>But be careful, dont just go to the cheapest. For example a place like
>register.com will charge you big time if you need to transfer away from them.
>And you may also find that your current registrar will make you pay a fee to
>leave them.
>
>I stick with Network Solutions. Costs $35 a year for the name, but they will
>issue you reminders and they generally operate fairly.
>
>On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 11:54:17 -0800, Craig Schiller <cschiller1@earthlink.net>
>wrote:
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Craig Schiller

2005-01-30, 11:16 pm

Thanks for the info, Rob.

Craig

Rob Giordano (Crash Gordon®) wrote:

>Same thing happened to me...I had sites registered through too many registrars...it drove me nuts trying to weed-out the real renewal reminders from the spammers. So I put them all on Network Solutions (yah they cost more, but all in one place and all su
pposedly protected).
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>Yep takes several days.
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