Typically, the new host will make a request to take over the domain. the admin contact will be emailed a confirmation letter, usually with a link to let the change happen. Often, this requires re-registering the domain for another year, but that's usually not a big deal. We have some registered through like 2013, though. :-)
Anyway, this is the client-is-minimally-involved method. It's usually what we have to do, since the clients don't know how to transfer it themselves. One note: I don't know that much about this. I've only been involved with the problem children, so there may be a much easier route to take. --Ben Jeffry Houser wrote: > Here is the situation... > > A client hired me to do some web development, which included purchasing a > domain for them and providing hosting for a year. > > I registered the domain. I'm listed as the technical contact; they are > listed as the administrative contact. > > The client decided to terminate our contract and move the site > elsewhere. That's perfectly within their rights, so I have no problems > with that. I'd like to get the domain off my account if I'm no longer > contracted to manage the domain and provide hosting. But, I didn't have > much luck explaining to them that someone other than me is going to have to > take control over the domain. > > They just want me to change the DNS that it point to, and I offered to do > that. But it's just a temporary fix. > > As the administrative contract they should be able to move the domain > anywhere w/o me being involved. How do they do that (without access to my > personal GoDaddy account)? > > Hosting companies must deal with this sort of thing all the time, I assume. > > How do I explain this to them? > > > -- > Jeffry Houser, Web Developer, Writer, Songwriter, Recording Engineer > AIM: Reboog711 | Phone: 1-203-379-0773 > -- > My Books: <http://www.instantcoldfusion.com> > My Recording Studio: <http://www.fcfstudios.com> > Connecticut Macromedia User Group: <http://www.ctmug.com> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| All-in-one: antivirus, antispam, firewall for your PC and PDA. Buy Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=60 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:152711 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
