JM> You know, there's a grain of truth in the Verisign accusations, although the
JM> idea that users are being "slammed" is laughable. I imagine a significant
JM> percentage of domain transfers are done without the owner's knowledge. Of
Only if the domain owner had ceded control of the admin contact email
on their domain. The admin contact of the domain *must* approve the
transfer. If someone gives their ISP/web hoster/web developer/etc...
control of their admin email, they have delegated the responsibility
of managing the operation of that domain to their provider. Should I
get approval from my customers to switch from sendmail to postfix? No.
They have delegated that responsibility to me.
That being said... I think most domain owners have control of their
admin email and are themselves approving the transfer requests. If
they don't approve it, it doesn't go through. The reason they approve
it is because they are getting a better service at a lower price
(IMHO).
regards,
-joe
