Here is the official response, from the registry, pulled from the contracts available below:
The ICANN-Afilias contract says "a Registrar must provide a copy of the transaction identifier information to the domain registrant, who will need this information to request a domain transfer through a different Registrar". (Appendix C, Section H, page 3). In addition, in the ICANN-Afilias contract, Appendix F 3.10, it says: "When transferring sponsorship of a Registered Name to or from another registrar, Registrar shall comply with the requirements of (Appendix F) Exhibit D." You may want to read Exhibit D for more details. We'll be adding something along these lines to the transfer pages for .info domains today, and start attempting to get this into the transfer emails shortly. Charles Daminato OpenSRS Product Manager Tucows Inc. - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Charles Daminato > Sent: December 15, 2001 1:40 PM > To: Chuck Hatcher > Cc: Genie; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Re: .info transfer & "authorization information" > > > I don't know the answer to this offhand, but... > > I've been checking the contracts located here: > > http://www.icann.org/tlds/agreements/info/ > > And particularly Exhibit D here: > > http://www.icann.org/tlds/agreements/info/registry-agmt-appf-11may01.htm > > I've yet to find anything specific regarding the registrar of record being > required to provide the auth_code to the registrant, however I have > contacted the registry and Afilias to find out if somewhere in the 23 > Appendices there is something that can be used to help you guys out. > > Charles Daminato > TUCOWS Product Manager > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Sat, 15 Dec 2001, Chuck Hatcher wrote: > > > I agree, but it probably wouldn't make any difference. I have > .info domains > > at 5 different registrars, and the only one I have been able to get the > > auth_codes from is OpenSRS (to which I wanted to move them all!). > > > > Saying that the auth_code "shows verifiable proof of ownership" > is a joke, > > since 90% of .info domain owners do not know the code. Unless Afilias > > requires registrars to provide this info, registrar transfers > will be very > > rare. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2001 10:29 AM > > Subject: re: Re: .info transfer & "authorization information" > > > > > > > I see - thanks all for pointing this out. > > > BIG QUESTION > > > since the transfer email that is dispatched to the customer mentions > > NOTHING about this > > > super duper "authorization information" field > > > to the customer, > > > all info/biz transfers will fail at this point since our > clients have no > > way of knowing > > > what to do. > > > > > > WISH LIST FOR YESTERDAY'S IMPLEMENTATION > > > Dear OpenSRS, > > > Please insert instructions on this to customer's email transfer > > authentication request > > > Thanks > > > Holiday Cheers > > > Genie > > > eyeondomain.com > > > > > > > ** Original Subject: Re: .info transfer & "authorization > information" > > > > ** Original Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ** Original Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 19:53:42 -0800 > > > > > > > ** Original Message follows... > > > > > > > > > > > I would suggest that you read the upgrade quide... > > > > http://www.opensrs.org/docs/OpenSRS_v2.46_Upgrade_Guide.PDF > > > > > > > > Then I wish you good luck in getting the authorization code > from netsol. > > > > > > > > On Fri, 14 Dec 2001, genie wrote: > > > > > > > > > we are trying to transfer firewalk.info > > > > > from Netsol to us > > > > > but the transfer authorization form now has an extra text field > > > > > labeled AUTHORIZATION INFORMATION > > > > > - I must be missing something - I cannot find any > instructions in the > > > > > transfer email instructions to the customer what the heck > should go > > > > > into this authorization information field and naturally > anything we > > tried > > > > > to enter in there, including the autogenerated password - > did not work > > > > > > > > > > I am getting > > > > > Invalid authorization information ___ for firewalk.info. > Please try > > again > > > > > > > > > > Anyone knows what this is and shouldn't the email that goes to > > > > > the domain owner explain this? > > > > > > > > > > If the authorization information is required but not > instructions are > > given > > > > > to the client - we can expect 100% of our transfers to > fail on this > > > > > > > > > > Genie > > > > > eyeondomain.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >** --------- End Original Message ----------- ** > > > > > > > > > > > > > cheers > > > Genie Livingstone > > > Magi Inc > > > 511 G 5th Street > > > San Fernando, CA 91340 > > > 818 365 0664 > > > http://www.buildyoursiteonline.com > > > http://www.eyeondomain.com > > > http://www.magiinc.com > > > > > > > >
