It will not show up in the whois; however, an API status is available to ALL resellers (to prevent erroneous RSP->RSP transfers of domains on lock).
Note that the registry prevents nameserver changes while a domain is on lock; but removing the lock is real-time, so someone can "unlock, change, lock" if they require a nameserver change (and you've allowed them access to the lock/unlock) Charles Daminato OpenSRS Product Manager Tucows Inc. - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of George Kirikos > Sent: February 26, 2002 1:50 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Registrar Lock > > > Hello, > > --- Charles Daminato <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It's coming, I promise this time :) It's in QA as we speak :) > > I forgot to ask, will the "Registrar Lock" be reflected in the WHOIS? > If one does a WHOIS on an eNom name on their website, it shows it. E.g. > > > http://www.enom.com/domains/WhoIs.asp?DomainName=tzq.com > > although the status isn't evident on their standard WHOIS server. > > I'm undecided whether it should be in the WHOIS (pros and cons; e.g. > malevolent folks might feel more aggressive in going after names where > there was no registry lock, which they could check easily beforehand; > on the other hand, showing "Locked" might scare away the bad people, > which is fine by me -- they can then go after someone else who doesn't > lock their doors, so to speak....). > > Sincerely, > > George Kirikos > http://www.kirikos.com/ > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games > http://sports.yahoo.com
