(Message reflowed) > >> Are you saying that (if a domain is not locked) all a competing > >> registrar has to do to get a domain transferred away from our profile > >> is "initiate" a transfer and it goes through regardless of the > >> confirmation or denial?? > > DW> Yes, effectively. Authentication is the responsibility of the receiving > DW> registrar, not the losing registrar (Except in NetSol's world, of course)
> However, Dave's answer raises a question: Wouldn't Tucows (ideally) > deny the transfer by default if the admin/registrant does not > explicitly confirm it? No. Tucows correctly takes no action unless the domain owner instructs Tucows to do so. In the absence of instructions otherwise, the registry proceeds with the transfer after a period of time. Keep in mind, as per the ICANN agreements (Which all registrars hold dear, and follow to the letter...*snicker*), the receiving registrar has already authenticated the request with the user prior to the request even hitting the registry/losing-registrar. -- The nice thing about standards, there is enough for everyone to have their own.
