on 1/23/04 11:54 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> If i understand you correctly, an unethical registrar can initiate a >> transfer without actually getting the authorization of the domain owner. >> That's nuts. > > The *gaining registrar* is solely responsible for authenticating the > request. They are required to keep records of all transactions including > the ability to prove they took measures to make sure a transfer is > legitimate and that the registrant (or registrant's agent) agreed to the > transfer. It's been this way since the day ICANN took over and was the > procedure agreed upon by all registrars at the time. You see all the new > registrars didn't want the losing registrar to have a say in the transfer > process because they thought the incumbent registrar (Netsol) would use > that power to block all transfers away from them. As we have all learned > Netsol made sure there were loop holes in the system so they would still > have the ability to block transfers for no reason...
Yes, but it appears domain name owners are not protected by unscrupulous registrars with this regimen. You could become a registrar and probably reak alot of havoc in just a few weeks before you were shutdown. Swerve
