Hello, Reading the new transfers policy at:
http://www.icann.org/transfers/policy-12jul04.htm I was wondering about the "60 day" rules in Section A.3: "The Registrar of Record may deny a transfer request only in the following specific instances: .... 8. A domain name is in the first 60 days of an initial registration period. 9. A domain name is within 60 days (or a lesser period to be determined) after being transferred (apart from being transferred back to the original Registrar in cases where both Registrars so agree and/or where a decision in the dispute resolution process so directs)." The key part is "MAY DENY A TRANSFER" (as opposed to "must"). I was under the impression that under the current rules, #8 is a "must", as it's prevented by the registry itself. Does that remain true? Or, would one be allowed to transfer before the 60 days now? Also, for section #9, currently that is truly a "may", in that some registrars (like OpenSRS) allow transfers out before 60 days have elapsed after a transfer in, while some don't (I think GoDaddy doesn't). Will that continue to be allowed, or will OpenSRS turn that into a hard limit? For fraud protection, I can understand wanting to make it a hard limit of 60 days (I've helped folks recover stolen domains, and the ability to move multiple times to some of the uncooperative registrars definitely helps the thieves in covering their tracks and making forensics more challenging), but having a less binding rule can also help, for transfers related to legitimate sales, etc. Just wondering what the new rules will be at OpenSRS. Sincerely, George Kirikos http://www.kirikos.com/
