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Huh?

This in my email this morning:

On November 12, 2004, ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, put in place its new transfer policy for all accredited domain name service providers.

The previous ICANN policy allowed us to deny requests to transfer your domain names to another registrar unless you explicitly confirmed to us your intent to transfer. The new ICANN policy removes that protection. When we receive a request to transfer your domain name to a new registrar, we will still attempt to contact you to confirm that you authorized the request. However, if you do not respond, or are not able to respond within 5 days, your domain name WILL be transferred.

Rest assured, IT IS UNLIKELY that this will happen. Your domains have NOT been transferred.

Nonetheless, with this change in mind, we are recommending that all **** domain customers visit ****.com and “lock” their domain name(s). Locking your domain(s) is free and prevents unauthorized changes to contacts and name servers. Most importantly, it prevents the domain name from being transferred to another registrar without your knowledge. You may lock or unlock your domain at any time by revisiting your account. It takes only a minute, and it WILL protect your domains.

Is there a logical purpose for this that I’m missing? Aside from making it easier for people to steal domains if the owner isn’t keeping a close eye on things? I don’t get this. Are there any downsides to locking a domain?

Posted on 11/21/04 at 10:11 AM
 




Linkmeister

I can’t see what the scam might be, but I’d go to the ICANN site and look around for evidence of this purported policy change.

United States   Posted by Linkmeister on 11/21/04  at  12:30 PM





Kate

Yes, ICANN mentions the new policy on their website. And the email was from my registrar—though they seem to have opposing views of the benefits of the policy. It doesn’t *sound* as if locking my domain is a bad thing.

United States   Posted by Kate on 11/21/04  at  01:01 PM





Chloe

Don’t they give you the option to lock or not lock?  I thought that’s what my registry had, an option on it.

United States   Posted by Chloe on 11/22/04  at  01:33 PM





Kate

Yes, it appears they do. It’s just that I’d never heard of it before. It looks as if my other domain is automatically locked. This one I have to go in and do it myself, which is fine. At least I understand what that means now, even though I’m not thrilled by the rule change that makes it necessary.

United States   Posted by Kate on 11/22/04  at  02:29 PM





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