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RE: [ga] Domain Transfers
|> From: Ross Wm. Rader [mailto:ross@tucows.com]
|> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 5:16 AM
|> A transfer of a domain name is nothing more than a
|> modification to the domain name record in the
|> database that changes the registrar of record and
|> the last updated fields. Nothing more.
|>
|> For instance, a transfer of "example.com" from its
|> current registrar to a new one means that the
|> record is changed from:
|> 1. Domain Name: EXAMPLE.COM
|> 2. Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC.
|> 3. Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com
|> 4. Referral URL: http://www.networksolutions.com
|> 5. Name Server: NS.ISI.EDU
|> 6. Name Server: VENERA.ISI.EDU
|> 7. Updated Date: 05-nov-2001
|>
|> to
|>
|> 1. Domain Name: EXAMPLE.COM
|> 2. Registrar: TUCOWS, INC.
|> 3. Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com
|> 4. Referral URL: http://www.networksolutions.com
|> 5. Name Server: NS.ISI.EDU
|> 6. Name Server: VENERA.ISI.EDU
|> 7. Updated Date: 14-dec-2001
|>
|> Only lines #2 and #7 actually change - there is no transfer
|> of the record in any sort of technical or physical sense
|> (ie - it doesn't move to a new database or get transported
|> to another registrar.
|>
|> This is why the proper name of a transfer is actually "transfer of
|> sponsorship" - a new registrar is sponsoring the domain name
|> in the registry database.
|>
|> As such, it is extremely unlikely (to the point of being
|> impossible) that a domain name would get "lost" during a
|> transfer, nor would resolution be effected purely by the
|> transfer.
This is all well and good. Now, what happens to the Host Records? I want to
register a new host, where do I do it?
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