[nc-transfer] RE: [ga] Domain Transfers

[Roeland Meyer <rmeyer@mhsc.com>]

|> 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?