How to transfer a domain name? What should I pay attention to when transferring and transferring a domain name?

ICANN will implement a new domain transfer policy from December 1, 2016, which aims to prevent domain name hijacking, but also complicates the update of domain name WHOIS information.

Many domain name registrars have updated their terms of service to minimize the impact of the new rules.

Domain name transfers include two categories: domain name registrar transfers and domain name transfers. When a user performs the following operations, he or she needs to reply to an email, text message or phone call for confirmation.

ICANN's new policy is as follows:

1. Major changes to the name or organization of the registered domain name holder;

2. Any changes to the name or organization of the registered domain name holder, as well as changes to the address and telephone number;

3. Any changes to the registered domain name holder's email.

The above three changes will also result in a "60-day transfer lock mechanism", that is, the domain name cannot be transferred to the registrar within 60 days after the change. That is, if you transfer the ownership of the domain name, you will receive a confirmation email, and you need to confirm the transfer operation before you can update the registrant information, and you will not be able to submit a domain name transfer registration application within 60 days after the update, just like a newly registered domain name.

Of course, if users can choose to ignore this protection mechanism before changing the domain name information, they can avoid the 60-day lock limit. If they do not choose to ignore the change, they cannot avoid the lock.

Although the new domain transfer policy helps prevent domain name hijacking, it brings trouble to the repurchase of brand domain names. When repurchasing a domain name, the ownership change is usually transferred to the registrar to which the domain name belongs, and then transferred to the domain name registrar to which the brand customer belongs for unified management. According to the new policy, we can only advise customers to transfer the domain name registrant before the ownership change to reduce the impact of the 60-day lock after the ownership change.

At the same time, some registrants use the optional exit mechanism or modify the terms of service to set themselves as the agent of the domain name holder to facilitate the transfer of user domain name ownership. European domain name systems, including Tucows/OpenSRS, namebeach, name.com, have also taken a similar approach.