Re: lcdproc.org domain

On Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:05:50 +0700, Yura Scheglyuk wrote:

> It's very bad idea to "free" domain and re-register it. 

It's certainly a bit risky.

> Can eNom allow to "transfer" ownership to another registrant? The usual 
> scenario is to pay current registration and then transfer domain rights to 
> another registrant. 

The only entity that can pay the renewal is the regsitrant. With a .com you 
need "permission" or a "key" from the existing registrant to transfer a 
domain you "own" to another registrant. This is what makes it hard to do if 
the existing registrant has "disappeared" or doesn't want to release the 
domain. A lot hinges on the existing registrant being willing to provide the 
required "key" for a transfer to take place, once it has been transfered it 
can be renewed but another problem is that any transfer may be blocked with 
the renewal pending.

Proving "ownership" of the domain(s) with the registrar and showing 
non-cooperation from the existing registrant should enable the registrar to 
execute a transfer to their prefered registrant and once there, and the 
domain renewed, it should be possible to transfer (again) to our preferred 
registrant. Personally I'd not bother with the last step unless the next 
renewal price was going to be silly or the service from the registrars 
regsitrant was poor or unreliable on the net (not likely IMHO).

-- 
Cheers
Dave.