6 Steps To Transfer Domain Name to New Registrar by Ramesh Natarajan on July 13, 2008 If you have more than

one domain name, consolidating to a single registrar is a preferred approach. This article will explain the high level steps to transfer a domain name from one registrar to another. In this example, I transfered a dom ain name from Network Solutions (current registrar) to Go Daddy (new registrar). 1. Purchase and request domain transfer at the new registrar When you purchase a domain transfer, some of the registrars may let you to keep all the time remaining on your existing registration, plus you may get a FREE 1year extension. After the payment is processed, the status of the domain at the new registrar will be set to Authorization Required. You will also receive an em ail from the new registrar containing Transaction ID and Security Code. 2. Request authorization code at current registrar. Login to your current registrar account and request for authorization code reques t. You have to turn off the domain protection before you can request authorizati on code from the current registrar. Following screen shows the link from my curr ent registrar that gave the option to request authorization code. 3. Authorization code received from current registrar. Youll receive an email from current registrar with Authorization code. We received your authorization code request on 07/02/2008 for your domain name thegeekstuff.com. Your authorization code is: 12345678911 4. Begin the transfer from the new registrar using the authorization code. Go to the new registrar and begin the transfer process. At this stage, the new r egistrar will display the Status as Authorization required and the Recommended Act ion as Authorization Begin transfer authorization Fig: Domain Status at new registrar before the transfer process Enter the authorization code that was received from the current registrar and co mplete this process. After this step, the new registrar will display the Status as Pending Current Registrar approval and the Recommended Action as Accept transfer at current registrar Fig: Domain status at new registrar after the transfer process is initiated 5. Email Notification from current registrar. You will get an email from the current registrar confirming your transfer reques t. You dont need to take any action if you want to accept the transfer. If you wi sh to cancel the transfer, follow the link from the email. We received notification on July 1, 2008 7:21:44 PM EDT that you have requested to transfer to another domain name registrar. If you would like to proceed with this transfe r you do not need to respond to this message. If you wish to cancel the transfer please c ontact us before July 5, 2008 7:21:44 PM EDT by visiting our secure website https:// If we do not hear from you by July 5, 2008 7:21:44 PM EDT, this transfer will pr oceed. We are committed to providing you with the solutions, services, and support to h elp you succeed online. We hope to continue serving you in the future. 6. Domain Transfer completed to new registrar A final confirmation email from new registrar was received approximately 4 days after initiating the transfer at the current registrar. Please note that the cur rent registrar has up to 5 days to release the transfer of the domain References: ICANN Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, coordinates the domai n name across the internet to make sure they are unique. FAQ for Domain-Name Ho

lders clarifies lot of questions about domain name transfer. If youve transfered a domain name to a new registrar, please share your experienc e. If you are planning to transfer your domain name to a new registrar, what is your primary reason for transferring?