From January 16, 2010, I asked the Xinwang agent for the domain name transfer password, to January 27, 2010, at 13:55, the domain name registrar in the Whois information was changed to Godaddy. It took 11 days and my domain name s135.com was successfully transferred. Go abroad.
1. Why should domain name registrars be transferred from domestic to foreign countries:
1. Complete control of the domain name: Most top-level domain name registrars in China take the "domain name transfer password" that should belong to the domain name owner and set various conditions (for example: charging, renewing for one year before giving the password, mailing certification materials, etc. ) makes it more difficult for domain name owners to obtain the "domain name transfer password", and even uses various excuses to prevent you from obtaining the transfer password. Domestic domain name registrars can only set two DNS server addresses, while foreign domain name registrars can set multiple DNS addresses. At a foreign domain name registrar, you have complete control and transfer rights of the domain name. Domain name transfer and transfer can be done by you online for free.
2. Price and security: Domestic domain name registrars are expensive to register and renew domain names (.com domain name is more than 100 yuan). Although it is cheaper at an agent (about 60 yuan/year), the domain name control rights are less. If you go to a black-hearted agent, the domain name you worked so hard to manage may one day become someone else's. Register and renew a domain name abroad (for example, using a discount code at Godaddy only costs 7 US dollars/year, which is less than 50 yuan/year).
3. The main reason: Say "No" to "clientHold". Recently, relevant departments have discovered a more convenient method than going to the computer room to unplug the network cable, which is to notify domestic domain name registrars to perform "clientHold (domain name suspension resolution)" on the domain name. ClientHold is the simplest method for registrars to disable a domain name.
Websites operated by companies and professional teams cannot escape the fate of domain name resolution being suspended. Such a weak personal website domain name is like a "soldier on its neck". Once it is "clientHold", it may be forever. The way to prevent a domain name from being held is to transfer the domain name to a foreign domain name registrar. For domain name resolution, you can use the DNS server of the foreign domain name registrar, a self-built DNS server, or a third-party DNS server (for example: dnspod.com).
4. Only international domain names such as .com, .net, and .org or other national domain names can be transferred to foreign domain name registrars. Friends who own ".cn" domain names, just leave it to fate.
2. Which domain name registrar should I transfer to abroad?
1. Enterprise choice: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, LLC ( http://www.networksolutions.com )
By querying "http://who.is/", you can find that Sina sina.com, NetEase 163.com, NetEase mailbox 126.com, Sohu sohu.com, Sogou sogou.com, Tencent Soso.com, Jinshan kingsoft.com, Jinshan Xiaoyao xoyo.com, China.com china.com, and even the state-owned CCTV cctv.com and Xinhuanet xinhuanet.com are all registered with foreign domain name registrars, and the registrars are all The same company: "NETWORK SOLUTIONS, LLC."
Network Solutions was founded in 1979 and has a history of 30 years. It is the first company in the world to provide domain name registration. In 1993, it signed an agreement with the National Science Foundation of the United States to undertake InterNIC's domain name registration services and information services, and to carry out network technology services, consulting and other other businesses. Currently, more than 7 million domain names are registered with it.
Therefore, transferring domain names to Network Solutions is relatively safe. However, it is more expensive, for example, a .com domain name is almost $30/year, so it is suitable for enterprises. Of course, if you have money, you might as well choose Network Solutions.
2. Personal choice: Godaddy.com, Name.com, Enom.com
Godaddy is the world's largest ICANN domain name registration agency, occupying 18% of the market share. Godaddy can search for various discount codes when registering, transferring, and renewing domain names. Using discount codes for .com domain names only costs $7/year. Most importantly, it supports the use of "Alipay" to pay for foreign exchange purchases in RMB.
eNom was established in 1997 in Washington, USA. It is the second largest ICANN domain name registration agency in the world and one of the largest domain name squatting agencies in the world.
Name.com is also a good domain registrar with lower prices.
3. Pre-transfer work: Obtain the domain name transfer password
Domain name transfer password is also called authorization code or domain name EPP code (EPP Key). Each domain name has its own transfer password. Only by knowing the transfer password can the domain name be transferred from one registrar to another. According to the terms of ICANN, each domain name registrar is obliged to inform the domain name registrant of the transfer password of the domain name. At present, not all domain names have transfer passwords. Common domain name suffixes (such as .com, .net, .org) generally have transfer passwords, and some country domain names do not have transfer passwords.
Ask your current domain name registrar (for example: Xinwang, Wanwang) for your domain name transfer password. If the domain name is registered with an agent, ask the agent for the domain name transfer password. Check the status of your domain name on http://who.is . If the status is "Status: OK", you can transfer out normally. If the status contains "clientTransferProhibited", you must also apply to your domain name registrar to lift transfer restrictions.
My s135.com domain name was registered with "Shanghai Enterprise Network", the agent of "Xinwang", so I asked the agent for the domain name transfer password on January 16, 2010. The agent's request for a one-year renewal was obviously to make a final profit, but the expiration time of my domain name would also be increased by one year. It was important to transfer the domain name, so I didn't want to tangle with the agent on this, so I renewed it for one year.
On January 18, after filling out and signing the printed documents, together with a copy of the ID card, submit it to the courier company and send it to the agent. On January 20, the express tracking on the express company's website showed that the recipient had signed for it, so I contacted the agent again and urged it to ask "Xinwang" for my domain name transfer password.