Question: Can a Godaddy domain be "pushed" during a 60 day lock?

[JuniperPark]

I'm thinking about trying Godaddy again a decade after I left them.

I know that Godaddy puts a 60 day transfer lock on the domain if:

- The reg address or name, or dns is changed
- The domain is pushed to another account

My question: Can a Godaddy domain be "pushed" to another Godaddy account during a 60 day lock?

Thanks!

 

[randomo]

Yes, you can push it to another GD account; you just can't transfer it out.

 

[dmyre]

Yes, you can push it to another GD account; you just can't transfer it out.

+1

 

[cleoziza]

As far as I know GD will put it on lock for 60 days, only if the name (all types incl.billing/not limited to registrant) is changed, not DNS nor addresses. Last time I tried it was yesterday: for the domain which I modify my last name, they were locked and the ones I changed my address and phone number seemingly were not.

 

[GoDaddyGuy]

Juniper Park,

It looks like you've received some good responses, but I just wanted to chime in to confirm.

The 60 day lock goes into effect if the company name field of the Registrant is updated or of the first and/or last name of the Registrant is updated.

ICANN also has its own Lock policy which you can view here: http://x.co/gaeS

That being said, the locks will prevent a transfer from one registar to another, but will NOT restrict the domain from moving to another account within Go Daddy. You can see more information about moving a domain here: http://x.co/gaea

If you have any additional questions, feel free to let us know: http://x.co/WeHelp

^Cj

I'm thinking about trying Godaddy again a decade after I left them.

I know that Godaddy puts a 60 day transfer lock on the domain if:

- The reg address or name, or dns is changed
- The domain is pushed to another account

My question: Can a Godaddy domain be "pushed" to another Godaddy account during a 60 day lock?

Thanks!

 

[Theo]

Cj, you're aware that this policy violates ICANN rules, right? Refusing to release a domain away from GoDaddy after a registrant change (name, company etc) is not listed in ICANN's policies. It's solely a GoDaddy policy for which GoDaddy will continue to be on the receiving end of "fire" until you guys sober up and change it. In fact, if one has a personal account manager at GoDaddy this rule can be overriden. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.

 

[GoDaddyGuy]

Acro,

When the Registrant changes the information they are presented with the option of accepting the lock. The box must be checked manually by the registrant or the information cannot be changed. If the Registrant doesn't wish to accept the lock, they can leave the information as is and the lock won't go into effect. I hope this helps to clarify.

^Cj

 

[Theo]

Cj, when I buy a domain from someone else and it's pushed to my account, if I don't accept the terms of a 60 day lock down, the only other option provided is to transfer it to another registrar; the end result is that the domain won't be pushed to my account.

 

[katherine]

What's the point of the lockdown if it's not a customer retention ploy ?

Don't tell me it's a security measure, in normal circumstances I transfer names out of Godaddy in less than 20 minutes.

 

[GoDaddyGuy]

Acro, You are correct. When you purchase a domain already registered at Go Daddy, you can either have it moved into your Go Daddy account or transfer it to another registrar. If you opt to keep it at Go Daddy, the 60 day lock must be accepted.

^Cj

 

[Theo]

Cj, and that's precisely where GoDaddy violates the ICANN policy of free transfers.

 

[GoDaddyGuy]

katherine,

We absolutely consider the lock to be a security measure. Domain transfers have their own security measures in place as well, but can be processed quickly with the appropriate security and authorization codes.

^Cj

 

[Theo]

Cj, the lock is a security measure but not when the owner has legitimate reasons to move domains to another registrar. Per ICANN, all a registrant needs is the authorization code and to set the domain to unlocked status, in order to move a domain away. The ONLY restrictions are: when a domain is first registered (60 day lock down) or recently moved to another registrar. GoDaddy is abusing this 60 day reference to include changes in ownership. In cases where the domain is pending renewal in less than 60 days after ownership change, the new owner is forced to renew the domain at GoDaddy.

 

[Theo]

I guess silence is golden