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You have probably been reading about the problem in other threads: these atrocious new registrars that make it impossible for you to access, manage or transfer your domain names. I was just sitting down to write an editorial for DNJournal about this situation (which I viewed as a serious threat to the entire expiring domains industry) when I got some great news. ICANN is putting a new policy into effect November 12 that will force all registrars to follow a uniform set of rules for handling domain transfer requests.
Among other things it will require all of them to use one standard form, provide communications in English, provide auth codes within 5 days of request, and other rules ending all of the ridiculous hoops losing registrars forced you to go through to try to hold you hostage. Apparently the level of complaints has risen to such a degree ICANN could no longer ignore it. Here is a link to the page that leads to the new policy (item #1 on the list):
http://www.icann.org/transfers/index.html
Among other things it will require all of them to use one standard form, provide communications in English, provide auth codes within 5 days of request, and other rules ending all of the ridiculous hoops losing registrars forced you to go through to try to hold you hostage. Apparently the level of complaints has risen to such a degree ICANN could no longer ignore it. Here is a link to the page that leads to the new policy (item #1 on the list):
http://www.icann.org/transfers/index.html