What does "prohibited" status mean??

[fryman04]

Someone is offering me a domain. I did a quick whois check, and I see this:

Created On:07-Oct-2003 14:46:00 UTC
Last Updated On:22-Apr-2004 15:29:29 UTC
Expiration Date:07-Oct-2004 14:46:00 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:R57-LROR
Status:CLIENT TRANSFER PROHIBITED
Status:CLIENT UPDATE PROHIBITED
Registrant ID:N-R141277


What does that mean??? :huh:

 

[Digital Address]

It's like a "lock" (for a dot org) at the registrar!

 

[fryman04]

hu?
And what does that mean?
lol


Are you saying that this is just something the owner did to his domain for security? It won't cause any trouble to me?

 

[GiantDomains]

safety feature

 

[Digital Address]

...Are you saying that this is just something the owner did to his domain for security? It won't cause any trouble to me?

Only if he leaves it "ON" when you try to transfer. It will NOT transfer. Got it?