What happens if my registrar goes out of business?

[rcristel]

I have a few domains that I consider valuable registered with BargainName.com and was wondering what would happen to my domains if BargainName.com went out of business?

Should I register my most valuable names with Verisign? Just to play it safe?

What does everyone else do with their most valuable names?

TIA

 

[StockDoctor]

Why let yourself be overcharged, ignored and abused by Verisign?

I have accounts at 70 registrars including Verisign. Soon to be 69.

Enom is my favorite. Nuff said?

 

[rcristel]

Nuff said?
Not yet...

What happens if BargainName.com goes out of business? Would there be a risk of losing my domains?

 

[RMF]

Wow 70 Registrars?...Must get confusing!

I've used a few registrars, but prefer "000Domains.com".

RMF

 

[DotComster]

When a registrar goes - the domain are transfered to anthoer registrar, the domain keep the same info and are available to the original owners. It's a lot more wordy in the documentation - but that's the short of it.

 

[DNWizardX9]

yea I use 000domains.com even though they charge 13.95/yr. They are an OpenSRS reseller and share the same control panel so if they went out of business I coudl always transfer to another OpenSRS reseller.

 

[MarkMitford]

Check out an earlier post where I give a reponse about the escrow requirements included in the ICANN Registrar accreditation agreement.

Mark......

 

[EM @MAJ.com]

Originally posted by Jeff
yea I use 000domains.com even though they charge 13.95/yr. They are an OpenSRS reseller and share the same control panel so if they went out of business I coudl always transfer to another OpenSRS reseller.

Same approach and methology as subreseller of enom. For example, subreseller01 is reseller of www.needname.com. You register a domain from subreseller01, if they goes out of business then go to subreseller02 within www.needname.com tree.

Same features and services.

Hope this add info.
tw

 

[consumernet]

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