Creates process to eliminate 60 day transfer lock — Go Daddy
GoDaddy.com offers way to remove 60 day lock on domain transfers following certain registrant changes.
Update: Read more regarding Go Daddy’s fresh transfer lock policy here.
Ah, the dreaded 60 day lock.
Go Daddy has taken quite a bit of flack over the years for rejecting transfers to other registrars if you changed certain registrant information within the previous 60 days.
But under a fresh policy, clients will have a formal way to request the sixty day hold be removed. Go Daddy will review the account for certain suspicious activity ahead of removing the hold. If it removes the hold, Go Daddy will first change the registrant name back to what it was ahead of the change was made that resulted in the 60 day lock.
“We understand our 60 day lock has been controversial,” stated James Bladel, Director, Policy Planning for Go Daddy. “What is boils down to is, while it’s a very good tool for intercepting and preventing hijacking…we recognize that our efforts to address that problem shouldn’t be a hindrance to legitimate users of domain names that want transfers to be a little more simple.”
A fresh inter-registrar transfer policy goes into effect for all domain registrars today. It requires registrars to make an emergency contact available in the event of urgent transfer issues. Bladel stated this ought to make it easier for registrars to work on reversing domain hijackings. Previously, half the battle was getting the other registrar on the phone, Bladel stated.
