Re: OT Changing webhosts. HELP!

["Ian Lowe" <ian@xxxxxxx>]

yikes.

Okay, ICANN is on oversight body. they don't deal with Domain Name
transfers
etc, they hive that out to approved registrars.

When you move from one host to another, you change the Name Server entries
(which tell browsers where to find the actual web server itself) on your
domain record (which is held by the Registrar). With some registrars (such
as Easyspace) you can do this yourself, but with others, you need to get
the
registrar to do it themselves.

*that being said* almost all good Web hosters will do this for you, so the
guys at Magic Moments have a point. Normally you just get an email from
your
registrar (assuming you are the administrative contact for the domain)
asking you t  confirm that this the change is correct.

hope that helps....

Ian.


----- Original Message -----
From: <steve@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 5:02 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] OT Changing webhosts. HELP!


> I am going through the process of changing webhosts from my existing
company
> (german) www.oneandone.co.uk to a new one www.magic-moments.com I have
setup
> my hosting at magi-moments and they said contact oneandone t  tell
them to
> transfer the domain, so i rang up oneandone and got this german guy
saying
> "noo noo noo, they have t  contact ICANN t  initiate the
transfer" t
which
> i rang magic moments up and they said "what? eh?" no all
they have t  do
is
> change the nameserver information over.
> So now i am at a total loss cos they keep saying the each other should
> change the domain name over and i cant seem to figure out whats going
on.
> Any ideas
>
> Steve
>
> PS only emailed you guys cos you are internet savy and are quick t 
reply.
> Thanks!!!
>
>
>
>
>
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