Do domain transfers get authorized by snail mail or email?

[deckeda]

I'm expecting notification and it hasn't come yet. Just noticed the registrar account and WHOIS db had the wrong physical address but correct email address. I've since fixed both, but if these things come physically I need to alert the person at the old address. (Long story.)

[Seacrest]

Depends on the registrar, prolly.
We just did one, and had to fax a 501c3 to GoDaddy for it to happen.
Took a couple of days, but they responded via email, and then it was pretty simple to follow up online.
("simple", being a relative term, considering GD's often byzantine website.)

[TheTominator]

I've never heard of any domain name registration stuff being done by postal mail.

In the old days it was fax.

In the new days it is website and e-mail.

A relatively new security measure requires you to obtain an authorization code from the old registrar and provide it to the new registrar for the transfer to happen.

[deckeda]

Got it, thanks. And I just re-read the email I got from the host taking this domain over.

Mail will come from ENOM, you must confirm transfer process, if letter will not come withing 24 hours, write to us again.

Looks like a physical letter was sent, so I've emailed the last site admin so they'll be on the lookout too.

[deckeda]

TheTominator wrote:
... A relatively new security measure requires you to obtain an authorization code from the old registrar and provide it to the new registrar for the transfer to happen.

Yes, well, the good folks taking over the domain at one point did request such a code from the existing, which I obtained and forwarded back in October. And I heard nothing more. My mistake was in not following up and oh, nevermind.

So this is round two, only this time the site is DARK until the domain gets jumpstarted again. Seems my volunteer work to my HOA and services rendered are an ideal match, so far.