Domain Name Transfer Processes

Domain Name Registration

There is only one center in the world that manages domain name registration operations, and that center is ICANN. ICANN grants registrar authorization to companies so they can register domain names. Our company is not a direct registrar. We work with Resellerclub
for domain name registration operations. Our company provides services as a reseller customer of Resellerclub, and all registered domain names are registered through this company.
New registration operations are made through Resellerclub. However, there was also Alantron, a company we previously worked with that had registered domain names. New registrations are no longer made from this company. But renewals for domain names registered with
this company continue to be processed through this company.

Domain Name Transfer

Registered domain names can be moved between registrar companies. This transfer process is called a domain transfer. Domain name transfers are done in two ways.

• Standard Transfer


• Internal Transfer

Standard Transfer

A standard transfer is an operation carried out between two registrar companies using a transfer code. Each domain name has its own transfer code, called an EPP code. Domain name owners can transfer their domain names to a different registrar using the EPP code.
For a domain name to be transferred to a different company, the transfer lock and whois information must first be unlocked. If either of these is locked, the domain name transfer cannot be completed. A domain name transfer is completed in several steps, which can be
explained as follows.

Transfer Initiation Request

First, the EPP code is obtained from the company where the domain name is registered. Using this code, a transfer request is made through the new company to which the domain name is to be transferred.
After this request, a confirmation email for initiating the transfer is sent to the email address registered to the domain name. Once the Transfer Confirmation Link in the confirmation email is clicked, the domain name transfer process begins.

What Is an EPP Code?

An EPP code is a security code commonly used in domain name transfers. When you want to transfer your domain name from one company to another, you need to use the EPP (transfer) code. You cannot transfer a domain name to a different company without your domain
name’s EPP code.

Transfer Process

After the domain name transfer confirmation is given, the transfer is carried out between the two registrars. There is no interruption to the domain name during this time. The site on the domain name continues to work without issues; however, you cannot point the
domain name’s NS addresses during this period.
The domain name transfer is completed between the two registrars in an average of 7-10 days. Once the domain name transfer is completed, the old company no longer has the authority to manage the domain name. All operations related to the domain name are performed
through the new company.
A 1-year transfer fee is charged for a domain name transfer. In return for this fee, once the domain name transfer is completed, the domain name’s registration period is extended by 1 year.
After the domain name transfer process begins, if there is a condition preventing its completion, the transfer is automatically cancelled within 5 days. The registrar company sends an informational email for the cancelled transfer. Once the problems causing the
transfer to be cancelled are resolved, the transfer process is restarted.

Internal Transfer

An internal transfer is the process of transferring a domain name from one account to another within the same registrar.
For example, many hosting companies like ours work with Resellerclub. To transfer a domain name purchased from a different company that also uses the Resellerclub infrastructure to our company, the internal transfer method must be used. If a standard transfer process
is initiated, the transfer will not proceed and will result in an error.
For an internal transfer, the person needs to provide the new company — to which they want to transfer their domain — with their information at the old company. It would be helpful to explain this with a brief example.
One of our customers, who has 10 domain name registrations with us, wants to transfer a different domain name from Company A to our company. Since Company A also uses the Resellerclub infrastructure, in order to initiate the internal transfer process, we need to
provide our customer with their Customer ID and email address on Resellerclub. The information that needs to be provided on Resellerclub is as follows.

• Customer ID


• Email Address

Our customer will give these two pieces of information to the company where the domain name is registered and will request an internal transfer. When Company A completes the internal transfer, the domain name will immediately come under our control. There is no
need to wait 7-10 days as in the standard transfer process.
Some companies do not allow internal transfers. However, our company does allow this process.

Abdullah Altunbaş

Content Writer

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