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Used to be you could manually expedite a transfer away from GoDaddy by approving it on your Transfers page. Would usually complete in minutes. Lately, they're also now requiring verification by email for many domains. I was told that there's an algorithm that determines the risk and flags some names for this extra verification step, and there's no way to opt out.
Really seems unnecessary, especially when I've logged in and approved it already. By submitting the auth code and approving it in my account, I've clearly expressed my intent to transfer, and it seems to me that GoDaddy has taken a step backwards by making it more difficult and time-consuming to move domains away from there.
For those who haven't dealt with this, the steps now are:
- log in, approve transfer. (note: some domains may still be instantly approved I think)
- wait (16 hrs now and counting for my current transfers) for them to get around to sending an email to the whois email asking for approval.
- wait for them to review your email response and approve it.
Again, there's no way to opt out, and even Premier Services phone support can't push the transfer through themselves. You just have to wait it out. Most other major registrars allow for a fast transfer nowadays - even if sometimes you must contact support to do it, they can basically take care of it on the spot.
Can really be a PITA compared to the former instant-transfer (which may still work for some names, though 2/2 in this batch are stuck in pending status). Guess it's just one more reason to keep on transferring out of GoDaddy...
Anyone else think this is a little much? Not saying it's a bad feature to OFFER, but there should be a way to OPT OUT, or at least approve it instantly (even if by email).
Really seems unnecessary, especially when I've logged in and approved it already. By submitting the auth code and approving it in my account, I've clearly expressed my intent to transfer, and it seems to me that GoDaddy has taken a step backwards by making it more difficult and time-consuming to move domains away from there.
For those who haven't dealt with this, the steps now are:
- log in, approve transfer. (note: some domains may still be instantly approved I think)
- wait (16 hrs now and counting for my current transfers) for them to get around to sending an email to the whois email asking for approval.
- wait for them to review your email response and approve it.
Again, there's no way to opt out, and even Premier Services phone support can't push the transfer through themselves. You just have to wait it out. Most other major registrars allow for a fast transfer nowadays - even if sometimes you must contact support to do it, they can basically take care of it on the spot.
Can really be a PITA compared to the former instant-transfer (which may still work for some names, though 2/2 in this batch are stuck in pending status). Guess it's just one more reason to keep on transferring out of GoDaddy...
Anyone else think this is a little much? Not saying it's a bad feature to OFFER, but there should be a way to OPT OUT, or at least approve it instantly (even if by email).
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