I need help.. "Yahoo Domains!"

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Well I requested domain transfer to Yahoo Domains few days ago and they replied back with an email..

Hello David,

Thank you for writing to Yahoo! Domains.

Before I answer your question, I apologize for the delay in responding
to your email. Due to some technical glitch in our system, your email
was stuck in our system which did not allow us to respond timely.

I understand, you would like to transfer your domain name to another
registrar.

If you would like to transfer your domain name to another registrar,
first you have to release your domain name to Yahoo!.

In order for us to process your request and release your domain name to
our partner, Melbourne IT, you must first cancel your account with
Yahoo! Domains.

You can cancel your Yahoo! Domains account at any time using the
"Change
Plan" link available on the "Manage My Services" page. If you cancel
your account, you will not be entitled to a refund of any fees you have
paid to Yahoo! Domains.

Once we have verified the information above, we will be able to assist
you with your request to release your domain name.

After the release of your domain name from our reseller list, you will
receive an email with the required registry key. This email will be
sent to the Administrative Contact email address, listed for your
domain
name, on the "WHOIS" database.

(Please note, transferring your domain away from the service does not
terminate your service.)

The following conditions/restrictions apply to cancelled domains:
- Your domain name and started web page/forward function will no longer
function.
- You will be responsible for all domain name renewal fees.


If your domain was registered through Yahoo!:
- Cancelling this service will end your ability to manage this domain
through your Domain Control Panel.
- You may not transfer registrars until 60 days after first registering
your domain, in accordance with ICANN rules.
- To transfer your domain to another domain registrar, ask your new
registrar to initiate the process. Although your provider may ask for
your registry key, it is not required to complete a transfer.
- If you do not transfer, you will be contacted by Melbourne IT (MIT),
our domain partner when your domain is due for renewal.


If your domain was registered through another registrar:
- After you cancel this service, you will continue to manage your
domain
and pay any domain renewal fees through your current domain registrar.

Prior to cancelling your Domains service, you may want to save a copy
of
your starter web page. It will no longer be accessible once you cancel.

Once you cancel your Yahoo! Domains account, your domain name will
remain registered to you.

Once you cancel your account please let us know by a reply mail so that
we will proceed with the release of the domain name.

I look forward to your reply.

Regards,

Dexter

Yahoo! Customer Care

For assistance with all Yahoo! services please visit:

http://help.yahoo.com/

So... what should I do to transfer my domain? :P

 

[namenut]

It sounds like a headache. They must be desperate to hold on to what funds they have obtained.

I've never had to transfer from yahoo but I think there a couple of tutorials I've read here. Try running a search for yahoo threads.

No wonder every one hates Yahoo.

namenut

 

[peterstannard]

I've only recently moved a domain out of Yahoo. No trouble at all. Just made sure it was unlocked, and that the email in the whois was mine. Then I simply initiated a transfer in the Namecheap's (registrar I was moving the name to) control panel. 5 days later it went through no problems what so ever.

 

[thaiboy]

I've only recently moved a domain out of Yahoo. No trouble at all. Just made sure it was unlocked, and that the email in the whois was mine. Then I simply initiated a transfer in the Namecheap's (registrar I was moving the name to) control panel. 5 days later it went through no problems what so ever.

True? So why I waste tons of money with Godaddy and Namecheap ?????
I thought we can't transfer from them without problems.

 

[harkster]

I've only recently moved a domain out of Yahoo. No trouble at all. Just made sure it was unlocked, and that the email in the whois was mine. Then I simply initiated a transfer in the Namecheap's (registrar I was moving the name to) control panel. 5 days later it went through no problems what so ever.

Ditto. I just transfered a domain from Yahoo for a client I am doing a site redesign for.

On calling Yahoo I was instructed to transfer the name before canceling the services. I initiated a transfer to my Enom account, created an account at Enom for her and pushed the name to her account. All done in 3 days.

Be sure to cancel your Yahoo services to stop being billed by Yahoo.

True? So why I waste tons of money with Godaddy and Namecheap ?????
I thought we can't transfer from them without problems.

You gets what you pay for. While getting frustrated by some of the Godaddy stuff their support has always been first rate for me -- same for Enom.

 

[Bigvenue]

Well I requested domain transfer to Yahoo Domains few days ago and they replied back with an email..



So... what should I do to transfer my domain? :P

I also received the same email when I asked them for my domain EEP code for .org domain name.They asked me to cancel the domain.It is not possible to cancel a domain which has a website which represent a reputable organization.because if I go ahead and cancel I know it will take more than 3 months to be released.I decided to explain to them.

 

[Robert Allen]

I have never used Yahoo Domains before, but godaddy and namecheaps support is amazing. Godaddy sorted it out there and then via phone (i used VOIP cos i didnt want to pay international rates on my home phone) and namecheap replys on sundays to emails.

LOL.

They both rock for support.

Robert

 

[Bigvenue]

I have never used Yahoo Domains before, but godaddy and namecheaps support is amazing. Godaddy sorted it out there and then via phone (i used VOIP cos i didnt want to pay international rates on my home phone) and namecheap replys on sundays to emails.

LOL.

They both rock for support.

Robert

Yes,I agree with you ,Godaddy and Namecheap are the best.I once transfered one of my domains from Godaddy to my main portfolio at Namecheap,There was no problem.

 

[Charley]

Then I simply initiated a transfer in the Namecheap's (registrar I was moving the name to) control panel

How much did it cost to transfer?

Do you by any chance have the YAHOO support id?

 

[floatingworld]

True? So why I waste tons of money with Godaddy and Namecheap ?????
I thought we can't transfer from them without problems.

I agree with the other posters subsequent to the above message. Transferring between GD and namecheap is smooth and recommended.

 

[HeyGeek]

Yahoo Domains

Hi,
Yeah, it's pretty complicated transferring a .org, .info or .us domain out of yahoo, as you need an AUTH code to approve the transfer. You need to do the following:

1. Initiate Transfer Away From Yahoo to new Registrar

2. Cancel domain from Yahoo control Panel

3. Call Yahoo and ask them to release the name. They then transfer it to Melbourne IT, who they are a reseller for.

4. Respond to the email Melbourne IT sends you welcoming you to their company and request the Authorization code for your domain. They get back within 2 hours and you can then quickly transfer it out by submitting the Auth coe at your new registrar.

Huge pain. I transferred all my domains away from Yahoo at once becuase of this.

Hope this helps.

George

 

[verbster]

Sometimes it's truly hard to understand how so many successful mainstream companies can be so deficient in certain areas.

 

[omnia]

Sometimes it's truly hard to understand how so many successful mainstream companies can be so deficient in certain areas.

its not exactly if cash would be an issue in getting them set up....

 

[floatingworld]

Sometimes it's truly hard to understand how so many successful mainstream companies can be so deficient in certain areas.

that is a good question.
at least 2 leading companies eg yahoo and 1+1 are poor...yahoo is not helpful and 1+1 is downright dishonest.
yes why? sorry to say this because they have been good for me in the past but yahoo are now a bunch of stiffs who just can't respond quickly to anything and that is why google are able to outflank them so quickly in a lot of respects....as for 1+1 they must have sackfuls of complaints and do nothing except continue with the same rubbish.
originally I started off with these titans but only when I was able to learn from others' experiences on np did I realise that 'big' not only might not be best, but might not even be adequate and instead bloody awful....
but still they continue...difficult to explain to a rational person....

 

[cache]

I transfered domains from yahoo, did not have any problem. Only one domain they still charged me for renewal even I no longer own that name.

 

[Ronald Regging]

The domain management at Yahoo is lame. The page looks like something they just threw up as a placeholder to make sure all the links worked and then never changed...

plus, any place where you cant push a domain isnt worth the time.