Question on a "registrar" that is practically dead

[Datalife]

Hi all,

I've got a pressing question...I hope some of you guys have been thru this before and can give me some tips...

Recently I purchased a domain from someone thru a free push and the registrar is some really awful registrar cos they NEVER answer any of my emails through their so called support.

Seems like a one man show and the guy isnt around any more or something like that...so I want to move the domain to another registrar.


I want to transfer the domain away to Namecheap but I dont know if this will work...or is it all just automated...the domain is a .com

Whats the best thing to do in my situation? Is a lawyer called for? I dont want the domain to get lost along the way and since there appears to be no human there...will a normal transfer procedure work in the first place since nobody is around at the "registrar" to do what they should do?

Thanks for any advice...

 

[DNQuest.com]

just request a transfer through namecheap and you should get follow up emails to tell you what to do...

 

[Dave_Z]

3 things:

1. You can transfer the .com domain name to another registrar if it's past its
first 60-days of registration. If it's registered on Sep. 8, it can be moved out
at least by Nov. 8.

2. You can't transfer it to another registrar as long as it's locked. If the email
on record is good, it's unlocked, and beyond the 60-day limit, then proceed as
usual.

3. Sounds as if it's with a "shell" registrar (one of those registrars setup only
to register a domain name for its backorder pool). If you post the name, we
might be able to figure out who it's doing it for.