[OPLINTECH] Domain Transfer

[shivelri@oplin.org]

Just want to clarify what your talking about here. Are you changing the 
Domain or are you keeping the same Domain and changing services?

If you are changing the domain, you may consider keeping both accounts 
open for a month and having your original domain automatically route 
visiters to the new domain and give a message like: "Our Address has 
changed to <new address> and you will automatically be rerouted to it in 
<#> of seconds. If your browse does not redirect click here." That is 
what I did when we switched from a local service to 1and1.com.

If you are talking about actually carrying over the domain name, this 
could be more complicated. It will depend on if the original hosting 
service purchases the domain or leases it, also what your contract with 
them says about transferring the domain name from there services. Some 
will require you pay for them to release the domain name, others will 
just let you take it with you when you notify them that you wish to take 
the domain name with you. This will all depend on the original hosting 
service.

oplintech-request at oplin.org wrote:
>
> Subject:
> [OPLINTECH] transferring a domain
> From:
> Karen Perone <peroneka at oplin.org>
> Date:
> Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:58:20 -0400
> To:
> OPLINTECH <oplintech at oplin.org>
>
> To:
> OPLINTECH <oplintech at oplin.org>
>
>
> We are considering a domain name transfer from our current provider 
> Network Solutions to a more economical service such as the one at 
> 1and1.com. I use 1and1.com for several personal and non-profit domains 
> and am happy with their service. Their transfer directions look pretty 
> simple and straightforward.
>
> A couple questions for those who have ever transferred a domain.
>
> Were there any issues with downtime where the domain name service 
> couldn't find your servers?
>
> Any words of wisdom on what to look out for?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject:
> Re: [OPLINTECH] transferring a domain
> From:
> "Mann, James H." <JMann at gcpl.lib.oh.us>
> Date:
> Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:40:23 -0400
> To:
> "Karen Perone" <peroneka at oplin.org>, "OPLINTECH" <oplintech at oplin.org>
>
> To:
> "Karen Perone" <peroneka at oplin.org>, "OPLINTECH" <oplintech at oplin.org>
>
>
> Karen
> Most providers say that a DNS transfer takes 24 hours. But once one of
> the big ISPs like Time Warner pickups your new DNS it moves pretty
> quickly. Our switch from greenelinbrary.net (which was our test site) to
> greenelibrary.info only took a few minutes.
> Just out of curiosity have you discussed hosting with OPLIN?
> GCPL uses GoDaddy as the registrar and hosts with OPLIN. My personal
> domains are hosted by justfree since free is one step better than
> inexpensive but I'm not recommending a free ISP for a library website.
>
>  
>
> Jim Mann
>
> Technology Coordinator
>
> Greene County Public Library
>
> Xenia Ohio 45385
>
> (937)352-4000 x1210
>
> mailto: jmann at gcpl.lib.oh.us
>
> Humor is always based on a modicum of truth Have you ever heard a joke
> about a father-in-law? -- Dick Clark
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: oplintech-bounces at oplin.org [mailto:oplintech-bounces at oplin.org]
> On Behalf Of Karen Perone
> Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 10:58 AM
> To: OPLINTECH
> Subject: [OPLINTECH] transferring a domain
>
> We are considering a domain name transfer from our current provider 
> Network Solutions to a more economical service such as the one at 
> 1and1.com. I use 1and1.com for several personal and non-profit domains 
> and am happy with their service. Their transfer directions look pretty 
> simple and straightforward.
>
> A couple questions for those who have ever transferred a domain.
>
> Were there any issues with downtime where the domain name service 
> couldn't find your servers?
>
> Any words of wisdom on what to look out for?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>   


-- 
Richard Shively
IT/Webmaster
Greenville Public Library
520 Sycamore, Greenville Oh. 45331
937-548-3915

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