Comments on: Register.com Makes You Wait 5 Days for Authorization Code

By: Jose

Jose — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 01:12:40 +0000

@dave: You need around 8-10 days in total — 5 days to receive the authorization code and probably another 3-5 to complete the registrar transfer.

Sometimes, the registrar transfer process is shorter, depending on the registrar. When I transfer domains from Dynadot to Go Daddy, for example, it only takes a day. But then again it’s very easy to get the authorization code from either Dynadot or Go Daddy.

Yeah, register.com sucks. Big time.

By: dave

dave — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 20:26:03 +0000

Jose,
Was the wait 5 days total? Or did you also have to wait an additional 5 days for the “automated process” to transfer as Ben O experienced? And… was your site down during the transfer?
I’m disappointed with Register. I switched to them over Network Solutions years ago for identical reasons… too costly and cumbersome to transfer.

By: Ben Osheroff

Ben Osheroff — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:02:03 +0000

I was able to short-circuit the “authorization code” process by calling register.com — they had no problem giving out the code over the phone. The irony here is that I had no more credentials on the phone call than I did on their website, and of course no extreme security measures were taken.

Now I’m waiting for their “automated process” to accept the transfer — of course they’ve built no UI for this. WTF takes 5 days to accomplish in the land of the internet these days? Another sign that this dinosaur of the internet needs a meteor landed on its head.

By: Jose

Jose — Wed, 12 May 2010 01:32:13 +0000

Hi Morgan,

Yes, I heard that they do that — reject EPP requests arbitrarily. But I did get the EPP after 5 days and I was able to transfer the domain out without a hitch. I hope your transfer out process will be uncomplicated. Good luck!

By: Morgan

Morgan — Wed, 12 May 2010 01:23:25 +0000

Greetings,
Did you ever get it?

I’ve heard bad things, like they arbitrarily ‘reject’ your EPP request for security reasons.

Just request mine for a few domains of my own, and am waiting anxiously.

– Morgan

By: CMJ

CMJ — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:39:05 +0000

I’d like to start by saying this: FUCK register.com. Avoid them like the plague. They want $35 a year to register my domains. Fuck that. Godaddy might try and cram 10990240720 offers down my throat, but at least I can keep my domains registered on the cheap. Now I wait for register.com to contact me with MY epp code. It should be available right on the website. I don’t know why they’re allowed to hide my code from me.

Fuck register.com. I hope their shitty business model fails and they never get the chance to register a domain again.