Domain Transfers (and Hijackings) to Become Easier

[IronBits]

From Slashdot - about netcraft news
http://news.netcraft.com/archives/20...me_easier.html

Domain names could become easier to hijack as a change in domain transfer rules takes effect Friday. Under new rules set by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), domain transfer requests will be automatically approved in five days unless they are explicitly denied by the account owner. This is a change from current procedure, in which a domain's ownership and nameservers remain unchanged if there is no response to a transfer request.

[PY 222]

If any of you guys have your domain registered with GoDaddy, you guys can lock your domain and protect it from getting transfered. Just login and you should see the option to lock a domain.

Not too sure if this option is available with other registrars.

[Dyyryath]

Yes, you can lock your domain with most registrars, and it's definately something you want to do. The Free-DC domain is registered with EasyDNS and it's safely locked.