Familiarize yourself with the upcoming transfer policy changes by reading the Realtime Register IRTP-C newsletter and the checklist below.

How this policy will impact your business

Once the IRTP-C is in effect, the impact will be noticeable for resellers and their end users. The most important changes are:

• It will no longer be possible to change the registrant of a domain name with a simple domain modification request;
• Any Material Change of the registrant’s details of any gTLD domain will invoke a (branded) request for approval, unless the reseller acts a Designated Agent;
• After the Material Change has been …

Familiarize yourself with the upcoming transfer policy changes by reading the Realtime Register IRTP-C newsletter and the checklist below.

How this policy will impact your business

Once the IRTP-C is in effect, the impact will be noticeable for resellers and their end users. The most important changes are:

• It will no longer be possible to change the registrant of a domain name with a simple domain modification request;
• Any Material Change of the registrant’s details of any gTLD domain will invoke a (branded) request for approval, unless the reseller acts a Designated Agent;
• After the Material Change has been …

IRTP-C

On December 1, 2016, the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy will be updated to IRTP-C. ICANN designed this policy to prevent domain name theft. We are not entirely satisfied how the policy has evolved. Because we made serious efforts to steer things in a better direction, the resulting policy offers some hooks to fit into daily operations.

This email covers the following topics:

Summary of the IRTP-C;
Key Concepts;
Affected Operations;
Required Actions;
IRTP-C maintenance window.

Summary of the IRTP-C

If the registrant data is changed in such a way that the ownership might transfer to another person and or organization, …

It is hard to keep up with all new TLD’s . Check out our GA calendar to know which new TLD enters General availability at what day and time. As we go along more TLDs and Registries will be added.

This newsletter was sent Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Securing profitable growth for our partners is always on top of the agenda at Realtime Register. Keeping track of the latest developments in the domain business is an important part of this objective. Curious which topics are keeping us busy this month? Check out the latest news below.

Registrar Gateway

One platform for your own accreditations

There is nothing so constant as change itself – a true fact in the domain name registration business. Each TLD has its own set of requirements and compliance rules change on a regular basis. This forces …

Not your usual suspects

This summit has a different setup compared to regular ICANN meetings. The main difference is that only the contracted parties will be engaging, i.e. Registrars and Registries and of course ICANN, allowing us to deal with topics that normally aren’t on the agenda.

English: This is a logo for ICANN. Magyar: ICANN logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

What’s on the menu?
A whole array of topics will be discussed during these three days. Let me give you a little background information regarding some of the sessions.

TLD & Universal Awareness, not to be confused with Universal Acceptance. …

This newsletter was sent Wednesday, April 26, 2016

At Realtime Register we constantly challenge ourselves to find new ways for adding even more value to your domain business. Innovation is an integral part of this objective. Curious which new improvements we’re currently working on? Check out the latest news below.

Domain Transfer Service

Transferring large amounts of domains manually can be quite a hassle. And with the updated Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP-C) approaching, this process will be bound to even more rules and technical requirements. Instead of devoting all of your time figuring out which rules do and …

So Amazon wants to add the following to their contract for .MOI

And as such things go, when a Registry operator wants to change or add a contract section, the Registrar Stakeholder Group gets to review it and is then able to post a comment. Personally, I had some issues with the above amendment due to the fact it was not clear what this authentication platform entails.

Sure such authentication platforms are not new. Like when you apply for a .BANK domain name you have to go through a vetting process, as only registered banks can order a domain name …

You might have heard some horror stories about the upcoming change of registrant policy, effective starting this August.
Some of these stories tell a tale about certain hotel California Registrars, easy to check in your domain names, but you will never be able to transfer them out.

Hotel California (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Now as a member of the ICANN group, IRTP-C IRT, who actually spend a lot of time drafting this policy, let me be the first to debunk some myths regarding this policy.

Transfers will not be impossible, but they will be harder if the current email address is …

Last Thursday, March 31, the .ME registry informed us they passed the one million milestone. Congratulations from all of us at Realtime Register! To celebrate this success with the  .ME registry we have a great offer for .me, until June 30 2016 new registrations are only6,99 EUR!

Read more about the background of  .ME in this infographic.