Okay, please ignore those "Domain Transfer" posts, I apologize for littering them, but due to some tech difficulties with the browser, I feel inclined to start over.


Okay, I know a person that has a website, actually, they hired someone for their website.

It is currently "UP" BUT, she wants someone else to take over. Do updates, and keep it more current.

Now, what are the steps I need to take?

Do I need to do a DOMAIN transfer? or no?

Can I simply change "DNS Names" when I change hosts and KEEP the current registrar (which expires in 2007 anyways)?

When I change Hosting services, do I need to find a NEW Registrar for the CURRENT Domain?

Okay, I did a little research with my current hosting service. And gave them my situation.

Apparently, I NEED access (login access) to the registrar of the domain.

The domain that was ORIGINALLY set up by the preceeding webmaster. I was told that I need to get the login information from previous webmaster (username/password, etc)

In order to UPDATE the DNS servers to point the domain to another hosting provider.

Okay, how do you contact a webmaster who initially set up the domain with the registrar, and say,

"Hey, I'm Bill, I am currently taking over the website that YOU used to work on, could you give me the user name and pass for the registrar's site, so I can configure the DNS servers?"

For some reason, this seems awkward....any suggestions?

This sounds familiar

My new client is in exactly the same position as you.

Your hosts are correct you need access to the account that purchased the domain name in the first place to be able to change the DNS settings,but even that is not ideal as you still wont own the domian.

Try and do this
1/ Find out who owns the domain (via a whois search)
2/ Find out where it was registered from them (also available via whois)
3/ Get an account with the same company (usually free)
4/ Get the owner to transfer the name to your account (then you own it)

Once you have the domain name transfered to you,you can do what you want with it.

Thanks

www.forumservices.info let us look after your foum with posts like this...

Originally Posted by forumservices

This sounds familiar

My new client is in exactly the same position as you.

Your hosts are correct you need access to the account that purchased the domain name in the first place to be able to change the DNS settings,but even that is not ideal as you still wont own the domian.

Try and do this
1/ Find out who owns the domain (via a whois search)
2/ Find out where it was registered from them (also available via whois)
3/ Get an account with the same company (usually free)
4/ Get the owner to transfer the name to your account (then you own it)

Once you have the domain name transfered to you,you can do what you want with it.

Thanks

www.forumservices.info let us look after your foum with posts like this...

1. I found that out, it's an individual that lives an hour from here
2. Godaddy.com
3. I got an account with Godaddy, lol (for a website of my own, what a coincidence, right?
4. Do I have to contact the owner some how? Hope he's not offended by this. lol

How doe the previous owner transfer the "name" on the account?

Is that something I should let the Owner of the business, and the webmaster to discuss?

Should the owner say, "Hey, I found this guy named Fanboy.... that wants to take over the website, but you might have to make the appropriate transfers?

Crap, just found out it has a "REGISTRAR LOCK" on it.

Or, I could just get a whole new domain name and start from scratch.

OR

Keep everything the SAME, just have the owner and WEBMASTER give me the username and passwords (FTP access CP Panel Access, etc) on all accounts for that site.

Originally Posted by Fanboy

1. I found that out, it's an individual that lives an hour from here
2. Godaddy.com
3. I got an account with Godaddy, lol (for a website of my own, what a coincidence, right?
4. Do I have to contact the owner some how? Hope he's not offended by this. lol

How doe the previous owner transfer the "name" on the account?

Is that something I should let the Owner of the business, and the webmaster to discuss?

Should the owner say, "Hey, I found this guy named Fanboy.... that wants to take over the website, but you might have to make the appropriate transfers?

Crap, just found out it has a "REGISTRAR LOCK" on it.

Or, I could just get a whole new domain name and start from scratch.

OR

Keep everything the SAME, just have the owner and WEBMASTER give me the username and passwords (FTP access CP Panel Access, etc) on all accounts for that site.

I advised my client after contact with the owener failed to do this

leave the .com name for a while and buy the same name in co.uk then wait for the .com to expire and then buy it.

If the owner dosnt want to play ball theres not much you can do

Go for a new name,thats the easiest,get the ftp details download the site then upload it to the new name.

Hope i have helped

Originally Posted by forumservices

I advised my client after contact with the owener failed to do this

leave the .com name for a while and buy the same name in co.uk then wait for the .com to expire and then buy it.

If the owner dosnt want to play ball theres not much you can do

Go for a new name,thats the easiest,get the ftp details download the site then upload it to the new name.

Hope i have helped

Yeah, I have to make sure the Owner of the paintball field talks to the webmaster...since she makes the decisions.

Though, she says she's never touched a computer in her life. Is there some things I should let the owner know, say, "Hey, you need to talk to your webmaster about this, so we can move on with this project"?