Transferring my domain to a new registrar--WHOIS security

gtracs · Jul 1, 2021

Hi, so I want to transfer my domain from Godaddy to Ionos, but in the process I found I have to turn off my WHOIS privacy on Goddady before I can do so (which would create a brief time of exposure of my name, address, etc.).

I'm surprised there's not a secure procedure for transfer. I guess my questions are 1. is there anything I can request of Godaddy that would prevent exposure during the transfer? 2. should registrars set up a more secure way to transfer?

Thanks for any help.

Philippe Gaucher · Jul 2, 2021

gtracs said:
1. is there anything I can request of Godaddy that would prevent exposure during the transfer?

You should contact Godaddy directly to ask for their help for what you are not clear now.
If you still do it and not sure what you do, the process may be failed and you need to wait for a long time before can start it again.

etechsupport · Jul 2, 2021

To be sure, you'll want to contact Godaddy support with your query.

gtracs · Jul 2, 2021

Thanks for the responses. I'm surprised this is standard procedure to have no way to seamlessly transfer WHOIS privacy, as it seems very insecure!

gtracs · Jul 3, 2021

So you're saying this is just the way Godaddy is set up, and not all providers?

S4 Hosting · Jul 11, 2021

Totally not the point of the question but... why are you transferring it to Ionos?

Out of all of our clients who have ever told us that they have had any issues with domain registrars, about 30% of them have been with GoDaddy and about 65% with Ionos.

That aside, this is definitely a GoDaddy specific issue, I have just transferred a couple of domains today between different registrars and not faced this issue at all.

hostguy · Aug 4, 2021

This totally depends on registrars. But most of the registrars didn't allow to transfer the whois protection.
You can follow this link to make your transfer process fast at godaddy: https://in.godaddy.com/help/accept-or-decline-a-transfer-to-another-registrar-6040

I hope this will help you.

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