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TRANSFERS
If your domain was registered with another registrar, you can transfer it to NowReg.com, and choose NowReg as your new registrar.

The cost to transfer a domain is just $16.95, and this adds one year on to your registration term. For example, if your name expires in January of 2002, you can transfer it to us and once the transfer is complete, the new expiration date will be January of 2003.

To begin, click on the Transfer Registrars link at www.NowReg.com. If you have an existing account with us, enter your username and password. If you have never used our services before, click on the New Users button, and set up an account with a username and password. This is how you will get access to your domain once the transfer is complete.

You will receive confirmation of your request immediately. Also, within 24 hours, the administrative contact listed in the WHOIS record will be asked to verify the transfer request. Please make sure that the admin contact's email is up-to-date before submitting a name for transfer.

In the admin approval email, there will be a link to click on, and a code to cut and paste. Once you've approved the transfer, your prior registrar may email you their own confirmation letter. Read it carefully and follow the instructions. Once you've approved the transfer with them, your name should migrate to our system within 5-7 days. FOR THIS REASON, WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU BEGIN THE TRANSFER PROCEDURE AT LEAST TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION DATE.

The information currently contained in your domain will remain the same prior to, during and after the transfer. Once the domain has successfully transferred to our system, you may begin using the online management system to make any changes you like.
 

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TRANSFERS IV - NSI
If your domain will not transfer because it has expired, or if your registry has it locked until you renew it, you do have a couple of options. One is to pay the registrar their fee to renew it for a year, and then continue the transfer. The other is to allow the name to be released, and then try to re-register it. We don't recommend the second option under any circumstances.

It's entirely possible that someone else will get your domain before you have a chance to reserve it. Additionally, it is the policy of some registrars (most notably Network Solutions) not to release the domain no matter how long it has been expired. If you want the domain at all, you'll have to pay them at some point, sooner or later.

Therefore, we recommend that you do renew the name with your prior registrar for one additional year. Then, you can continue the transfer process to our system. You lose nothing by doing both. You'll get a one year renewal from your prior registrar, and then we will add one MORE year on to the end of your term.

If you have already paid for a domain transfer, and it has been denied by your registrar, you can keep the transfer active, and, as previously mentioned, continue the transfer after you have cleared your hold status at your prior registrar. Should you choose to cancel the transfer, however, we'll be happy to refund your money. All we need is the domain you're trying to transfer.
 

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TRANSFERS V- email link
If your link returns a value of "invalid key" after you paste the approval code in, this is most likely a result of multiple emails being sent out. The latest version of your admin approval email makes all older versions obsolete, and any key off these old emails will not function properly. If you receive an invalid key warning, check for a later email in your inbox. If it's not there, contact support to have a newer one sent.

If the link you're clicking on for transfers returns this response- "Warning, your ID is invalid. Contact technical support", then the remedy is to have the entire link contained in the browser window.

Some email programs have a "page-wrap" feature that breaks our link into two parts, like this:

If you wish to verify and approve the transfer(s), visit the following link:
https://secure.onlineaccess.net/trans.php?
email=email@domain.com&key=ti&FID=&IYD=1&secID=

For conveniences' sake, let's break this down like this:

If you wish to verify and approve the transfer(s), visit the following link:
linkpart1
linkpart2

You will have to copy (CTRL + C) the first part of the link (which begins with "https:" and ends with "?" in the case above) and paste (CTRL + V) into the address bar your browser window. Do not hit GO or hit the Enter key yet. Return to the email and copy the second part of the link on the line below the first one (which begins with "email" and ends with "=" in the case above) and copy it into the address bar of your browser window, after the first part of the link you pasted there earlier.

In your browser window then, the address you need to go to is:

linkpart1linkpart2

 
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TRANSFERS VI- check transfer status
You can use the Check Transfer Status tool to manage your domain transfer away from your previous registrar to our system. 

Access the Manage section through our Member Login with your username and password, and select the Check Transfer Status link. Your domain transfers will appear. Some will require no intervention from you (marked in green). Others (marked in yellow) may require you to resubmit an admin approval email if the domain has not been approved for transfer with us. Or, you may resubmit a domain for transfer to your prior registrar if it has been approved on our end, but your prior registrar denied the transfer.

If a domain appears in red, it's status cannot be determined automatically. Please contact us for help with these domains.

A domain that has successfully completed transfer will appear in blue.

Some of the most common reasons for your prior registrar denying the transfer include:
Not answering their confirmation email in time.
Not answering their confirmation email in the proper format.
The domain is expired or otherwise locked due to nonpayment.
 

 
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LOST USERNAME/ PASSWORD
If you have forgotten your username and/or password for the domain you registered, you can request it via email.

Log on to www.NowReg.com, and click on the Member Login link in the Manage section. There is a "Forgot Your Password?" section, where you can enter your email address. We will email your username and password immediately. 

IMPORTANT- Depending on your mail system, it may take some time to receive, usually no longer than 15 minutes. You must enter the email address you used at the time of registration. If you have forgotten the username and password, AND your email address is incorrect or out of date, you will have to provide the last 4 digits of the credit card used to register the name. Also provide the new, correct email address so that we can update your info and send your username and password.

If you have forgotten your username and password, AND your email address is incorrect or out of date, AND you cannot verify your credit card information, you will be asked to provide proof of ownership and identity.

We will first need a written request to provide access to the domain. Accompany this request with a valid photo ID (passport, drivers license, etc.) If the domain is registered to a company, we will need the signatory page of the articles of incorporation for that company. All of this information is required for security reasons. If you cannot provide any or all of this information, you will not be able to get access to this domain. Please fax all of this information to (847) 895-4123. Include your contact information (email and phone), so that we may verify the information's validity.

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NAMESERVER MANAGEMENT
Go to our website at www.NowReg.com and access the Member Login link in the the Management section with the username and password of the account containing the domain you wish to specify as the hostname of your new nameservers.

Click the Nameserver Management link. You will be able to create new nameservers, edit current nameservers, or delete current nameservers. The nameserver you wish to create must be a domain in this account. Click the New button to create new nameservers.  Then, you will choose your new server hostnames- i.e. NS1.YOURNEWSERVERHOSTNAME.COM & NS2.YOURNEWSERVERHOSTNAME.COM. You must also fill in the IP addresses that you wish to associate with your new hostnames. You must use 2 unique static IP addresses- no other servers may already use the IPs. After each nameserver submission, click the Continue button. 

If your information is valid, your nameservers will be sent to the central database. It will take 24-48 hours for your nameservers to propagate. 

Please note, this is the limit of our tech support- if you need support on how to configure your server or any other issue, you must get outside support.
 

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RENEWALS
You can renew your domain you registered at, or transferred to, NowReg.com for up to 10 years.

Simply log on to our website at www.NowReg.com, and click the "Member Login" link in our "Manage" section. Enter the username and password you chose at the time of registration. If you have forgotten the username and password you chose, you may enter the email address you entered at the time of registration to have your username and password emailed to you.

You will see links to all of the actions that you can perform. One of the links is to "Renew Your Domains". Click that link, and check the box next to each domain you wish to renew. Click the Continue button. 

Choose the length of time you wish to renew each domain for. (Remember, you can renew for up to 10 years- if your domain will expire in 3 + years, you will only be able to renew 6 additional years.) Click the Continue button.

You will then be asked about your payment information. Click the Continue button to finalize the renewal.

IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO RENEW YOUR NAMES- use the "Disable Renewal Notices" link in the manager. You will not receive further reminders to renew your names, and they will be released on the expiration date.
 

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DISABLING RENEWALS
If you do not wish to renew any of your domains, and you do not want to receive renewal emails, you can stop the emails from being sent, and your domain will expire at the end of it's term.

Simply log on to our website at www.NowReg.com, and click the "Member Login" link in our "Manage" section. Enter the username and password you chose at the time of registration. If you have forgotten the username and password you chose, you may enter the email address you entered at the time of registration to have your username and password emailed to you.

You will see links to all of the actions that you can perform. One of the links is to "Disable Renewal Notices". Click that link, and check the box next to each domain you wish not to renew. Click the Continue button. 

You will be prompted for confirmation, as this action means your domains will be released at the end of their term. Click the "Yes" button to finalize the disabling of your chosen domains.
 

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REGISTRANT INFO CHANGES
We often receive requests to casually change the registrant information, since it is the only aspect of a domain that cannot be accessed through our online management system.

Some people wish to update their address that has changed, or the company name, which has been bought out. Others want to remove their ownership information for security purposes.

Changing the registrant information requires a higher level of security, since it affects the ownership of a domain. You should also be aware that it may affect your ownership adversely. For example, should someone file a WIPO claim to this domain, one of the ways ICANN will resolve the dispute is to immediately terminate a disputed domain if the information provided is known to be false.

Should you wish to go ahead with your change of ownership, we will require some actions on your part, in order to assure good faith on your part, and reflect security concerns on our part.

The steps for changing the registrant are as follows:

1. You should change your administrative, technical or billing contacts (at least one of these) over to the information you wish us to use, in order for the change to be accurate. We will cut-and-paste your information directly from the contact you specify.

2. Make a request to support@nowreg.com to change the registrant information. Provide the domain, your username and password, and the contact info we are to use.

We may ask for verification from the registered contact for this domain.
 

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OWNERSHIP CHANGE
You can use the Change Ownership link on our website to sell your domain to a buyer, or to change the registrant info for your domain registered with, or transferred to, NowReg. 

Generally, the buyer (or new registrant) uses the link, and enters their information in. The seller's information is automatically derived from the domain. The fees to change ownership are $35 for a standard turn-around (10-14 days), and $199 for a rush job (1-2 days), plus a renewal fee, if the domain is about to expire.

A form will then be generated that the buyer (or new registrant) signs and then delivers to the seller. The seller must also sign the document, get it notarized, and deliver it to us. The most common method of transmission is via fax- (847) 895-4123.

This process is necessary because a domain has been ruled to be property, like a house or car.

If you have any questions about the ownership change procedure, just let me know.
 

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CHANGING CONTACT INFO
Changing the admin, billing and technical contact information can be accomplished via the Management control panel.

To begin, click the Member Login link on the left-hand side of our website at www.NowReg.com. Enter your username and password. If you have forgotten your username and password, you can enter the email address you used at the time of registration to receive your username and password via email.

Once you're in the Management system, click the "Edit/ Manage Contact Handles" link. A contact handle is a shorthand version of all of your contact information. You can edit any of your contact handles here (click the "Edit" button next to the handle), or create new ones (click the "Create New Handle" link at the top of the page). Once you have the contact handle information the way you want it, return to the main screen of the Manager.

Next, click the "Assign Domain Contacts" link. A list of your domains, as well as the current IYD contact handle associated with the domains, will show. Choose the domain you'd like to change information for, and click the Continue button.

Choose what information you'd like to update- admin, billing and/or technical, and click the Continue button. You may choose any of the IYD contact handles you have set up in our system.

Click the Continue button to finalize the change. Our system will update immediately, however, it will take 24-48 hours for the information to propagate Internet-wide.
 

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SECURE CONTACT INFO
You may use contact info of your choice for a domain. Many people are reluctant to use their personal information, especially if a domain may be objectionable to some.

This is technically a violation of the Terms of Service, which state that correct contact information must be provided. NowReg, however, will not take action against you solely for that reason. We appreciate security concerns, and allow you to provide whatever information you like.

Should your site be objected to, though, NowReg will attempt to contact you. If your contact information is false, and we cannot contact you to respond to any complaint, your domain may be deactivated.

If you need to change registrant info to something more secure, follow this procedure:

We often receive requests to casually change the registrant information, since it is the only aspect of a domain that cannot be accessed through our online management system. Some people wish to update their address that has changed, or the company name, which has been bought out. Others want to remove their ownership information for security purposes.

Changing the registrant information requires a higher level of security, since it affects the ownership of a domain. You should also be aware that it may affect your ownership adversely. For example, should someone file a WIPO claim to this domain, one of the ways ICANN will resolve the dispute is to immediately terminate a disputed domain if the information provided is known to be false.

Should you wish to go ahead with your change of ownership, we will require some actions on your part, in order to assure good faith on your part, and reflect security concerns on our part.

The steps for changing the registrant are as follows:

1. You should change your administrative, technical or billing contacts (at least one of these) over to the information you wish us to use, in order for the change to be accurate. We will cut-and-paste your information directly from the contact you specify.

2. Make a request to support@nowreg.com to change the registrant information. Provide the domain, your username and password, and the contact info we are to use.

We may ask for verification from the registered contact for this domain.
 

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CHANGING ACCOUNT INFO
Changing your default account information can be accomplished via the Management control panel.

To begin, click the Member Login link on the left-hand side of our website at www.NowReg.com. Enter your username and password. If you have forgotten your username and password, you can enter the email address you used at the time of registration to receive your username and password via email.

Once you're in the Management system, if you wish to change your password, click the "Change Your Password" link. You'll be asked for your current password, as well as your new password twice. PLEASE NOTE: Once you hit the "Change Password" button, your change is finalized.

If you wish to change the default account information click the "Update Account Information" link. You'll be able to update the email address for your account, your default registrant & contact info, your default nameservers and your default credit card information.
 

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NEW ACCOUNTS
If you have domains under a username and password, you can create a new account and move a domain in your current account to that new account.

The best way to create a new account is to go to our home page and search for a domain that does not exist, such as asdgsdfgwtertgrteqagsdfbdswtwfafvasdfweragdasfvasfasfwfasfwe.com.

When that comes up as available, click the Checkout button and then enter the New User section. Fill out the default information for the new account, and click Continue. (If you like, you may enter default credit card info as the following- VISA 4444444444444444 03/03 This is a "dummy" credit card account.)

After your new account has been verified, click the Cancel button to stop the registration. You will not be charged, and the domain will not be registered if you click the Cancel button, but the account will still be valid.

Once you have the new account set up, you can contact support@nowreg.com. Give us the domain, as well as the username and password for the current account, and the username of the account you want us to transfer the name to.

We may contact you via email to confirm.
 

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MERGING ACCOUNTS
If you have created more than one account with NowReg, you can merge all of your domains into one account.

Simply provide the username and password of all the accounts you have, as well as the username of the account you want to be the single account for all of your domains.

We will transfer all of your domains into the account with the name you've specified.
 

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INTERNIC UPDATES
It usually takes two business days for updates made online at NowReg to be seen elsewhere on the web, including hosting information. 
This is standard Internet propagation time. 

Additionally, some registrars whois databases are not compatible with others. You may wish to use a central whois lookup, as one registrar may not carry another's info. Your best bet is always to look up a domain at the registrar of record. To find out who the registrar is for a name, go to http://www.internic.net/whois.html.
 

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WHOIS DATABASES
WHOIS databases are specific to each registrar. If you registered the name properly, it will show in our WHOIS database immediately. It will show in the InterNIC central database 24-48 hours later, but might not ever display in another registrar's database. That doesn't mean someone else can register the name, the name record is still taken, but it might not show you as the owner.

Your best bet is always to look up a domain at the registrar of record. To find out who the registrar is for a name, go to http://www.internic.net/whois.html.
 

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EXPIRED DOMAINS
Domains that expire at NowReg are released after their term expires. Please remember when looking at a domain's expiration date that the format is Month/Day/Year- MM/DD/YEAR.

Domains that expire at another registrar are subject to their own policies. They do vary from registrar to registrar, however, there are some consistencies.

There is usually a grace period, and then a period when the domain is "on hold"- where nobody can do anything with it.

Generally, you will need to give a domain at least 30 days from the time of expiration to be released. You cannot put in any kind of "pre-claim" on the name. You'll have to wait until it is released by the registrar, and then register it manually. Lately, Network Solutions has adopted the policy of not releasing domain names. If a name expires at Network Solutions, they will require it to be re-registered at NSI. 

For a registrar's specific release policy, you should contact the registrar that owns the name. You can find out who is the registrar for a specific name by entering the name into the central database search engine at http://www.internic.net/whois.html.
 

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