Tell HN: Godaddy canceled my domain, gave me 2h to respond, then charged €150

Re:Tell HN: Godaddy canceled my domain, gave me 2h to respon... by scottydelta on Monday August 15, 2022 @12:41PM (#32471963)

Godaddy is the worst. Apparently if you ever decide to move your domain out of GoDaddy(which has alot of dark patterns to discourage you), they will remove whois privacy protection(which they charge you for) until transfer is completed. It gives bots/scrapers enough time to get that information(ICANN requires you to provide accurate personal information with email, phone number, name, and address) and your private info is ripe for abuse.

It's like a punishment for moving away from them.

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Re:Tell HN: Godaddy canceled my domain, gave me 2h to respon... by scottydelta on Monday August 15, 2022 @03:36PM (#32474277)

TO AVOID THIS FOLLOW THESE STEPS:

1. Get authorization code for transfer from GoDaddy

2. Put that in the host you want to transfer to (This will start your race against time). I suggest you use cloudflare since the transfer is fast.

3. Go to GoDaddy and approve transfer immediately (GoDaddy hides this option to delay the process intentionally, follow the video to find this option).

4. Your details will become private again if your new host support whois privacy.

Here is a video(starts at 8:18) to do all 3 steps back to back: https://youtu.be/81LtL2ZvD38?t=498

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Re:Tell HN: Godaddy canceled my domain, gave me 2h to respon... by pmcjones on Monday August 15, 2022 @03:32PM (#32474210)

I’ve had a domain (at Godaddy) for 28 years with no privacy protection and no particular problems from bots/scrapers.

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Re:Tell HN: Godaddy canceled my domain, gave me 2h to respon... by geraldyo on Monday August 15, 2022 @03:51PM (#32474509)

As they said, this is when you transfer out of GoDaddy...

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Re:Tell HN: Godaddy canceled my domain, gave me 2h to respon... by eadmund on Monday August 15, 2022 @02:19PM (#32473335)

Is there any way to avoid this?

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Re:Tell HN: Godaddy canceled my domain, gave me 2h to respon... by scottydelta on Monday August 15, 2022 @02:59PM (#32473783)

You can reduce chances of this by acting fast. Follow these steps:

1. Get authorization code for transfer from GoDaddy

2. Put that in the host you want to transfer to (This will start your race against time). I suggest you use cloudflare since the transfer is fast.

3. Go to GoDaddy and approve transfer(GoDaddy hides this option to delay the process intentionally, follow the video to find this option).

4. Your details will become private again if your new host support whois privacy.

Here is a video(starts at 8:18) to do all 3 steps back to back: https://youtu.be/81LtL2ZvD38?t=498

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