{"id":1771,"date":"2011-07-16T19:41:16","date_gmt":"2011-07-16T23:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=1771"},"modified":"2011-07-16T23:10:20","modified_gmt":"2011-07-17T03:10:20","slug":"a-little-too-late-for-co-transfers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/a-little-too-late-for-co-transfers\/","title":{"rendered":"A little too late for .CO transfers?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The .CO landrush clocks a year in existence next week and it seems that if you haven&#8217;t renewed your .CO domains yet, you might be having a bit of a problem.<\/p>\n<p>Some registrars charge an arm and a leg for renewals, while others offer coupons and discounts.<\/p>\n<p>After buying a .CO domain earlier today I tried to transfer it to GoDaddy.<\/p>\n<p>The domain was unlocked with &#8220;OK&#8221; status, the transfer was initiated with the proper authorization code and then GoDaddy sent me an email that the transfer had failed, with the message: <strong>The registry rejected the transfer request due to an ineligible domain status.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It seems that .CO domains can&#8217;t be transferred to another registrar if there are less than 5 days left until expiration.<\/p>\n<p>So I ended up renewing\u00a0 it at the current registrar, Namecheap, which turned out to be a whole $6 less than GoDaddy&#8217;s regular price!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The .CO landrush clocks a year in existence next week and it seems that if you haven&#8217;t renewed your .CO domains yet, you might be having a bit of a problem. 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