In the past I'd registered my domain names through GoDaddy, simply because they were at the time the cheapest, and options were limited. Today there are many other domain registrars, and I finally had enough with the continous up-selling push that GoDaddy puts me through everytime I try to use their domain manager. So I decided to switch to NameCheap. They have a good reputation, prices are reasonable, and their domain manager is simple, clean, and doean't continually try to sell me on things I don't want. Moving domain names between registrars is easy enough, but there are a few gotchas that I thought I'd note. Most of the sneakyness occurs on the GoDaddy side, where things aren't very well documented.
In order to transfer a domain from one provider to another, you need an EPP code. You request the EPP code from your current registrar, for each domain name. You then initiatie the transfer from the new registrar, and provide the EPP code as a means of authorization.
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