[aklug] Re: OT DNS and Domain Registration question

Thanks Marc, let me just add that I have run hosting and design servers for
15yrs, and while this is not the main thrust of my business now it was a
large part in the past. I have a professional opinion, and I have expressed
it to the client. What I would like is indepentend opinions from industry
peers with no personal bias or commercial interest in the outcome... good
ol' fashioned professional opinion.

If there is a technological reason to REQUIRE the domain transfer, I would
like to know exactly what they are. However, this is not simply a matter of
convenience for the developer.

Thanks

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On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 2:27 PM, Marc Grober <marc@interak.com> wrote:

> At first blush I would have to suggest that much of the answer to your
> questions may lie in exactly what "design a new website" means. If the
> developer is hosting the new site and the site contains arguably
> proprietary resources, I suppose there might be some reason the developer
> does not want anyone else "snooping about". If you are so far removed from
> knowing the answers to such questions, you may want to remove yourself
> further. If you are close enough to know the answers but don't, you might
> want to tell your client to rethink either their decision or your
> involvement. As "they" say, if you swing a hammer, all you see is nails -
> I see this really as a contractual issue and have to assume that none of
> the parties have talked to a lawyer, lol...
>
>
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> On 5/7/14, 2:11 PM, JP wrote:
>
> I have a client that is hiring a new developer to design a new website.
> However, the new developer is demanding that the domain be transferred, and
> refuses to allow me (the contracted IT person for the client) to set dns
> records to point to their services.
>
> I have gotten the advice from several colleagues and friends in the
> industry, but I would like to get some non-biased replies. I will not state
> my opinion either way.
>
> The crux of the question is this:
>
> 1. Is there any technical reason why a web developer would require a
> domain be transferred to their account to do website design? Specifically,
> design a website and promote it with various SEO and submission practices.
>
> 2. What is the risk of the client transferring the domain from the
> current registrar reseller, with whom they have an established
> relationship, when the current registrar reseller has volunteered to make
> any DNS changes the developer requires?
>
> Thanks, I hope this doesn't ruffle any feathers with the off-topic-ness.
> BTW, the current host is Linux, and I am sending this email from a linux
> laptop, if that satisfies ;-)
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Received on Wed May 7 14:41:18 2014