How do I transfer a ????? to NiceNIC with minimal downtime?
The ????? transfer process itself does not cause any downtime. Downtime happens only after the transfer is completed ?? only if the ????? is using the default nameservers of ???? ??????????.
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The nameservers of the ????? will not be changed automatically after the transfer; the ????? will stay pointed to the same nameservers to which it was pointed bef??e the process. So, if the nameservers of ???? ????? continue to function after the ????? is transferred away from ???? old ??????????, you are all set - t???? will be no downtime in this case.
Listed below are the types of nameserves that will continue to function after the ????? transfer:
???????? nameservers
These are the nameservers of ???? hosting company (if you have hosting with a different company than ???? ??????????).
These can also be the nameservers of ???? ??????????'s hosting ????.
F?? example, if ???? ????? is using NiceNIC hosting ?? is pointed to NiceNIC hosting nameservers (ns3.my-ndns.com ?? ns4.my-ndns.com), t???? will not be any downtime during ???? ?????'s transfer.
Private nameservers
Private nameservers, also referred to as to self-hosted nameservers, are nameservers that are hosted by you on ???? own hosting server. F?? example, if you have the ????? example.com ?? have nameservers ns1.example.com ?? ns2.example.com, t???? will not be any downtime during transfer f?? any of ???? ?????s that are pointed to these private nameservers.
CDN nameservers/nameservers with third-party providers
T???? are some companies that provide nameservers as a separate ????. ??? you have ???? ????? ??????? ????ed with one company ?? use nameservers of another company, t???? will not be any downtime during transfer.
In all three of the above cases, t???? will not be any downtime f?? ?????-based ????s ?? you will not need to re-configure any settings after the transfer.
NOTE: We recommend that you have ???? ????? pointed to the nameservers of ???? hosting provider, if they have them.
Still, t???? may be downtime if the ????? is pointed to the default nameservers of ???? current ??????????.
Default nameservers are a kind of added ???? to ???? ?????. Your ?????????? provides you access to these default nameservers as long as ???? ????? is ??????? ????ed with them. Once ???? ????? leaves their system, access to the old ??????????'s default nameservers will be revoked f?? that ?????.
So if ???? ????? is using ???? current ??????????'s default nameservers, they will stop w??king after the transfer ?? ???? website will become unreachable.
??? you are unsure whether ???? nameservers are default ?? hosting, we strongly advise that you check with ???? current ?????????? to see if the nameservers will continue to function f?? ???? ????? after transfer. ??? they continue to function, then t????'s no need to w??ry about downtime ?? you will not need to re-configure any settings after the transfer.