How much control do domain owners have over their domain?
Domain owners, in general, have full control over their OpenSRS registered domain names. This means that the domain owner has the power to: a) Change admin/technical and billing contacts for the domain. b) Change ownership of the domain. c) Change the nameservers that are authoritative for the domain. d) Create sub-users and enable them to change some/all of the options in a, b and c above. e) Change the password that enables a, b, c, and d above. • What is the difference between the WHOIS at OpenSRS and the one at Internic? WHOIS is a tool that permits people to access information about a particular domain name. The Internic Registrar Whois updates their WHOIS database twice a day. This means the data it presents isn’t as up-to-date as it could be. For example, if a domain name has transferred ownership, it’s possible this fact wouldn’t be available to you for up to twelve hours. In contrast, with regard to names registered at Tucows, the OpenSRS WHOIS information is updated in real t
