System and method related to domain name tracking and transfer

A method carried out with respect to at least a first and second domain name associated with a registrant, the first domain name associated with a respective first registrar, the second domain name associated with a respective second registrar, the first domain name contained by a first top-level domain, the first top-level domain having a zone file associated therewith, the first top-level domain having a first entity maintaining the zone file associated with the first top-level domain, the first entity defining a first registry, the first top-level domain having a first domain-name database associated therewith, the first top-level domain having a first registrar database associated therewith, the first registrar database and first domain-name database containing records indicative, for the first domain name, of attributes of the first domain name, the second domain name contained by a second top-level domain, the second top-level domain having a zone file associated therewith, the second top-level domain having a second entity maintaining the zone file associated with the second top-level domain, the second entity defining a second registry, the second top-level domain having a second domain-name database associated therewith, the second top-level domain having a second registrar database associated therewith, the second registrar database and second domain-name database containing records indicative, for the second domain name, of attributes of the second domain name, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving at the first registrar information from the registrant identifying the first domain name;
• receiving at the first registrar information from the registrant identifying the second domain name;
• receiving at the first registry a first request from the first registrar for information corresponding to at least a first attribute of the first domain name;
• receiving at the second registry a first request from the first registrar for information corresponding to at least a first attribute of the second domain name;
• determining, at the first registry, the information corresponding to at least a first attribute of the first domain name, the determination carried out with respect to the first registrar database or the first domain-name database;
• determining, at the second registry, the information corresponding to at least a first attribute of the second domain name, the determination carried out with respect to the second registrar database or the second domain-name database;
• transmitting, by the first registry to the first registrar, the information corresponding to at least a first attribute of the first domain name;
• transmitting, by the second registry to the first registrar, the information corresponding to at least a first attribute of the second domain name, wherein the information corresponding to at least a first attribute of the second domain name comprises information identifying the second registrar as the registrar associated with the second domain name, wherein the second registrar is not the same as the first registrar;
• communicating by the first registrar, the information corresponding to the at least a first attribute of the first domain name and the at least a first attribute of the second domain name to the registrant;
• receiving at the first registrar from the registrant a request to initiate a domain transfer of the second domain name from the second registrar to the first registrar;
• receiving at the second registry a request from the first registrar that the first registrar database be changed to reflect the transfer of the second domain name from the second registrar to the first registrar;
• changing the first registrar database to reflect the transfer of the second domain name from the second registrar to the first registrar;
• receiving at the second registry a second request from the first registrar for second information corresponding to at least a first attribute of the second domain name;
• determining, at the second registry, the second information corresponding to at least a first attribute of the second domain name, the determination carried out with respect to the second registrar database or the second domain-name database;
• transmitting, by the second registry to the first registrar, the second information corresponding to at least a first attribute of the second domain name, wherein the second information corresponding to at least a first attribute of the second domain name comprises information identifying the first registrar as the registrar associated with the second domain name;
• communicating by the first registrar, the second information corresponding to the at least a first attribute of the second domain name to the registrant.