Web Hosting Talk : Web Hosting Main Forums : Domain Names : Domain Name Tutorials : How to change nameservers for a Yahoo Domain

[akashik]

Just had a heck of a time doing this for a customer so thought it might be handy for people with domains registered at Yahoo and are trying to point them at another web host.

Go to:
http://console.domains.yahoo.com/
Select 'Manage My Domains' from the top left of screen
then 'View Registry Key' towards the center of screen.

At the bottom of the resulting screen you'll fine the following:
INWW Registry Key: ********

This code (though Yahoo doesn't tell their customers), is a registry key for Internet Names Worldwide.

http://www.melbourneit.com.au/maintenance/index.php
is where you edit the nameservers themselves. Log in using the domain name itself and that registry key listed above.

Once inside the control panel, select 'Delegation Details', and then update the Primary and Secondary Nameservers (Hostnames) as required.

Hit the 'Submit' button and you're done.

[PylonHosting-Adam]

Ahh. Very useful.

[arxho]

Hey, what if I dont have a yahoo domain.

I've registered mine about a week ago at melbourneit, and delegated the nameservers for my domain.

However, my delegation has not been done yet, and melbourneit have not responded to my 2 emails i sent them.

However, only one zone check has found my domain: warcraftstar.com

You can see the results here h**p://aun.uninett.no:8083/dns/zc.html

I did find a lame delegation error message, and i was wondering if that would stop the propagation... Any help on what i've done wrong?

[Maylin]

Thank you so much for posting this! You just saved me a lot of time. Funny how Yahoo doesn't make any mention of this in their help file about how to change the name server

[sox965]

Can someone help? I'm stuck with a client and we both can't figure out how to transfer Yahoo domain name to a different web host.

I log into Yahoo Small Business.

I click "Manage My Domains"

I don't see the View Registry Key. All I see is this:

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Domain Control Panel
Maintenance Tools:
Domain Record Manager - Create, edit or delete your domain records.

Domain Name Information:
View/Edit Whois Info - Update contact information posted in the public domain database(WHOIS) for your SBC Yahoo! domain name.
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Search for another Domain Name:
Enter a domain name:
(Search Box)
(e.g., widgetdesigns.com)
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Related Tools
Marketing Tools
Search Engine Submission
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I've spent literally hours searching throughout Yahoo and can't seem to find the answer. Anyone know what the problem may be. Thanks in advance.

[jack@slowclan.com]

yea, I have the same problem. It doesn't show registry key anywhere, and i can't find anyway to get it. I see the same options you do. Anyone know whats up with that?

[Bashar]

seems they changed their style, try contacting support, someone was complaining about yahoo domains and access key too at domain name discussion

[igorkl]

Had this issue recently. Called MelbourneIT, they told me to contact reseller (yahoo!). Here is a reply from yahoo:

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Thank you for contacting us.

Yahoo! Domains department does not provide the registry key. If you wish to close your account with Yahoo!, and manage your domain name directly through Melbourne IT, then please follow the process below:

To close your Yahoo! Domains account, please go through the following
steps:
=======================================

Called Melburne IT again, got registry key within minutes.

(But still have an issue, cannot delete nameservers)

[darkforce]

im still havin probs

[igorkl]

Call directly to Melbourne IT and explain your problem.

[osphere]

Wow, we learn something everyday! thanks!

[ipro]

Now it is easy to change their nameservers.
Today I find a "Change namesevers" botton in Yahoo!'s domain control panel, and changes them to my host's.

[Disgruntled]

Thanks, akashik. It's too late for this to be directly useful to me, but it is interesting to learn that there could have been a straightforward solution to problems, instead of the runaround Yahoo support gave me last June.
Yahoo was the inspiration for my nickname.
I currently use Godadddy.

[vnregdomain]

now you can change DNS on domain yahoo, it's very easy without melbourneit

[tien]

Can I register a name server?