.nl registrations impossible for 24 hours

Today the .nl registry (the SIDN) starts switching to the new registration procedure. According to the SIDN, this switch will take 24 hours. This switch starts on Tuesday March 16th 2010 at 12pm and ends on Wednesday March 17th 2010 at 12pm.

During this switch, it’s impossible to register new .nl domain names or to make changes to already registered .nl-names. This will be possible again Wednesday March 17th after 12pm.

Transfers of .nl domain names, which are requested after Friday afternoon March 12th 2010 and which aren’t actively approved or rejected with the current registrar, will probably expire. These transfers need to be requested again after 12pm on Wednesday March 17th with the from then on required EPP-key (token).

Already registered .nl domain names will obviously keep working during this switch. The Whois information of a .nl domain name can still be checked although it’s possible you’ll experience some short interruptions.