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Automaton Options
Registrars can set options in our Online Service to customize how the Automaton, EPP and the Web Domain Manager work. These options will effect all of the tools on a tag. Below are the options that can be set:
Tag notification options
- Handshake options
This determines how domain names are accepted on to the registrar's tag. There are four settings. If a handshake is required when a registrar change is requested, an email is sent to the notification address for the registrar. This request contains the text required to accept or reject the request. The registrar needs to strip out the appropriate text, PGP sign it and send the result to the automaton. Registrar change requests not authorised within 5 days are automatically rejected. The default setting is Always accept.
- Tag notification options
This determines how you receive notifications from Nominet about changes to domain names or accounts on your tag.
Handshake options
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Always accept registrar changes to your tag | All requests for a registrar change to the tag are automatically accepted. |
| Only handshake if new customer, otherwise accept registrar changes to your tag | Requests for a registrar change on to an existing account on the tag (i.e. an account number is given as part of the tag change) are accepted automatically, all other requests result in a handshake. |
| Always handshake | All requests for a registrar change to the tag result in a handshake. |
| Always reject registrar changes to your tag | All requests for a registrar change to the tag are rejected. |
Tag notification options
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| You will receive notifications about changes made to domain names and accounts on your tag by email. | |
| EPP | You will receive notifications about changes made to domain names and account on your tag by the EPP poll command. |
| Both (Email and EPP) | You will receive notifications about changes made to domain names and account on your tag by both email and the EPP poll command. |
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