After a domain name is changed from one tag to another the receiving registrar is sent a message from the Automaton with the subject line "Registrar Change Notification" to their notification address.
This message is PGP-signed to allow the receiver to verify its authenticity.
The format for the body of the message is as follows
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
The following message was sent from the Automaton:
Please be informed that the following 4 domain names:
Domain Name|Registration Status|Expiry
automaton-example1.co.uk|Registered until expiry|20070603
automaton-example2.co.uk|Registered until expiry|20070603
automaton-example3.co.uk|Registered until expiry|20070603
automaton-example4.co.uk|Registered until expiry|20070603
have been re-tagged by:
person@automaton-example.org.uk
to the tag:
EXAMPLE
Account details for the domain names follow:
*account-id:
*account-name:
*trad-name:
*type:
*co-no:
*opt-out:
*addr:
*addr:
*locality:
*city:
*county:
*postcode:
*country:
*b-addr:
*b-addr:
*b-locality:
*b-city:
*b-county:
*b-postcode:
*b-country:
*a1-id:
*a1-name:
*a1-email:
*a1-phone:
*a1-fax:
*a2-id:
*a2-name:
*a2-email:
*a2-phone:
*a2-fax:
*a3-id:
*a3-name:
*a3-email:
*a3-phone:
*a3-fax:
*b1-id:
*b1-name:
*b1-email:
*b1-phone:
*b1-fax:
*b2-id:
*b2-name:
*b2-email:
*b2-phone:
*b2-fax:
*b3-id:
*b3-name:
*b3-email:
*b3-phone:
*b3-fax:
If you have any questions please contact support@nominet.org.uk.
Documentation on the automaton can be found on the Nominet Web
site at http://www.nominet.org.uk/
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: PGPsdk version 1.7.1 (C) 1997-1999 Network Associates, Inc. and its affiliated companies.
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ej0LMDtz7sMDpF01LvJM/Kw32ViFf9ycg1zQwseAKPIGmNdjsM3sIQt23on8xM/0
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-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
Notes:
- Blank fields are not included (they are shown in this example for illustrative purposes only).
- This format follows the format of the reply from a QUERY operation.
- There are a number of possible values for the registration status.
- The PGP signature will differ for each message.
- The subject, as mentioned above, is "Registrar Change Notification".
- Our public key is available for download.
- To obtain the individual domain fields (created date, auto-bill, first-bill etc) use the bulk automaton.
- On 25th June 2008, this notification will be modified to include all domain name fields in notification. The fields that will be included are described here.