transferring a domain

[xerox]

I had a question - I'v transfered about 20 domains to other registers in the past 6 months, it usually takes 48-72 hours to transfer. I transfered a domain today from Network Solutions to Godaddy and it transfered in under 4 hours. Anyone know what could of caused this?

[iroc409]

i'd complain, that's not even reasonable.

[arg]

Both registrars, the one you're transferring from, and the one you're transferring to, can set their own process and criteria for authenticating and handling a transfer. Either one can slow down the process. Beyond that, updates to the master zone file generally occur twice per day, at quasi-random times, so you're looking at a 0 to 12 hour delay after both registrars approve and submit the change before it shows up in the "whois database." Sounds like you just hit a good combination of everything.