Hi landofopA colleague of mine has said exactly the same thing. He says he applied
with five registrars and all of them didn't respond at all (most registrars rely
on automation only for transfers and don't 'get' the Afilias challenge system).
To
compound matters, on the 9th day, the name was locked again and he called Afilias
who apologetically extended the 'lockdown', so-to-speak.
They're all incompetent
IMO! Let me know which registrar you end up having any luck with. I'll find out from
my colleague which one he ended up using.
Cheers,
Dave