in #dreamhost on irc.freenode.net tonight:

[00:07] <@MichaelS> how lame. verisign is implementing EPP for .com/.nets
[00:08] EPP?
[00:09] <@MichaelS> transfer auth codes
[00:09] ahh, I see
[00:09] and this is bad why?
[00:09] <@MichaelS> because it’s not fully required yet, and tucows happens to require it on their end, so transfers from/to DH to tucows aren’t working so well.
[00:10] <@MichaelS> tucows sez: PLZ2B GIVING AUTH CODE
[00:10] <@MichaelS> dreamhost sez: no auth code, dude!
[00:10] <@MichaelS> tucows sez: KBYE!
[00:10] <@MichaelS> that’s the technical description of what’s happening.

Good to know they’re on top of it