Where do your live DNS records sit?

Spaceship has its own nameservers and lets you point the domain to custom nameservers. After pointing to another DNS provider, edit live records there. Spaceship can still show its old records as inactive. The old rows can help you compare settings, but edits there will not change the live site.

What happens if you choose the transfer import option?

Spaceship’s Transfer Manager can offer to import host records while switching to Spaceship nameservers. It can also switch nameservers without importing. Compare the proposed records with your saved list, especially mail and verification records. Decide who should publish DNS before approving a switch.

Which price matters after the first year?

The transfer quote depends on the extension. Spaceship says eligible transfers include a year of renewal. Compare the exact renewal and transfer quotes for the name, including the resulting expiration date. Check any country-code requirements separately.

Would an imported list keep mail working?

Draw a fictional transfer summary with a website record and a missing mail record.

Spot the missing record
Circle the absent mail record before choosing the nameserver switch.
Identify the owner
Write who would publish the records after the switch and who would still manage the mailbox.