Re: [ga] OECD vs ICANN, re: WHOIS accuracy

[eric@hi-tek.com]

I ain't buying any of this WHOIS crap being good for my Internet.

There are too many technical dealy bops that allow real folks to find out what
is happening.
Just putting out every persons name and address is a bunch of garbage.  There
is absolutely no valid reason for publishing all my daughter's personal
information just because she wants a domain name.
This is total bullshit and everyone knows it only came about to make it easier
for IP owners to sue squatters.
It is time to end this total invasion of privacy. STOP THE MADNESS!

Eric

Karl Auerbach wrote:

> On Sat, 6 Jul 2002, George Kirikos wrote:
>
> > Hopefully the WHOIS taskforce is watching. I agree with the OECD's
> > position, that WHOIS accuracy affects the stability of the internet.
>
> I have never heard anyone make a credible claim that accuracy of "whois"
> for DNS has any affect whatsoever on the *technical* stability of the
> Internet.  Whois claims generally come from trademark owners who whine
> about how expensive it is to use legal processes; there might be merit in
> that, but it is not an issue affecting the technical stability of the net.
>
> On the other hand, the accuracy of the "whois" for IP address allocations
> is important when tracking down problems and attacks.
>
> All the brouhaha about "whois" is focused on the former kind of whois and
> not on the latter.
>
> If you are concerned about tracking down spammers and those who run
> accused services, such as web sites accused of engaging in bad behaviour,
> you are much more likely to reach a responsible person via the IP address
> whois data than the DNS data.
>
> It is possible to establish an anonymous DNS registration service.  And
> given the low cost of maintaining such a service, the operator might chose
> not to recover costs directly from the registrants.
>
> Such a system would not endanger the internet one whit, although it might
> tick off trademark owners who would then have to resort to actual legal
> procedures with things like due process and fair procedures.
>
>                 --karl--
>
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