Re: [ga] Bulk Whois Data Issue

[Eric Dierker <eric@hi-tek.com>]

When Bulk mail, bulk email and spamming become inneffective they will cease.
Global awareness of refusal to respond will be a very good starting point.

> At 06:04 PM 4/17/2002 -0400, DannyYounger@cs.com wrote:
>>Please note the following comment posted by Tim Ruiz to the registrars
>>list:
>>
>><< I understand the reasoning behind public disclosure of registrant
>>data but it seems to have gone too far. In this day and age of privacy
>>concerns it's a little insane that Registrars are required to make
>>their customer data available to the public in bulk.  One-offs through
>>a Web interface are one thing. Requirements for bulk access, including
>>open ports, to the data are just too much. It's an open invitation to
>>abuse with no one really willing to enforce proper use of the data. In
>>fairness, I'm not sure there is any way to enforce it given the
>>international nature of what we do. I believe there should NOT be any
>>requirement for open port, or bulk, access to this data.>>
>>http://www.dnso.org/clubpublic/registrars/Arc01/msg02333.html
>>
>>I share Tim's point of view, and would appeciate hearing the position
>>of GA members on this topic (especially the views of those members that
>>now participate on the WHOIS Committee).
> 
> 
> Danny,
> 
> I fantasize about not receiving SPAM, how much faster everyone's
> Internet  Access could be without all the junk mail cluttering up our
> bandwidth, how  much better the world would be if people just backed
> off and let us find  them when we WANT/NEED their service, not being
> found by them.  They don't  know what we want or what we need.  They
> don't know if we are male or  female, single or married, promiscuous or
> frigid, 8 years old or 50, etc.
> 
> In response to your more specific question:
> 
> My preference would be:
> 
> Registrants are provided the opportunity
> to OPT-IN for inclusion in the bulk access process
> either at the time of registration
> or as a modification option via Web GUI.
> 
> OPT-OUT is really not a good philosophy.
> 
> I would prefer there were no,
> "requirement for open port, or bulk, access to this data" (from above);
> however, I more prefer the WHOIS database be
> as available as possible
> to folks other than Bulk Marketers
> and therefore support the convenience be provided to them,
> especially at a price which enables the Registrars
> to make a little more money
>so the services I need
> can continue to be as cost effective as possible.
> 
> So, I neither have the best solution; but am willing to listen and 
> learn.  And I want a Great Solution to present during the next meeting 
> which I believe we are working toward.
> 
> :)
> 
> ~k
> 
> Kristy McKee
> 
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