Re: [ga] WHOIS policy primer

[Thomas Roessler <roessler@does-not-exist.org>]

On 2002-08-27 14:40:59 -0400, DannyYounger@cs.com wrote:

>For a long time we have all known what the policies are.  

Guess what, not everyone clearly understands these policies, and  
the summary is mostly intended for people who are not, at this  
point, familiar with the details.

(Just look at the language preceding the bulk access question on the 
WHOIS task force's survey form - that text is supposed to describe  
the current bulk access provisions.  The form is linked from  
http://does-not-exist.org/whois/. WARNING: That page was last  
updated during the Ghana meetings.)

>We have also known that many detest these policies and are looking 
>for aggressive changes rather than aggressive enforcement.  Why is 
>the task force of the view that "enforcing the existing  
>contractual provisions is the essential first step"?

You are quoting this out of context: The recommendation about  
enforcement was about a single concern, accuracy.  Supplying  
accurate data is one thing - you don't give a fake address when  
applying for an unlisted phone number, right? Giving everyone access 
to that data is an entirely different thing - though it's an idea  
you can find throughout ICANN's contracts with registries and  
registrars.

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Thomas Roessler                        http://log.does-not-exist.org/
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