Re: [ga] WHOIS data on .org domains

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

On 2003-02-14 11:07:54 -0500, Ram Mohan wrote:

> xWhois is on PIR's list of possible new services.  So is
> OrgCloak.  Neither have prices or plans announced - you should
> ask PIR for specifics.  So before you make a claim about
> legality, might be worthwhile checking what is mandatory (Whois)
> and what is not (xWhois, OrgCloak, and a host of other potential,
> optional services).  I'm not a lawyer myself, but it seems very
> clear that you're linking two entirely different things
> (mandatory services vs. optional services).

What, precisely, is "optional" about the following language?

| 8. Extended Whois (xWhois)
| 
| Registry Operator will use its best commercial efforts to develop
| and implement an extended Whois (xWhois) service. This
| subscription-based service is intended to provide:
| 
| An interface to the Whois database that will permit interested third
| parties to conduct enhanced Whois searches using Boolean and
| character string technologies.

...

(From Appendix O of the .org Registry Agreement.)

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