RE: [registrars] draft-rader-dnwhois-defn-01.txt

["Antony Van Couvering" <avc@nameengine.com>]

Ross,

"SLD" and "second-level domain" may not be comprehensive enough for your
purposes.  You may want to include something about "functional
second-level domains" which are really third level domains.  For
instance, nameengine.co.uk is a third level domain, but functionally,
from the point of view of registration, ownership, registry-registrar
relationships, etc., acts like a second-level domain.  

Antony Van Couvering
NameEngine

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ross Wm. Rader [mailto:ross@tucows.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 7:17 PM
> To: Registrars List; caregistrars-discuss@egate.net
> Subject: [registrars] draft-rader-dnwhois-defn-01.txt
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> Some of you may find this useful.
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> http://www.byte.org/drafts/draft-rader-dnwhois-defn-01.txt
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> Document Abstract: 
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>    Efforts are currently being undertaken to review the role of Whois 
>    (as defined in RFC 954 [2] and formalize registry/registrar 
>    communications protocols in light of the current and 
> evolving scope 
>    and utility of DNS, domain name registries and related 
> entities. In 
>    order for this work to be truly effective and broadly 
> applicable, it 
>    is important that accepted definitions act as the foundation. This 
>    document is an attempt to create a starting point for the 
> requisite 
>    dialogue that will ultimately foster the determination and 
>    acceptance of these definitions.  
> 
> Commentary, corrections or criticisms welcomed.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -rwr
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> Ross Wm. Rader
> Director Innovation & Research,
> Tucows Inc.
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