Re: [registrars] Call for registrars to participate in an implementationanalysis for WHOIS

[Rick Wesson <wessorh@ar.com>]

Bruce,

I would like to participate in the Whois TF. I have a fair amount of
opperational and research experence in the area.

best,

-rick



On Tue, 17 Dec 2002, Bruce Tonkin wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> Please note that WHOIS is becomming an icnreasingly important issue for law
> enforcement and Governments, and if we don't actively engage in coming up
> with practical solutions we are likely to face potentially draconian laws
> passed in each country - this will substantially increase our costs of
> operationing internationally.  I strongly advise registrars to actively
> engage in seeking global WHOIS solutions where possible, that can be
> implemented cost  effectively.  To date we have been mainly reacting to the
> ICANN process on WHOIS, whereas we should be leading the debate like we have
> been with transfers.
>
> Please notify me and the list if you wish to participate in the
> implementation work on the new WHOIS consensus policy.  The implementation
> work will analyse how to practically implement the recommendations in the
> WHOIS Task Force report for both com/net registry (ie RRP) and biz/info/name
> (ie EPP) registries, and identify any issues with the policy recommendations
> that cannot be solved in implementation.  The work will also take into
> account the public comments received on the task force report.
>
> I am looking for a small team of people prepared to spend significant time
> on this topic over the next month (ie several hours per week to read and
> analyse material and actively contribute suggestions, plus teleconferences).
> The volunteers should have a strong knowledge of the business processes of
> an operational registrar, that can bring different experiences to the
> discussion.
>
> The team will work with registry representatives, and the team will also
> have user representatives that served on the transfers task force to ensure
> that the implementation work is consistent with the intent of the policy
> recommendations.
>
> The first role will be to provide advice on extracting the new consensus
> policy from the WHOIS task force report, and tightening the wording so as to
> clear up any misunderstandings.  This will need to be done in the next
> couple of weeks, so that the Council (now called GNSO) can accept the WHOIS
> recommendations prior to finalising the report for the Board in February.
>
> The final outcome will be an implementation report that will be added to the
> WHOIS task force report before it is submitted to the ICANN Board.
>
> Regards,
> Bruce Tonkin
>