Re: [wg-c] IMPORTANT: CONSENSUS CALL

[Kent Crispin <kent@songbird.com>]

On Thu, Dec 16, 1999 at 03:53:48PM -0800, William X. Walsh wrote:
[...]
> One thing that shared registry for com/net/org has shown, is how easy it is to implement
> a whois solution for yourself.

Something you missed along the way, somewhere: whois at its best has
*never* been adequate for TM searches, even in just .com.  

[...]

> I'd say this is a good solid argument why a universal database of registrants is not
> required.  Tools can easily be made to query the appropriate databases automatically with
> very little work.

Such tools are worthless if the data isn't good...

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Kent Crispin                               "Do good, and you'll be
kent@songbird.com                           lonesome." -- Mark Twain