Re: Regestry Identifiers

[Hank Nussbacher <hank@ibm.net.il>]

On Sun, 17 Nov 1996, Rick H. Wesson wrote:

> it the perview of the IAHC to determine how a regestery manages
> contact, domain, and name server handles? If so should some one write
> a proposal on how these identifers are to be handled, or is this
> up to each regestry operator.

I do not believe this is under the purview of the IAHC.  I do believe
all registries will have to run a whois or whois++ server or something
like it to do database lookups.


> 
> IMHO this as something hat the IETF should handle (excuse the pun.)
> I would like to understand the IAHC's position on these identifers
> as I believe that these services should be interopable across regestries.
> 
> As an ISP I believe that manageing N number of contact handles allong with
> N number of gardian like implementations will be a heavy burdan on the ISPs.
> Not dealing with these issues could create a lot of confusion when it comes
> time to regester a new SLD in these new regestries.
> 
> I intend to propose an IETF WGat the San Jose IETF to deal with these matters,
> I just want to know if I'm wasteing my time trying to get these consepts
> into the IETF.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -Rick
> 
> -- 
> Rick H. Wesson
> 

Hank Nussbacher
IAHC member
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