Re: Regestry Identifiers

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

On Sun, 17 Nov 1996, John Harvey wrote:

> Hmmm... I have read somewhere there are to be 150 new iTLD over the next
> five years. I am unsure if this number is correct but are there
> provisions for interoperability of iTLD registry "look-up" databases?

This is merely a number from a draft RFC.  Not holy.  Interoperability
of iTLD lookup databases would appear to be to a requirement.

> 
> Is each registry expected to operate a whois or whois++ server or is
> there scope for a "communal" registry database lookup?

I would tend to whois/whois++ unless a better proposal can come forward
on this list.

> 
> 
> Hank Nussbacher wrote:
> > 
> > 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.
> 
> John.
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Hank Nussbacher
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