Meanwhile, at ICANN...
All, Not necessarily RIPE Database related, but I thought I'd point out that ICANN is considering replacing WHOIS for gTLD: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-01-04-en Cheers, -- Shane
On 6 Jan 2016, at 08:03, Shane Kerr <shane@time-travellers.org> wrote:
Not necessarily RIPE Database related, but I thought I'd point out that ICANN is considering replacing WHOIS for gTLD:
Hi Shane. I think you’re grossly overstating things. IMO a call for volunteers to "serve on a PDPWorking Group to establish a policy framework for a next-generation gTLD Registration Directory Service” — whatever these things might be — is unlikely to amount to anything, even by ICANN’s dismal record on whois matters. By all means watch the never-ending whois food fights at ICANN. But don’t expect any sort of constructive or useful outcome.
Jim, Totally agree. Let’s not forget all the other initiatives to replace whois over the past 20 years; RWhois, RLDAP, IRIS, and WIERDS. While I applaud the efforts to reform directory services using methods other than nicname with web front ends. It’s a long difficult path that has yet to make any tangible progress. Billy
On Jan 6, 2016, at 9:20 AM, Jim Reid <jim@rfc1035.com> wrote:
On 6 Jan 2016, at 08:03, Shane Kerr <shane@time-travellers.org> wrote:
Not necessarily RIPE Database related, but I thought I'd point out that ICANN is considering replacing WHOIS for gTLD:
Hi Shane. I think you’re grossly overstating things.
IMO a call for volunteers to "serve on a PDPWorking Group to establish a policy framework for a next-generation gTLD Registration Directory Service” — whatever these things might be — is unlikely to amount to anything, even by ICANN’s dismal record on whois matters.
By all means watch the never-ending whois food fights at ICANN. But don’t expect any sort of constructive or useful outcome.
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