Re: [ga] A registrar with shockingly bad WHOIS data....

[Andy Gardner <andy@navigator.co.nz>]

At 1:28 AM -0700 4/7/03, George Kirikos wrote:
>Performing a WHOIS for vcnr.com:
>
>whois -h whois.internic.net vcnr.com ...
>
>Whois Server Version 1.3
>
>Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered
>with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net
>for detailed information.
>
>   Domain Name: VCNR.COM
>   Registrar: VERISIGN GLOBAL REGISTRY SERVICES
>   Whois Server: whois.verisign-grs.com
>   Referral URL: http://www.verisign-grs.com
>   Name Server: No nameserver
>   Status: ACTIVE
>   Updated Date: 25-dec-2002
>   Creation Date: 24-dec-2001
>   Expiration Date: 24-dec-2003
>
>This registrar "Verisign Global Registry Services" is flouting the
>rules, and its contractual requirements for WHOIS accuracy and required
>elements, e.g. see:
>
>http://www.icann.org/registrars/ra-agreement-17may01.htm#3.3
>
>In particular, the:
>
>3.3.1.6 The name and postal address of the Registered Name Holder;
>
>3.3.1.7 The name, postal address, e-mail address, voice telephone
>number, and (where available) fax number of the technical contact for
>the Registered Name; and
>
>3.3.1.8 The name, postal address, e-mail address, voice telephone
>number, and (where available) fax number of the administrative contact
>for the Registered Name.
>
>are all missing!

Very interesting.

I knew that ICANN had permitted Verisign (contrary to the White Paper) to
continue ownership of NSI, but I didn't realise the Registry itself was
allowed to run as a Registrar as well, and hide WHOIS data.

Anyone know what "vcnr" means?


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Andrew P. Gardner
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We could ask ICANN to send WIPO a clue, but do they have any to spare?
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