[nc-whois] Fw: [ga] FWD: Some comments on WHOIS (third world perspective)

["Ram Mohan" <rmohan@afilias.info>]

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael D. Palage" <michael@palage.com>
To: <ga@dnso.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 3:04 AM
Subject: [ga] FWD: Some comments on WHOIS (third world perspective)


> Here are some additional comments that I received that I would like to
share
> and which I believe supports a more flexible approach to inaccurate whois.
>
> Although I remain committed to solving the Whois problems, I believe only
a
> comprehensive solution addressing the various issues/concerns will work. I
> regret to say that a piecemeal solution is likely to fail.
>
> Mike
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Srikanth Narra [mailto:sri@domainmates.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 2:29 AM
> To: michael@palage.com
> Subject: Some comments on WHOIS (third world perspective)
>
>
> Briefly, from third world perspective here is what I
> have to say, from personal experience.
>
> India / Africa / Philippines :-
>
> Quite often the domain name is registered by a friend
> living in US on behalf of and in the name of someone
> living in these countries.
>
> The email address is not accessed often. Maybe once in
> a while. The sites if they exist are brochureware'ish.
> The phone number might very well be neighbours not own. (Not to mention
> language issues - person picking the phone might now speck English or
> comprehend the topic at hand)
> The only reliable thing might be the postal address.
> The mail takes (easily) over a month in some cases to reach from
> US.
>
> Given this circumstance, cancelling domain name or putting it on hold
> because someone did not answer a phone or email in 15 days is pretty much
> unrealistic from their perspective.
>
> The best confirmation of a domainname is the fact that
> someone is actually paying for it. The reliable
> mechanism to check WHOIS information might be at the
> time of renewal. And the method of communication snail
> mail.
>
> These people will be at extreme disadvantage.
>
> China / MiddleEast :-
>
> Accurate WHOIS information in case of sites might be at
> physical / social risk to the registrant.
>
> Bottomline -
>
> What is the exact benefit the domain name owners get
> from all the accurate WHOIS information ?
>
> *** (New additions I did not have on earlier email).
> Reseller perspective -
>
> Reselling domain name registrations is a very risky venture given all the
> legal and trademark hassles. Lot of registrars seem to be getting into it
> (especially to be able to target foreign markets) as the local reseller
has
> more feel and proximity to the market.
>
> With shifting sand situation it places the resellers at much greater risk
> and turbulence.
>
> ***
> Foreign exchange regulations - Not all countries have freely convertible
> currency. This forces (friend paying overseas, local reseller vs. US based
> register usage,etc) some innovative methods to get on net.. (for
background
> perspective).
>
>
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