Re: [registrars] whois lookup

["Ross Wm. Rader" <ross@tucows.com>]

Apparently that would be *your* problem Tom (and mine and most others that
would like to do business in this space). But then again, most of the
process innovations that I've seen over the last while are not all that
"community aware", so I suppose I shouldn't be surprised.

-rwr

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Chaffin" <tchaffin@stargateinc.com>
To: "Registrars@Dnso. Org" <registrars@dnso.org>
Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 2:57 PM
Subject: RE: [registrars] whois lookup


> How would the gaining registrar deal with the inaccuracy of the data?  The
> admin e-mail address the gaining registrar has on file, at the time the
> transfer was requested, would now be incorrect, right?  As the gaining
> registrar I would be unable to communicate with the registrant beyond the
> first week.  That is assuming the registrant does not update their contact
> information to reflect the correct e-mail address after the transfer has
> been approved.
>
> Tom
> Stargate
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-registrars@dnso.org [mailto:owner-registrars@dnso.org]On
> Behalf Of Paul Stahura
> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 1:19 PM
> To: Registrars@Dnso. Org
> Subject: RE: [registrars] whois lookup
>
>
> Just like with illegal drugs, there is the supply-side and the
demand-side.
> What Ken is talking about below is the demand-side.
> He makes valid point that I happen to agree with.
>
> An additional way of limiting the abuse is on the supply-side.
> We are contemplating implementing an "whois-email-address-changer"
> service whereby the email addresses in eNom's port-43 output
> will be dynamic.  I forget which other registrar is already doing this
> (or soimething similar) (please tell me if you know which one)
> This service will change the outputted email addresses to something like:
> "thisaddrwillexpirein24hours.code1234567890@whoisemailforwarder.com"
> all email sent to this address will be forwarded to the real address.
> These addresses will be valid for a period of time
> (like 24 hours, or a week) at which time it will never be used again.
> This gives registrars enough time to send xfer notices (or whatever
> "good" purposes we use the info for), yet
> would then invalidate any abuser's scrapped whois information
> every 24-hours.
> The real addresses will still be publically available in our web-based
> whois,
> just like it is now.  (email addrs are outputted as a gif images there
> which is harder to grab/parse, since you need OCR to do so).
>
> Comments?
>
> Paul
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Stubbs [mailto:kstubbs@digitel.net]
> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 5:29 AM
> To: Ross Wm. Rader; Registrars@Dnso. Org
> Subject: Re: [registrars] whois lookup
>
>
>
>
> I would assume that this kind of behavior I described  would affect ALL
> registrar's image and would be sanctioned under any proposed registrar
"code
> of conduct" .
>
> improper registrar actions towards outside parties (be they their own
> customers, other registrars customers or registries) can influence
outsiders
> views of our "constituents" and that is of paramount concern to me.
>
> I am frankly tired of people using  the improper actions of a few
registrars
> to "paint" all registrars.
>
> if we want to have future creditability for our constituency, then we need
> to be willing to "step up to the plate" and deal difficult issues like
this
> which affect our respective business image..
>
> any registrar who uses improper & unethical  business practices to
> "advantage" themselves in the marketplace needs to be "strongly
sanctioned"
> and the issues I raise most definitely fall within this area.
>
> ken stubbs
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ross Wm. Rader" <ross@tucows.com>
> To: "Ken Stubbs" <kstubbs@digitel.net>; "Bhavin Turakhia"
> <bhavin.t@directi.com>; "Registrars@Dnso. Org" <registrars@dnso.org>
> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 8:00 AM
> Subject: Re: [registrars] whois lookup
>
>
> >
> >
> > > how do you suggest we deal with registrars who intentionally data mine
> the
> > > "thick registries "
> > >
> > >
> > > ken stubbs
> >
> > That's a problem for the registries to deal with. Let us instead concern
> > ourselves with data mining of registrars under the thin model...each of
us
> > are directly effected...
> >
> > -rwr
> >
> >
> >
>