[arabic-vip] Registry indexing (Re: WHOIS related query)

[Siavash Shahshahani]

Hi Francisco,
Here's what is meant: The index of a given label is the unique variant of
that label constructible within the character table of the registry with
say the lowest UNICODE value (or the result of some other well-defined
algorithm). With every registration, instead of creating a bundle, the
index of registered label is recorded. Any future request for registration
is checked against the list of indices for the possible existence of
variants in the database. If the application comes from a different
applicant, it is rejected, but the original registrant can register as many
variants of the original label as they wish (of course they have to pay for
them - perhaps at a discount depending on registry or registrar policy).
This prevents the inflation of database by the accumulation of useless
variants and at the same time prevents abusive or confusing registrations.
Regards,
Siavash

On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10:21:36 -0700, Francisco Arias
<francisco.arias at icann.org> wrote:
> Hello Siavash,
> 
> Would you mind explaining what is indexing in the context used below,
> please.
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> Francisco
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> On 8/17/11 8:59 PM, "Siavash Shahshahani" <shahshah at irnic.ir> wrote:
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>> A registry that uses indexing doesn't have to worry too much about this
>>multiplicity
>>of variants.