[gnso-rds-pdp-wg] The Whois roles are not well defined

[Theo Geurts]

Agreed on all points made by Michele.

Thanks,
Theo Geurts


On 16-2-2018 13:14, Michele Neylon - Blacknight wrote:
>
> Steve
>
> You raise some interesting points.
>
> In another forum there was discussion around some of the current roles 
> used in whois and how they change. The data from several very large 
> registrars showed that more than 95% of domains have the same contact 
> for all roles.
>
> I’d fundamentally disagree with your comment about the billing contact 
> in whois. For most registrars (as noted above) it’s just a field that 
> gets populated and isn’t used for anything.
>
> If we want to reach the person who pays us we use what we have in our 
> billing systems, which could easily be something completely different.
>
> As for DNS operators – giving them an expanded role as you are 
> suggesting (and not for the first time) has much wider implications 
> than whois. While it might be something that is worth exploring I’m 
> not sure that here is the best place to do it, as it opens up a rather 
> large can of worms in relation to contractual relationships etc.,
>
> Regards
>
> Michele
>
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