[gtld-tech] WHOIS Data Collection ­ Phase 2 Cycle 2 of WHOIS Accuracy Reporting System (ARS)

[theo geurts]

Good point Don !

Still need to know if we need to whitelist those IP addresses, no 
pressure Russ ;)

Thanks

Theo

On 18-1-2016 21:51, Don M. Blumenthal wrote:
> Let us not forget .jobs in the list of thin registries.
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>> On 1/18/2016 4:27:59 AM, Michele Neylon - Blacknight 
>> <michele at blacknight.com> wrote:
>>
>> Russ
>>
>> Will this also impact thin registries ie. .com and .net, as this 
>> would have an impact on registrars?
>> The wording of the email wasn’t very clear on this point.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Michele
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>> From: <gtld-tech-bounces at icann.org 
>> <mailto:gtld-tech-bounces at icann.org>> on behalf of Russ Weinstein 
>> <russ.weinstein at icann.org <mailto:russ.weinstein at icann.org>>
>> Date: Friday 15 January 2016 at 19:01
>> To: "gtld-tech at icann.org <mailto:gtld-tech at icann.org>" 
>> <gtld-tech at icann.org <mailto:gtld-tech at icann.org>>
>> Subject: [gtld-tech] WHOIS Data Collection ­ Phase 2 Cycle 2 of WHOIS 
>> Accuracy Reporting System (ARS)
>>
>>     Dear Colleagues,
>>
>>     Between 20 January and 17 February 2016, ICANN will be initiating
>>     a large volume of WHOIS queries of gTLD registrations as part of
>>     its WHOIS Accuracy Reporting System (ARS) project utilizing the
>>     following IP addresses to perform the WHOIS queries:
>>
>>     IP Addresses: 192.0.32.230/31 and 192.0.47.230/31
>>
>>     A gTLD can expect to receive query rates of 10 queries per
>>     minute; we have accounted for RSP’s with multiple gTLD’s and will
>>     attempt to limit the queries to 10 per minute across a RSP.
>>
>>     We kindly request and appreciate your cooperation in allowing
>>     these queries to be processed and ask that you please whitelist
>>     the IP addresses provided above.
>>
>>     As a reminder, the WHOIS ARS project was established to perform
>>     periodic studies to assess the accuracy of the contact
>>     information in the WHOIS data, with a goal of identifying
>>     opportunities to improve the accuracy of this data over time. The
>>     project was established to implement a series of improvements
>>     recommended by the WHOIS Review Team and approved by the Board (8
>>     November 2012) on the manner in which ICANN carries out its
>>     responsibilities regarding WHOIS.
>>
>>     This collection of data will support the next cycle in the WHOIS
>>     ARS, Phase 2 Cycle 2, which aims to assess syntax and operability
>>     accuracy of the contact information in a gTLD WHOIS record. 
>>     Accuracy will be determined with respect to the requirements of
>>     the WHOIS record’s applicable version of the Registrar
>>     Accreditation Agreement.  ICANN will pull a sample of
>>     approximately 200,000 WHOIS records across the entire gTLD name
>>     space, and will then perform accuracy testing on a subsample of
>>     those records.
>>
>>     We published a report
>>     (https://whois.icann.org/en/file/whois-ars-phase-2-cycle-1-report-syntax-and-operability-accuracy)
>>     for Phase 2 Cycle 1 on 23 December 2015 and plan to publish a
>>     report of the findings of Phase 2 Cycle 2 in June 2016.  More
>>     information about the project can be found on whois.icann.org:
>>     https://whois.icann.org/en/whoisars.
>>
>>     Thank you for your cooperation,
>>
>>     ICANN’s GDD Operations Team
>>

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