[registrars] Whois Operational Point of Contact

[Ross Rader]

Registrars,

In Mar del Plata, a small group of like-minded registrars got together 
to discuss possible solutions to the vexing problem of whois. The basic 
issue that the amount of data that ICANN requires registrars to display 
in the whois is facilitating all sorts of undesirable behaviors like 
renewal scams, data-mining, phishing, identity theft, and so on.

The result of this discussion is a proposal to rationalize the whois 
data output and implement a new contact type called the "Operational 
Point of Contact" or "oPOC". Complete details can be found in the 
proposal itself which I've posted to my weblog - 
http://code.byte.org/blog/_archives/2005/11/28/1426464.html

We are currently seeking feedback and support for this document. If you 
have any comments, please drop one of the contributors a note. If you 
would like to formally support this proposal as a signatory, please drop 
me a note saying so.

Thanks in advance, please let me know if you have any questions.

-ross
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