[Rt4-whois] Updated Recommendation 14 - Centralized Database

[Lutz Donnerhacke]

On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 04:15:21PM -0500, Kathy Kleiman wrote:
> Tx for the many comments about the "centralized database" recommendation 
> (now #14).  I have worked with Michael and Omar on it, and would like to 
> propose the following, narrower, recommendation:
> 
> ===>  Rec 14:  To improve access to the WHOIS data of .COM and .NET 
> gTLDs, the only remaining Thin Registries, ICANN should set up a 
> dedicated, multilingual interface website to provide thick Whois data 
> for them.
> 
> Here's the original text.
> 
> ===>  14. To make WHOIS data more accessible for consumers, ICANN should set
> up a dedicated, multilingual interface website to allow  "unrestricted and public access to accurate and complete WHOIS information".  Such interface should provide thick WHOIS data for all gTLD domain names.

I oppose both texts. I really want to see an dependable tool run by the only
instance which has the power to guarantee the AoC requirments when accessing
other parties WHOIS services.

So the text should be:
  To make WHOIS data more accessible for consumers, ICANN should set
  up a dedicated, multilingual interface website to allow  "unrestricted
  and public access to accurate and complete WHOIS information" by querying
  the appropriate servers, not copying the database.