> > 3.3.1.3 *is not* a requirement for WHOIS. As the quote below shows, the > identity of the registrar can be provided through the registrar's *website*. > In other words it is *optional* in the whois output as long as the > tucows.com/opensrs website continues to display that it is TUCOWS.
The registrar identity was changed as the result of a request from ICANN directly. The option that you describe only applies to queries generated through an http interface according to ICANN's interpretation and port 43 requests must also include the identity of the registrar. -rwr
