Once again ICANN fixing something that wasn't broke and ignoring the things the are broke (Verisign...for a really good example) ;>
Think god we decided not to become ICANN accredited. I think we are building just as much trust without wasting our money with their program. If they ever change, we may re-consider their fee ;> Mike Allen, 4CheapDomains.Net [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.4CheapDomains.Net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ross Wm. Rader" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Bill Gerrard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "OpenSRS dev-list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 6:32 AM Subject: Re: whois changes > > > > 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 > > > >
