FWIW, the whois update field has been fixed (now only changes when a contact change is made, or nameservers are updated, or domain expires/renews)
Also, we are -><- close to releasing a 'contact change verification' that would inform relavent parties (details to come, not my project so I'm afraid I can't be more specific) Charles Daminato TUCOWS Product Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Tue, 19 Mar 2002, George Kirikos wrote: > Hi Charles, > > --- Charles Daminato <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > When we get a request to change the admin contact, it's typically > > because > > the current email address is out of date/not working, so we update > > it, and > > then notify the reseller (which was done in this case) to contact the > > I had proposed once that perhaps a Tucows/OpenSRS version of a service > like Snapnames' "SnapShot" domain monitoring might be useful, as it > would have helped to notice this unauthorized change. I had another > thought, though, that might be easier to implement, instead of > "pushing" notice of all changes to the relevant subscribers. > > Currently, the WHOIS info is updating the "Record Last Updated" date on > every "WHOIS" that a person issues, instead of when the actual contact > or nameservers change. If that database field instead retained the true > Last Updated field, then that would allow an update to the RWI > interface to sort all domains by their Last Updated Dates. Then, a > quick scan of that ordered list (backwords, i.e. most recent change on > top) on a regular basis would allow one to check whether an > unauthorized change had been made. A keen reseller would then be able > to check with their client, to ensure that everything was proper. For > corporate clients who are managing their in-house domains via the RWI, > the benefits are evident too. > > A more advanced flag in that table could also perhaps mention the type > of change that was made. e.g. "N" for nameserver change, "C" for > contact change, "-" for no change since creation, "R" for change in > expiry (i.e. due to a renewal), "D" for deletion of name, "T" for > transfer into OpenSRS, "L" for leaving OpenSRS via a transfer away, > etc.) > > A public "audit trail" feature, where one can see on an event-by-event > basis all changes to a domain's WHOIS info would be even better, esp. > if one could optionally publish that to others on the web via a special > link. It would be perfect for escrow situations on domain sales, or > other situations where there might be a dispute. > > Sincerely, > > George Kirikos > http://www.kirikos.com/ > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage > http://sports.yahoo.com/ >
