----- Original Message ----- From: "Ross Wm. Rader" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Jim McAtee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "opensrs discuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 12:31 PM Subject: Re: OT: why does icann
> > Then what do they typically use it for? Isn't it of fairly limited use > > unless you're licensing the DB from ALL of the ICANN registrars? That's a > > lot of registrars and a lot of $. > > The truth is that for most legitimate purposes, the top five databases will > get you enough information to ensure a reasonable dataset. > > For instance, companies like D&B cross reference the whois database with > their existing database and compile a variety of reports based on the data. > Tucows could make a pretty good case for getting the other top four for the > purpose of conducting local lookups and other "cache-like" applications. > Both examples don't require a 100% complete dataset to be effective. Do the terms of these contracts permit the licensees to resell the data in any manner? Jim
