The whois DB should have been like this from the start, individuals needing the info (such as resellers querying for their own customers whois data) have a valid need to see the extended output (or a better interface such as the RWI used). The rest of the people do not.
On this note DROC is sending paper renewal notices again... who pays for my time explaining to each customer that gets one that they are NOT a government agency, and merely someone trying to solicit business.
Mind you, hiding the data from the whois doesn't stop those who would purchase said data from the registry...
At 06:57 PM 11/27/2002 -0500, Ross Wm. Rader wrote:
...and more importantly, in the final stages of figuring out how those of our resellers that want to offer a service of this nature can (and stay on the right side of the various policies).I'd be interested in hearing more about whether or not you all have any ideas as to how much your customers are willing to pay for enhanced privacy (or if indeed they are at all...) -rwr
