I think you and Ryan are on the right track.

 

I’ve expressed before an interest in explicitly allowing RDAP in addition to 
WHOIS (I don’t support the idea of making the requirement more generic because 
security analysis is much more difficult for generic requirements).

 

It wouldn’t be a bad thing if at the same time we added explicit requirements 
around the acceptable ways to directly contact a domain registrar.  Like Rich, 
I want to see the details so I can determine whether the requirements make 
sense.

 

I was asked on Thursday to split 218 into two ballots, since it seems #1 will 
take a little more work than #5.  #5 seems uncontroversial, but I keep getting 
requests for a longer timeline (possibly phased, with strong requirements to 
eliminate the egregious problems early) for #1.

 

Should we have two ballots so we can eliminate #5 early, while making 
reasonable improvements to #1?

 

BTW, for those who have asked, the ballot 217 “you have the time you need” 
discussion requirements was the reason I wasn’t overly concerned about when I 
posted the ballot.

 

-Tim

 

I wonder, then, if it would resolve your concerns about the removal of 
3.2.2.4.1 to update the Domain Contact method - the issues I highlighted on 
variability notwithstanding. That is, it sounds like we're in agreement that 
3.2.2.4.1, as worded, is entirely ambiguous as to the level of assurance 
provided. The methods of contacting in 3.2.2.4.2/.3 are acceptable, the only 
question is how we determine the information. We allow WHOIS, for example, but 
as worded, it would preclude RDAP or other forms, and would preclude the cases 
(such as .gov) in which direct registry contact is required.  

 

Domain Contact: The Domain Name Registrant, technical contact, or 
administrative contract (or the equivalent under a ccTLD) as provided by the 
Domain Registrar or, for TLDs in which the Registry provides information, the 
Registry. Acceptable methods of determination include the WHOIS record of the 
Base Domain Name, within a DNS SOA record [Note: This includes the hierarchal 
tree walking, by virtue of 3.2.2.4's recursion], or through direct contact with 
the applicable Domain Name Registrar or Domain Name Registry.

 

This can then be separately expanded to RDAP, or be moved more formally in to a 
section within 3.2 as to acceptable methods for the determination of the Domain 
Contact (e.g. moving the normative requirements for validation outside of the 
definition).

 

That seems like it would resolve the issues, right?

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