Hi McTim - Yes, it is a protocol - of sourts. But please read SSAC 051 as to its shortcomings (including it needs ASCII text - a problem with IDNs on the horizon) . We do need something better - something that is consistently used, something that can accommodate new gTLDs and IDNs. Holly On 21/01/2013, at 12:32 AM, McTim wrote:
On Sat, Jan 19, 2013 at 10:37 PM, Holly Raiche <h.raiche@internode.on.net> wrote:
Hi John
We are not going to worry about US history now. What I am particularly concerned about is differentiated access and privacy. And all I can say is pity about WEIRDS. I attended the WEIRDS briefing in Tornoto and have reread the slides as they were presented.. What was said then was about differentiated access amongst other things - including, and perhaps primarily, having a standard protocol for WHOIS - that doesn't exist now.
Isn't WHOIS a "standard protocol" itself?
-- Cheers,
McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel
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