All:

with regards to the a.m. motion which has been deferred to the Prague meeting I'd like to come back to the "definition of WHOIS Access" which was discussed at the last call.

In this context two defining documents should be given attention: the RAP WG Final Report and the WHOIS Policy Review Team Final Report.

The RAP WG is pointing to "basic availability of and access to WHOIS data" which implies technical, operational and contractual aspects (see http://gnso.icann.org/issues/rap/rap-wg-final-report-29may10-en.pdf; page 71 ff)

In this context it may be helpful to make reference to the definitions in the WHOIS Policy Review Team Final Report on WHOIS Data, WHOIS Protocol and WHOIS Service (see http://www.icann.org/en/about/aoc-review/whois/final-report-11may12-en; page 22 ff)

I would appreciate if continuing this discussion on the list could lead to a more common understanding of the item until it comes to voting.

Best regards

Wolf-Ulrich