November 2014 - gtld-tech - lists.icann.org

WHOIS clarification needed for host attributes
by Loesje Hermans Nov. 28, 2014

Nov. 28, 2014

Hi all, According to the spec 4 of the registry agreement we should output following fields when querying for a name server: Registrar, WHOIS server and Referral URL. If I understand correctly they are also obligated and therefor cannot be left blank. Which data should be displayed for those fields when the registry uses host attributes? I cannot think of anything logic. Are there other registries using host attributes? Kind regards, Loesje Hermans Functional Analyst +32 16 29 89 23 DNS Belgium vzw/asbl Ubicenter - Philipssite 5, bus 13 - 3001 Leuven www.dnsbelgium.be<http://www.dnsbelgium.be/> [cid:09ee086c0b7e41ef0f09e359060c1a61f817d422@zimbra]

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Call for Presentations for TechDay 26 at ICANN Singapore
by Dr Eberhard Lisse Nov. 27, 2014

Nov. 27, 2014

Hi, As usual we shall be organizing TechDay on Monday of the coming ICANN meeting in Singapore. This time we are considering to try and demonstrate how to generate DNSSEC keys in low cost smartcards which can be used in openDNSSEC and the like. Not a signing ceremony proper, but with a write-up so it is a step towards fully auditable procedures. We'll ask for a (or the same) room for Sunday (afternoon), so we can practice :-)-O Please submit ideas for presentations to the list addresses where this message appears or to any of the following email addresses: el(a)lisse.na ondrej.filip(a)nic.cz As we have a very small budget presenters are responsible for their own transport and room and board, though we might be able to assist the most riveting proposal :-)-O As the name suggests, talks must be of a technical (or operational, perhaps even administrative) nature, and should revolve around TLDs, but otherwise we are quite open. African participants are in particular encouraged to present, as are of course Asians :-)-O Please forward this to gNSO and other lists as well :-)-O el -- Dr. Eberhard W. Lisse \ / Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (Saar) el(a)lisse.NA / * | Telephone: +264 81 124 6733 (cell) PO Box 8421 \ / Bachbrecht, Namibia ;____/

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Whois advisory feedback meeting @IETF91
by Gustavo Lozano Nov. 26, 2014

Nov. 26, 2014

Hello Colleagues, If you are at the IETF91, an informal meeting to get feedback about the Whois advisory published by ICANN (i.e. https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/registry-agreement-spec4-raa-rdds-201 4-09-12-en), will take place at Tapa Tower - Iolani 3 on Thursday (15.00 to 16.30 local time). Please send me a email if you are planing to assist in order to validate that the capacity of the room is sufficient. Regards, Gustavo ICAN

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Name Collision Addendum - "Affected Names"
by Alexander Mayrhofer Nov. 25, 2014

Nov. 25, 2014

I've been reading through the Name Collision Occurrence Assessment Addendum, and one of the key issues seems to identify the "Affected Names" subset of the SLD block list. The Addendum specifies that "Affected Names" are "names that were included in the SLD Block list .... and recorded in the Trademark Clearinghouse ... that registry operator withheld from allocation during the Sunrise period", so it's a set operation between three lists. The SLD Block list as well as the list of names that registry operator withheld from allocation during Sunrise are known to the registry. However, the third list ("recorded in the Trademark Clearinghouse") is unknown to the registry operator, and the DNL is only an approximation. I do understand that such a list actually exists in the TMCH (the "SMDL", as far as i know?), however, this list is only available to registries that were granted a qualified launch program. Therefore, how would a registry that has not applied for a Qualified Launch Program access the SMDL to subsequently build the list of "Affected Names"? Does ICANN intend to release the SMDL to all registries? thanks, Alex

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Almost Final Agenda for the joint DNS-OARC 25th TechDay
by Dr Eberhard W Lisse Nov. 5, 2014

Nov. 5, 2014

As usual I herewith post an almost final Agenda for the upcoming TechDay at the ICANN meeting in LA It is the 25th TechDay and will be held jointly with DNS-OARC. Please review https://indico.dns-oarc.net/conferenceTimeTable.py?confId=20#20141013.detai… for the definitive schedule on Sunday if it differs from this, their version is correct. If they differ on Monday this one or a subsequent one, is correct. Please do not however that somehow they'll manage to squeeze Roy Arends' most excellent Bumblebee demonstration in on Sunday. el -- Dr. Eberhard W. Lisse \ / Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (Saar) el(a)lisse.NA / * | Telephone: +264 81 124 6733 (cell) PO Box 8421 \ / Bachbrecht, Namibia ;____/

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