Documentation update for WHOIS. Maybe of some interest to Data Accuracy and Compliance sub-groups -Carlton ============================== *Carlton A Samuels* *Mobile: 876-818-1799Strategy, Process, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* ============================= ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: ICANN News Alert <no-reply@external.icann.org> Date: Wed, Aug 1, 2018 at 6:21 PM Subject: ICANN News Alert -- Registry System Testing (RST) Documentation Update To: <carlton.samuels@gmail.com> [image: ICANN] <http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2018-08-01-en ------------------------------ Registry System Testing (RST) Documentation Update 1 August 2018 LOS ANGELES – 1 August 2018 – Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced an RST documentation <https://www.icann.org/resources/registry-system-testing/#resources> update. The update includes new documentation related to domain name system (DNS), Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) and WHOIS testing. The FAQ document <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/rst-faq-01aug18-en.pdf> [PDF, 219 KB] was also updated to reflect the related changes. - DNS <https://www.icann.org/resources/registry-system-testing/#resources> test documentation was updated to align with backend changes to the DNS test engine. - IDN <https://www.icann.org/resources/registry-system-testing/#resources> test documentation was updated to reflect procedural changes in support of LGR formatted tables. - WHOIS <https://www.icann.org/resources/registry-system-testing/#resources> test documentation was updated to accommodate the requirements specified in the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/gtld-registration-data-specs-en>. About ICANN ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an address – a name or a number – into your computer or other device. That address must be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with a community of participants from all over the world. Manage Your Subscription <http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.php?r=22552788&l=6333&s=60BX&m=10...> This message was sent to *carlton.samuels@gmail.com <carlton.samuels@gmail.com>* from *no-reply@external.icann.org <no-reply@external.icann.org>* ICANN News Alert ICANN 12025 Waterfront DriveSuite 300 Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [image: iContact - Try it for FREE] <https://www.icontact.com/signup-trial?utm_medium=poweredby&utm_source=footer...>