Sharon I know I am supposed to be helping in the area of writing a simple signification of the WHOIS, but I am still a bit foggy as to how I should interface into all this. So here goes. I took your very good simplification of DMS and made some suggestions intended to clarify. I tried not to mess with style or make it sound American J. Please take what you think helps and then discard the rest. Seth From: rt4-whois-bounces@icann.org [mailto:rt4-whois-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of LEMON, Sharon Sent: Friday, October 07, 2011 12:31 AM To: LEMON, Sharon; 'rt4-whois@icann.org' Subject: [Rt4-whois] My first bit of homework NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED Hello Everyone, One of my actions was to compile a simple guide to DNS and Whois, for those outside the murky waters of internet governance. Please find first attempt attached (with a little help from my friends) . Sharon Sharon LEMON OBE Deputy Director Cyber and Forensics Serious and Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) 07768 290902 0207 855 2800 NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED This information is supplied in confidence by SOCA, and is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. It may also be subject to exemption under other UK legislation. Onward disclosure may be unlawful, for example, under the Data Protection Act 1998. Requests for disclosure to the public must be referred to the SOCA FOI single point of contact, by email on PICUEnquiries@soca.x.gsi.gov.uk or by telephoning 0870 268 8677. All E-Mail sent and received by SOCA is scanned and subject to assessment. Messages sent or received by SOCA staff are not private and may be the subject of lawful business monitoring. E-Mail may be passed at any time and without notice to an appropriate branch within SOCA, on authority from the Director General or his Deputy for analysis. This E-Mail and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender as soon as possible. The original of this email was scanned for viruses by the Government Secure Intranet virus scanning service supplied by Cable&Wireless Worldwide in partnership with MessageLabs. (CCTM Certificate Number 2009/09/0052.) On leaving the GSi this email was certified virus free. Communications via the GSi may be automatically logged, monitored and/or recorded for legal purposes.