From: Brian Aitchison [mailto:brian.aitchison@icann.org]
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2016 4:50 PM
To: Roger D Carney <rcarney@godaddy.com>; translationtransliterationirt@icann.org
Subject: Re: [Translationtransliterationirt] T/T call 2 policy language and discussion
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Good Afternoon,

After reviewing the calls and presentation material from the prior meetings I would like to raise a couple questions/concerns.

Before getting into specific items in the plan and meeting slide decks it is important to clarify some terminology being used, specifically related to RDAP and a WHOIS replacement system. RDAP is not a replacement for the current WHOIS system, RDAP is a replacement (much improved with several new features) communications protocol intended to replace the current WHOIS port-43 services. The current WHOIS system is much bigger than the WHOIS port-43 services. And a WHOIS replacement system is much bigger than RDAP and is what the ongoing RDS PDP work is addressing.

Looking at the Implementation Plan with this clarified understanding of RDAP and a WHOIS replacement system I think the group needs to consider the following items/issues:

·         As recommendation #7 indicates, all of the T/T recommendations “…should be coordinated with the other WHOIS modifications where necessary and are implemented and/or applied as soon as a WHOIS replacement system that can receive, store and display non-ASCII characters, becomes operational.” As the WHOIS replacement system is being addressed by the RDS PDP, all of these T/T recommendations will need for the RDS PDP work to address these recommendations.

·         The initial assessment on page 4 regarding recommendations 1, 3, 4, 6, 7 seems to be based on a misconception of what RDAP is intended to replace.

·         I am not sure I follow what the following paragraph discussing recommendations 2 and 5 is saying. The first sentence seems to make sense but I am confused on the second sentence, what “recommendations” does this refer to, if it is the T/T recommendations I don’t recall the RDAP profile that was published on 7/26/2016 addressed recommendations 2 and 5?

I think the questions/concerns I had about the first meeting slide deck are handled above but I would like to dive in a bit more on some of the things in the second meeting slide deck. In the Q&A:

·         First Question: I don’t think the wording of the answer truly reflects the recommendations of the T/T. Specifically recommendation #7 states the recommendations should be implement when the a WHOIS replacement system becomes operational (again, this work is being done in the RDS PDP and is not RDAP).

·         Third Question: The answer seems to continue the confusion of RDAP and a WHOIS replacement system. Hopefully what I have stated above clarifies.

As for the Policy language discussions, they should be updated to reflect what RDAP is intended for and what makes up a WHOIS replacement system (Policy, Data, Communications, Display).

When I read recommendation # 7, I see the output of this group being at most an examination and write-up of what we feel should be modified and this information shared with the RDS PDP group for their information and they will accept/modify based on their defined WHOIS replacement system.

Thanks

Roger

Good Morning,

Just getting caught up, I was not available for the first two calls. I am planning to listen to the calls this afternoon.

In reviewing the timeline I did not see another call scheduled until August 16^th, is that correct? If so, I will post my questions and concerns to the mailing list next week but if we are having a call next week I will just bring them up on the call.

Thanks

Roger