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Re: [council] Copy of notes used in the WHOIS discussion in Wellington
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- Subject: Re: [council] Copy of notes used in the WHOIS discussion in Wellington
- From: Mawaki Chango <ki_chango@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 04:44:23 -0700 (PDT)
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Hello Bruce et al.
--- Bruce Tonkin <Bruce.Tonkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>SNIP
> Note I did a short search on the ICANN website, and couldn't find
> any
> basic DNS tutorial information. This is clearly something that
> would be
> worthwhile - ie some basic technical tutorials on DNS, IP
> addressing,
> DNSSEC, IDNs etc. There were some presentations by Andrew
> McLaughlin
> some years ago - but they were really just about the naming
> hierarchy
> rather than how the names are resolved to IP addresses.
I fully support this idea of tutorials on all those topics/issues
pertaining to ICANN core mission and functions, especially those with
substantial technical component - and of course on all similar issues
to come. I even wonder how we haven't thought about it before!!
Mawaki
> Regards,
> Bruce Tonkin
>
>
> WHOIS formulations:
> ====================
>
> Common part: "The purpose of the gTLD Whois service is to provide
> information sufficient to contact a responsible party for a
> particular
> gTLD domain name who can resolve, or reliably pass on data to a
> party
> who can resolve:
>
> Formulation 1:
> (1) issues related to the configuration of the records associated
> with
> the domain name within a DNS nameserver."
>
> Alternatively
>
> Formulation 2:
> (2) technical, legal or other issues related to the registration
> or use of a domain name."
>
>
> Today the WHOIS service provides (amongst other data elements)
> ==============================================================
> (see section 3.3.1 of
> http://www.icann.org/registrars/ra-agreement-17may01.htm )
>
> The name and postal address of the Registered Name Holder;
>
> The name, postal address, e-mail address, voice telephone number,
> and
> (where available) fax number of the technical contact and
> administrative
> contact for the Registered Name; and
>
>
>
> Some definitions:
> =================
>
> A domain name is an identifier.
>
> Typical process (very simplified) for converting a domain name into
> an
> Internet destination (accessed via its IP address):
>
> (1) Start with domain name (e.g example.com)
>
> (2) Ask .com nameserver for the name of the DNS nameserver (a
> computer) for example.com.
>
> (3) .com nameserver responds with the name of the DNS nameserver
> (e.g ns.example.com)
>
> (4) Ask ns.example.com for information about example.com
>
> (5) Ns.example.com may respond with some records such as:
>
> a. A records (with IP address of DESTINATION)
> b. MX records (information about DESTINATION for sending mail)
>
>
>
>
>
> The Registered Name Holder may be "responsible" for the existence
> of a
> domain name. Typically technical people can make changes to the
> configuration of the domain name that defines what the domain name
> links
> to or where email will be delivered. A Registered name Holder may
> order services such as website hosting or email from a service
> provider
> and ask the service provider to associate a domain name with these
> services (note that it is not required to use a domain name), and
> the
> service provider sets the nameserver for the domain name, and/or
> sets
> the DNS records within the nameserver associated with the domain
> name.
>
>
>
> Use of a domain name
> ====================
>
> Billions of people may use a domain name
>
> Some examples:
>
> (a) A web browser may use a domain name to find the location of a
> website. The web browser "looks up the DNS" to find the IP address
> of
> the computer that is hosting the website. The website operator
> may or
> may not have any association with the domain name holder.
>
> (b) A website may use a domain name to hyperlink to another
> website.
> The web browser "looks up the DNS" to find the IP address of the
> computer that is hosting the "other" website.
>
> (b) An email client may use a domain name to indicate the
> destination of an email. The email software "uses the DNS" to
> find the
> IP address of the computer that is the destination of the email.
> That
> computer in turn will put the email into the mailbox of the
> intended
> recipient of the email.
>
>
> The WHOIS service today only tells you who is responsible for the
> domain
> name record. It is the first link in a chain. Often the
> registered
> name holder has little or no control over the DNS records in the
> nameserver that is at the end of the first link in a chain. A
> registered name holder may give control of a domain name to a
> service
> provider, and order services from that provider that require the
> provider to configure the DNS records associated with the domain
> name.
>
> Possible actions on a domain name at the registry include:
> - registration
> - deletion from the registry
> - deletion of the name from the registry DNS
> - changing name of the nameserver
> -
>
> Most intellectual property and law enforcement efforts require
> identification of the destination. This is usually worked out in
> reverse from the IP address that is returned when "looking up the
> DNS".
> Ie the domain name WHOIS plays little role in this.
>
>
> Comments from Council members:
> ===============================
>
> Greg Ruth:
> - support formulation 2, with clarifying words that it is use by
> the registrant
>
> Tony Holmes and Tony Harris
> - believe text needs to changed to reflect your intent
>
> Marilyn Cade:
> - support "intent" of formulation 2
> - surprised that name of the "registered name holder" would not be
> published
> - "use of" should refer to use by the Registered Name Holder
>
> Grant Forsyth:
> - purpose of WHOIS should to provide information sufficient be
> able to contact the Registered Name Holder
>
> Philip Sheppard
> - want to cover the purpose for which data is collected, but task
> fore asked for the purpose of WHOIS
> - believe purpose the data collected should have been identified
> first
>
> Robin Gross
> - support first formulation with no changes
> - second formulation has many problems because "use" has much
> broader implications
> - concerned about identity theft resulting from widespread
>
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