[dow2tf] Revised Cover letter for all

["Jordyn A. Buchanan" <jbuchanan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The GNSO's WHOIS Task Force #2 is chartered with reviewing the current
ICANN whois policy regarding the collection, disclosure and transmittal
of data.

One of the milestones of this Task Force is to determine whether the
data which is collected and disclosed at present should be changed.
To be able to arrive at a informed decision we are asking all GNSO
Constituencies for guidence on their use of the current data fields.

You can find a  short listing of these fields at the end of this
document or a more extensive list under:

"<http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/dow2tf/pdf00001.pdf>"
(Or new Link)

Specifically, we are requesting your feedback on the following 
questions:

1. For each existing data field within the Whois, please provide
   feedback to the task force regarding the following:

   a) Use       How do members of your constituency make use of the 
data?
   b) Necessity  Is it necessary that this information be made available
                 to members of your constituency?  If so, why?
   c) Concerns   Describe any concenrs your constituency may have with
                 making this information available.

2. If there are fields not presently available within Whois that would
   be of use to members of your constituency, please suggest what those
   fields may be.  For each suggestion, provide feedback regarding the
   following:

   a) Use       How would members of your constituency make use of the 
data?
   b) Necessity  Is it necessary that this information be made available
                 to members of your constituency?  If so, why?

3. Please comment on any mechanisms that you are aware of to allow
   anonymous domain registrations, or to limit the amount of contact 
data
   made publicly available through Whois?

   Please also comment on the conditions under which the registrant's
   anonymity is lifted when these services are used.

Responses from constituencies are requested no later than February 16, 
2003.  Although these questions have been distributed to each of the 
GNSO constituencies, the task force would be glad to receive responses 
from any individuals or organizations that have a knowledge or interest 
regarding this matter.  Responses that are not made on behalf of a 
constituency should include an indication of the author's affiliation 
and interest in Whois privacy.  All responses to this questionnaire 
will be archived and made public, although e-mail addresses will be 
obfuscated in order to limit spam.

Whois Data Fields:

General Information
 - Domain Status
 - Domain Name ID
 - Domain Name
 - Registrar ID*
 - Name of Registrar
 - Name Server(s)
 - Name Server ID*
 - Creation Date
 - Expiration Date
 - Updated Date
 - WHOIS Server*
 - Referral URL
 - Created by*
 - Last Updated by*
 - Last Transferred Date
 - Last Transferred by**

Registrant
 - ID
 - Name
 - Address
 - E-Mail address
 - Phone number
 - Fax number

Technical Contact
 - ID
 - Name
 - Address
 - E-Mail address
 - Phone number
 - Fax number

Administrative Contact
 - ID
 - Name
 - Address
 - E-Mail address
 - Phone number
 - Fax number

Billing Contact
 - ID
 - Name
 - Address
 - E-Mail address
 - Phone number
 - Fax number