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RE: [gnso-irtp-pdp-jun08] Poll Message Feedback from Registries Constituency

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  • Subject: RE: [gnso-irtp-pdp-jun08] Poll Message Feedback from Registries Constituency
  • From: "James M. Bladel" <jbladel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:55:19 -0700

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style="font-family: verdana,geneva;" face="verdana,geneva">Barbara and 
Group:<br><br><font style="" color="#000000"><font style="font-family: 
verdana,geneva;" face="verdana,geneva">Thank you for gathering this data and 
feedback from your internal folks and the RyC. Does the fact that some TLDs 
require a registrant email address, and post this to WHOIS, challenge the 
premise of Question I? <br><br></font></font>I agree, modifying the RFCs would 
be impractical.&nbsp; But perhaps we wouldn't need to take such a drastic 
step.&nbsp; The provisioning system could be extended (the "E" in "EPP") to 
incorporate this functionality, and could be done on a per-TLD basis via 
feature release, funnel request or other updates.&nbsp; <br><br>That said, I am 
certainly not convinced that this is the right (or only) approach.&nbsp; But 
with respect to Question I., it does seem that our options are limited to one 
of the following:<br><br>1.&nbsp; Use an existing Registry / Registrar or 
Registrar/Registrar communication channel<br>2.&nbsp; Create a new Ry/Rr or 
Rr/Rr communication channel and require its adoption by all 
parties.<br>3.&nbsp; Status Quo<br><br><font style="" color="#000000"><font 
style="font-family: verdana,geneva;" face="verdana,geneva">While 
n</font></font>oting earlier discussions that any approval chain that involves 
or requires one or more email exchanges is inherently insecure and 
unathenticated.<br><br>J.<br><br></font></font></font><br>
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Subject: [gnso-irtp-pdp-jun08] Poll Message Feedback from Registries<br>
Constituency<br>
From: "Steele, Barbara" &lt;BSteele@xxxxxxxxxxxx&gt;<br>
Date: Mon, August 18, 2008 12:14 pm<br>
To: &lt;Gnso-irtp-pdp-jun08@xxxxxxxxx&gt;<br>
<br>
<br>
All,<br>
In follow up to my action item relating to whether or not the EPP poll<br>
message functionality could be expanded to allow for the passing of<br>
registrant e-mail address between registrars, either directly or via the<br>
registry, I have received confirmation that the RFC (ie. 3730) did not<br>
contemplate the use of poll messages in this way.  In addition, I have<br>
been advised that a modification of the RFC would be required in order<br>
to even consider this as an option and experience has been that<br>
modfications to RFCs require very long lead times.  Therefore, the<br>
general consensus of the Registries Constituency is that this is not a<br>
viable option.<br>
<br>
In the case of Afilias, which operates EPP systems for .info, .org,<br>
.aero, .mobi and .asia, they allow a registrar to retrieve the<br>
registrant e-mail addresses via EPP if the registrar possesses the<br>
domain's auth_info code.  Note that a legitimate gaining registrar<br>
should possess the auth_info code as they would have obtained it from<br>
the registrant.  This particular solution was done to facilitate the<br>
registrar-to-registrar transfer process while involving the registrant's<br>
assent.<br>
<br>
Members of the RyC who provided feedback also indicated that ICANN<br>
Registry Agreements require that the registrant e-mail address field be<br>
displayed in the WHOIS of most gTLDs and sTLDs and most of those<br>
registries make submission and display of registrant e-mail address<br>
mandatory.  Of course, this would only be possible if the registry is<br>
'thick'.  <br>
<br>
Finally, below is a table denoting which registries are operating using<br>
EPP, as compiled to date. I will continue to follow up with those that<br>
have not yet responded.<br>
<br>
Registry Operator               TLD             EPP<br>
Registry Whois Publishes the Registrant e-Mail (Port 43)        Notes<br>
VeriSign                        .com            Yes<br>
No<br>
VeriSign                        .net            Yes<br>
No      <br>
Registry Pro            .pro            Yes             <br>
Neustar                 .biz            Yes                     Yes     <br>
Afilias                 .info           Yes                     Yes     <br>
PIR                             .org            Yes<br>
Yes<br>
EPP Provided by Afilias<br>
Global Name Registry    .name           Yes<br>
EPP provided by VeriSign<br>
MuseDoma                        .museum                         Yes     <br>
Dot Coop                        .coop           Yes<br>
Yes     <br>
SITA                            .aero           Yes<br>
EPP provided by Afilias<br>
Employ Media            .jobs           Yes                     No<br>
EPP provided by VeriSign<br>
mTLD                            .mobi           Yes<br>
Yes<br>
EPP provided by Afilias<br>
PuntCAT                 .cat                    <br>
Tralliance Corp.                .travel                 <br>
Telnic Ltd.                     .tel                    <br>
Dot Asia                        .asia           Yes<br>
Yes<br>
EPP provided by Afilias<br>
<br>
<br>
-------------------------------------------------------<br>
Barbara Steele<br>
Compliance Officer<br>
VeriSign Information Services<br>
bsteele@xxxxxxxxxxxx<br>
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Dulles, VA  20166<br>
<br>
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