[gnso-raa-b] Updated Consolidated List of Topics for RAA for Today's Call
Dear All, Attached is an updated Consolidated List of Topics that includes suggestions, including topics from Holly Raiche from her postings to the mailing list. I also have forwarded below for your consideration an email from the RAP Working Group related to WHOIS availability, that discusses the topic of RAA requirements. Best regards, Margie Milam Senior Policy Counselor ICANN From: owner-gnso-rap-dt@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-rap-dt@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Greg Aaron Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 10:43 AM To: gnso-rap-dt@xxxxxxxxx Subject: [gnso-rap-dt] WHOIS availability Dear WG: I have a uniformity of contracts item I'd like to look into. It is also a WHOIS issue, but it is directly relevant to our examinations of registration abuse topics, and avoids duplication of the current GNSO study efforts regarding WHOIS. I therefore think it's in scope for RAPWG, and am happy to hear your thoughts. As you know, WHOIS is a vital tool when examining reports of malicious use. In "thick" registries, the registry contains the contact data, and provides authoritative WHOIS information. But in the "thin" .COM/.NET registry, the contact data is held by the registrars. Abuse statistics show us that a significant portion of the malicious activity on the Internet takes place on .COM/.NET domains and nameservers, and so the accessibility of .COM/.NET WHOIS contact data is vitally important. Registry operators are contractually required to meet WHOIS Service Level Agreements (SLAs) -- ensuring that their WHOIS services are up for a certain amount of time each month, and respond at a certain minimum speed. However, registrars have no WHOIS SLA requirements. (See section 3.3 of the RAA at: http://www.icann.org/en/registrars/ra-agreement-21may09-en.htm ) In my professional work, I sometimes come upon registrars who do not appear to meet their existing contractual requirements, or whose WHOIS services appear to be functional only part of the time. This is anecdotal. I would therefore like to quantify the issues by seeing how a representative set of registrars make WHOIS available. Would anyone like to join me in this work? All comments appreciated. With best wishes, --Greg ********************************** Greg Aaron Director, Key Account Management and Domain Security Afilias vox: +1.215.706.5700 fax: 1.215.706.5701 gaaron@xxxxxxxxxxxx ********************************** The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Attachment:
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