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Re: [gnso-thickwhoispdp-wg] For your review - revised version of the 'thick' Whois Initial Report

  • To: "Metalitz, Steven" <met@xxxxxxx>
  • Subject: Re: [gnso-thickwhoispdp-wg] For your review - revised version of the 'thick' Whois Initial Report
  • From: "Mike O'Connor" <mike@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2013 16:46:04 -0500

hi all,

i think this round of edits raises an interesting "process" point.  this is 
almost like a public comment from staff.  which is fine, but:

- it's coming quite late in our conversation 

- they're made without a complete understanding of the discussions we've had

- many of these could be thought of more as implementation issues -- something 
we're going to take up in the next round of conversation on the way to a final 
report

so i'm inclined to agree with Steve.  unless people have *really* strong views 
about the changes that came in from staff, let's take a look at setting them 
aside and including them in the public comments for review.  i am still 
considering the prior draft a "consensus candidate" for approval on the call 
this week.

my thoughts only, happy to discuss on the call.

mikey


On Jun 2, 2013, at 1:14 PM, "Metalitz, Steven" <met@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Marika and colleagues,
>  
> I had certainly had the sense that we were reducing the number of open issues 
> as we proceed closer to issuance of our draft report, so I was disappointed 
> to see so many new issues thrown on the table in your latest version.
>  
> On pages 18-19 (the version attached to your e-mail had no line numbers) I 
> see some observations about problematic provisions in existing agreements or 
> inconsistencies between what registries and registrars are required to do 
> under their respective agreements. Assuming these observations are accurate, 
> it is important to capture them, but I wonder whether inserting them into 
> this document will be distracting or confusing to the reader who may conclude 
> that they have a bearing on the overall issue we have been asked to consider.
>  
> As the coordinator of the authoritativeness subgroup, it was not reassuring 
> to see so many proposed edits to this text, which has been quite stable for 
> several weeks now.   The edits on page 33 and footnote 20 make me wonder 
> whether their author is confusing authoritativeness with accuracy or perhaps 
> with currentness of data.   These are 2 or actually 3 distinct issues.   One 
> of the problems with the status quo is that a great deal of Whois data held 
> by registrars is authoritative (because there is no other source for it) but 
> frequently inaccurate (as well documented in the NORC and other studies).  
> The frequency with which data  is updated might make it more accurate (though 
> not so when inaccurate data is updated with new inaccurate data, a common 
> occurrence in the current WDPRS, or even when accurate data is updated with 
> inaccurate data) but it does not make that data any more or less 
> authoritative under the definitions provided in the text of this report.
>  
> On page 24, I am not sure where the idea came from that registrars stop 
> publishing Whois data in a thick registry environment.  They continue to 
> publish this data as before.  Under the proposed 2013 RAA, one channel of 
> this publication (Port 43) would no longer be required, but it would still 
> need to be made available via website. 
>  
> I have discussed with Don the issue I raised at the end of our last call (the 
> reference to safe harbors which appears on page 44 of the text you 
> circulated). We did not reach agreement but I decided to set the issue aside 
> in order to expedite our progress toward a draft report.  I guess I have to 
> wonder now whether we are really making forward progress or are circling back 
> on issues that seemed pretty stable a few weeks ago. 
>  
> Steve Metalitz  
> From: owner-gnso-thickwhoispdp-wg@xxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:owner-gnso-thickwhoispdp-wg@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Marika Konings
> Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2013 6:22 AM
> To: gnso-thickwhoispdp-wg@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [gnso-thickwhoispdp-wg] For your review - revised version of the 
> 'thick' Whois Initial Report
>  
> Dear All,
>  
> Please find attached for your review an updated version of the Initial Report 
> which incorporates the changes discussed on Tuesday's meeting as well as some 
> additional proposed edits / comments provided by some of my colleagues (most 
> of these are clarifications / corrections). To facilitate review I've 
> accepted all the changes from the previous version. There may be some 
> additional comments forthcoming, but I already wanted to share this version 
> with you to allow sufficient time to review and highlight any other 
> substantive comments that should be considered by the WG prior to the next 
> meeting.
>  
> With best regards,
>  
> Marika
>  
> From: Marika Konings <marika.konings@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tuesday 28 May 2013 20:24
> To: "gnso-thickwhoispdp-wg@xxxxxxxxx" <gnso-thickwhoispdp-wg@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [gnso-thickwhoispdp-wg] Final call - please share any substantive 
> comments on the Initial Report by 4 June
>  
> Dear All,
>  
> As discussed during today's meeting, please share any substantive comments 
> you have on the latest version of the Initial Report (see attached) ahead of 
> the next meeting (Tuesday 4 June). The WG intends to close the list of 
> substantive issues that need to be further discussed by that date. 
>  
> With best regards,
>  
> Marika


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