RE: [gnso-whois-wg] ICANN's WHOIS data accuracy report

[Tim Ruiz <tim@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Danny,

The key to understanding that data is the phrase *as indicated by the
follow-up reports provided to ICANN by the reporter.* The reporter is
not necessarily the most objective source for that data. If you read on
in the report, ICANN followed up with further investigation into that
85.2% resulting in this more accurate estimate:

Whois Corrected  3.4%
Domain Deleted  14.2%
Domain Suspended  17.9%
Whois Inaccurate or Incomplete  27.9%
Plausible Whois  36.6%

Of the 27.9% it's important to note, as the report does, that some
registrars suspend names in ways other than putting them on HOLD at the
registry. Whether that's compliant with policy or not is something to
look into, but the point is that some portion of that 27.9% have likely
been acted upon.

I'm not arguing that it couldn't be better, just trying to put it all in
proper perspective.

Best,

Tim 
 

 -------- Original Message --------
Subject: [gnso-whois-wg] ICANN's WHOIS data accuracy report
From: Danny Younger <dannyyounger@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, April 28, 2007 7:36 am
To: gnso-whois-wg@xxxxxxxxx

ICANN's WHOIS data accuracy report has been released:
 http://www.icann.org/whois/whois-data-accuracy-program-27apr07.pdf
 
 The following should be of interest:
 
 Registrar Handling:
 
 The following table characterizes the state of the
 reported Whois records as indicated by the
 follow-up reports provided to ICANN by the reporter:
 
 Status 
 Inaccuracy Corrected 3.4%
 Domain Deleted 5.8%
 Other 5.6%
 Data Unchanged 85.2%
 
 
 
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