Re: [gnso-whoissurvey-dt] DRAFT - WHOIS Access Response to the GNSO Council

[Don Blumenthal <dblumenthal@xxxxxxx>]

To take care of some items in advance of the meeting

1) The link to the final RAP report is 
http://gnso.icann.org/issues/rap/rap-wg-final-report-29may10-en.pdf. The one in 
the draft points to a draft.
2) Should it be "deliverable" in line 1?
3) I think that the two items under Compliance efforts need clarification.
4) I believe that the answer is Yes but, to be sure, is the Whois AOC Review 
Team the same as the Whois Policy Review Team? Stop reading if I'm wrong. 
Depending on when this response goes to the GNSO, the Team's whois 
accessibility recommendations already may be on the record. From what I 
understand, the Whois Team report is expected to be out within the next week 
and certainly will be filed by the group's end of year deadline.

Talk to you, or at least some, in a couple of hours.

Don

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From: Berry Cobb <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2011 02:20:14 -0500
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Subject: [gnso-whoissurvey-dt] DRAFT - WHOIS Access Response to the GNSO Council

WSWG Team,

Below you find the draft response to the GNSO Council on the RAP Recommendation 
for WHOIS Access.  We will review this at out WSWG Call next Monday.  Thank you.

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The WHOIS Survey Working Group (WSWG) would like to thank the GNSO Council for 
reaching out to determine if the important issue of WHOIS Accessibility can be 
included within the survey being created as a major deliver of the WSWG’s 
charter.  After careful review of the RAP’s recommendation and supporting 
information, the WG determined that the RAPWG was only focused on the policy 
and compliance aspects with respect to WHOIS Access.  Given the WSWG’s current 
charter to construct a survey around the technical requirements of a WHOIS 
system and infrastructure, the WSWG determined inclusion of the RAP’s 
recommendation aligned more with policy and thus the WSWG considered it to be 
out of scope.  However, given the breadth of WHOIS experience on the team, the 
WSWG also wanted to provide the Council will additional information so that it 
may make a better informed decision:


·         Since the RAP submitted its final recommendations to the Council, the 
ICANN Compliance team efforts have improved and expanded the monitoring of 
WHOIS access with the accredited Registrars.

o   Use of the WHOIS Port 43 probe tool and compliance notices sent on exceeded 
thresholds

o   Posting of results at least once per year to the Compliance page, with 
plans of more frequent reporting intervals

·         At the time of the RAP Recommendations, The WHOIS AoC Review Team did 
not exist and ICANN staff understands the topic of WHOIS accessibility has 
since been discussed.  However, it is unclear if the output from the AoC team 
will translate in to meaningful policy changes, but it is possible that 
accessibility recommendations may be submitted.

·         In parallel to RAPWG, RAA Amendments & Law Enforcement efforts were 
conducted where sets of issues around WHOIS are in the process of negotiation 
or pending PDP.  Such topics include:

o   Service Level Agreements on WHOIS availability

o   Several other issues identified with respect to accuracy. (RAP report 
touches on accuracy but at a difference between Port 43 & Web and not as a 
function of data accuracy)

For the Council’s convenience, the RAP Recommendation and Council’s Resolution 
are included below.

RAP Recommendation on WHOIS Access
The GNSO should determine what additional research and processes may be needed 
to ensure that WHOIS data is accessible in an appropriately reliable, 
enforceable, and consistent fashion. The GNSO Council should consider how such 
might be related to other WHOIS efforts, such as the upcoming review of WHOIS 
policy and implementation required by ICANN’s new Affirmation of Commitments.

Link to Final Report:  
https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/8945716/RAPWG+Draft+Final+-+27+May+2010.doc?version=1&modificationDate=1314119718000


GNSO Resolved
Included in a Resolution to Address Remaining Registration Abuse Policies 
Working Group Recommendations:  RESOLVED, in response to WHOIS Access 
recommendation #1, the GNSO Council requests the WHOIS Survey Drafting Team to 
consider including the issue of WHOIS Access as part of the survey it has been 
tasked to develop. If the WHOIS Survey Drafting Team is of the view that it is 
not appropriate or timely to include WHOIS Access as part of the survey, it 
should inform the GNSO Council accordingly so that the GNSO Council can 
determine what next steps, if any, might be appropriate at this stage in 
relation to this recommendation.

Link to Resolution Statements of 10/6 Council meeting:  
https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+22+September+2011







Berry Cobb
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