RE: [gnso-whoissurvey-dt] DRAFT - WHOIS Access Response to the GNSO Council On another note

["Metalitz, Steven" <met@xxxxxxx>]

Here is the link to the RAA negotiation wiki to which I referred on our
call just now.  

https://community.icann.org/display/RAA

Steve Metalitz 

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Hi all,

We were suppose to review the following document as well for this call.


www.icann.org/en/committees/security/sac051.pdf

I did not review it as of yet, I am remiss and apologize.  I will do so
before the next call.  

We may need to adjust our terminology  upon review.


Best Regards,

Michael Young
M:+1-647-289-1220


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GNSO Council


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.

-----

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+Fin
al+-
+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+Septe
mber
+2011







Berry Cobb
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