Re: whois broke again?

[William Allen Simpson]

Rodney Joffe wrote:
> On the other hand, I believe that there *is* an overwhelming public
> interest issue as far as typical whois type data is concerned. The
> ability to reach responsible parties during network events like DOS
> attacks, bogus announcements, domain failures, spam runs, etc. are
> necessary. 
>...
> So, a fundamental decision has to be made:
> 
> Is it important for parties that control DNS data (domain names and
> address space) that are connected to "the network" to be identifiable to
> the community at large, and reachable? 

It is important.

> If so, a replacement rfc needs to be developed. 

A replacement for what?

Don't we already have plenty of documents describing the protocols?

Are you referring to a BCP?

WSimpson@UMich.edu
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