Re: Some ideas on the future direction of the RIPE TLD-WG

[Marcel Schneider <]

On Monday, 13 Sep 1999, "Kurt Jaeger" writes:

Hello Kurt

> The RIPE TLD-WG might try to get a standards discussion started for
> all technical interfaces into DNS registration:

> - whois query interface
> - template syntax
> - syntax checks on fields
> - Validity checks
> - Change/Modify interface

> in short, for every aspect required to automate as many tasks as possible
> for domain delegation.

Since IMO all TLD's in the RIPE area use RIPE WHOIS your proposal
makes sense. I do not fully understand these issues:

> - syntax checks on fields
> - Validity checks

Do you mean checks implemented in WHOIS or checks implemented
by the interface offered by the registry to you to enter 
WHOIS information ? 

> - Change/Modify interface

What interface ? WHOIS uses an ASCII text based simple query
mechanism to communicate with. See RFC-954. Where ist the interface
here ? Are you suggesting one ? 


Marcel