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

["Kurt Jaeger" <]

Hi!

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

As I said (quote):

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

This includes

- template syntax
- syntax checks on fields

which also includes the syntax checked by the interface offered
by the registry.

> > - 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 ? 

I can modify .ch domains using the whois protocol ? That's news to me ?

Currently, each registry has its own "domain registration/modify"
interface (some web-based, some mail based, maybe some are already
database based).

Soon, PGP or GNU-PG as means for authentication will come into
play. So, it's some to standardize, otherwise the RIPE members will
have to "write code back and forth".

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