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

[Marcel Schneider <]

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

...
> 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".

I start to understand that you are not talking about WHOIS
but about some sort of registry-registrar protocol or maybe
software. Is that correct ? If you're a CORE member you may
present at RIPE-34 what you are doing. Or do you want RIPE
members top develop a new one ? There ist the Registry-
Registrar protocol currently developed by NSI with its
testbed registrars and there is the SRS (Shared Registry
System) proposed a while ago by CORE, but probably
discontinued now. Hopefully we'll have Siegfried
Langenbach at the RIPE meeting to learn more of the
current status.


Marcel