[dns-wg] DNS registry sofwtare (Was: Ripe 46 Meeting

On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 03:11:17PM +0200, Edward Lewis took time to write:
> At 14:10 +0200 7/17/03, Stephane Bortzmeyer wrote:
> >> if the software base isn't conformant to the Queued documents
> >> (better yet the resulting RFCs), I'd be wary to count on it for my
> >> operations.
> >
> >This is a very strange argument. Gandi's IRI works with the EPP
> >actually used in the registries. This makes sense, from an user's
> >point of view.
> 
> Well, yes, it is strange - I would even by wary of it's use in 
> operations at the point mentioned.

I'm beginning to loose understanding of this thread...

Gandi's IRI does not implement the EPP standard, since this standard does not
exist right now. What does exist is few EPP drafts, and Gandi IRI
supports three distinct versions of them, as used by .INFO .BIZ &
.NAME registries right now.

It is never implied that it handles all drafts, nor that it is
updated in real time per latest drafts to handle all new bangs &
whistles.

It works, until Registries will change their implementation and use
the EPP standard, when it comes out as such from the IETF.

Right now, if you are a Registrar, you do not need a client speaking
the latest EPP drafts, since no Registries use it. You will need it
when Registries use them (kind of an egg and chicken problem, but
many Registries will wait before EPP becomes an IETF Proposed
standard before starting to use it, and some of those already using
it have said to be commited to switch to the ``standard'' one as soon
as possible after it appears).

You may regret that Registries do not use the latest versions of EPP
drafts (or that they started the EPP way far too early), but judging
the quality of a client that really works (otherwise Gandi would not
handle hundred of thousand of domain names, for example) by the
degree in which it complies with latest drafts, seems strange to me,
since the software does exactly what it says (which is not complying
with all and latest EPP drafts).

And BTW, since I am the author of it, but no more at Gandi, I would
by happy to updrade it to the latest EPP drafts as soon as I find a
job that permits me to do so, and as I may be able to do tests with
servers speaking same versions (all help welcomed in this regard).

Regards, and sorry for the interruption.

-- 
Patrick.
``The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.''