Whois Data Elements "Survey"

[Milton Mueller]

Dear members:

Below is a "survey" of constituencies prepared by
the all-important whois task force #2. This deals with
which data elements should be included in the 
Whois data that must be collected when you register
a name. Whatever data is in there may (probably will)
be made available to the public. 

I'd like to propose that we accept general comments on
this from the list, but allow the three people working
on the Whois Task Forces (myself, Kathy Kleiman, 
and Fran Wellings) to prepare a detailed response
which can then be submitted to the constituency 
for approval. 

--MM

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The GNSO's WHOIS Task Force #2 is chartered with reviewing the current
ICANN whois policy regarding the collection, disclosure and transmittal
of data.

One of the milestones of this Task Force is to determine whether the
data which is collected and disclosed at present should be changed.
To be able to arrive at a informed decision we are asking all GNSO
Constituencies for guidance on their use of the current data
fields.

Responses from constituencies are requested no later than February 16,
2003. Please send your reply to tf2-survey at gnso.icann.org.

You can find a short listing of these fields at the end of this
document.  Please note that this is a complete list; not every registry
makes every data item listed available.  A more extensive list may be
found at:

http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/dow2tf/pdf00001.pdf 

Specifically, we are requesting your feedback on the following
questions:

1. For each existing data field within the Whois, please provide
    feedback to the task force regarding the following:

    a) Use        How do members of your constituency make use of the data?
    b) Necessity  Is it necessary that this information be made available
                  to members of your constituency?  If so, why?
    c) Concerns   Describe any concenrs your constituency may have with
                  making this information available.

2. If there are fields not presently available within Whois that would
    be of use to members of your constituency, please suggest what those
    fields may be.  For each suggestion, provide feedback regarding the
    following:

    a) Use        How would members of your constituency make use of the data?
    b) Necessity  Is it necessary that this information be made available
                  to members of your constituency?  If so, why?

3. Please comment on any mechanisms that you are aware of to allow
    anonymous domain registrations, or to limit the amount of contact data
    made publicly available through Whois?

    Please also comment on the conditions under which the registrant's
    anonymity is lifted when these services are used.

Responses from constituencies are requested no later than February 16,
2003.  Although these questions have been distributed to each of the
GNSO constituencies, the task force would be glad to receive responses
from any individuals or organizations that have a knowledge or interest
regarding this matter.  Responses that are not made on behalf of a
constituency should include an indication of the author's affiliation
and interest in Whois privacy.  All responses to this questionnaire will
be archived and made public, although e-mail addresses will be
obfuscated in order to limit spam. 

Whois Data Fields:

General Information
  - Domain Status
  - Domain Name ID
  - Domain Name
  - Registrar ID*
  - Name of Registrar
  - Name Server(s)
  - Name Server ID*
  - Creation Date
  - Expiration Date
  - Updated Date
  - WHOIS Server*
  - Referral URL
  - Created by*
  - Last Updated by*
  - Last Transferred Date
  - Last Transferred by**

Registrant
  - ID
  - Name
  - Address
  - E-Mail address
  - Phone number
  - Fax number

Technical Contact
  - ID
  - Name
  - Address
  - E-Mail address
  - Phone number
  - Fax number

Administrative Contact
  - ID
  - Name
  - Address
  - E-Mail address
  - Phone number  
  - Fax number

Billing Contact  
  - ID
  - Name
  - Address
  - E-Mail address   
  - Phone number  
  - Fax number