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DNSO Transfers and Whois Task Forces Post Reports; Comments Invited

1 December 2002

The DNSO Names Council Transfers and Whois Task Forces have issued reports and invited public comment on them:

Transfers Task Force

The DNSO Names Council's Transfers Task Force has issued its "Final Report & Recommendations – Policies and Processes for Gaining and Losing Registrars". This report submits twenty-eight policy recommendations to the Names Council for consideration as consensus policies. These recommendations are the subject of item 3 on the agenda for the Names Council's 14 December 2002 meeting:

3. Transfers Task Force final report and recommendations (40mins)
Transfers Task Force final report:
<http://www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/20021130.NCTransferTF-gaining-and-losing-registrars.html>

  • for decision (deadline for report 30 Nov 2002)
  • confirm and approve consensus policy recommendations

The Names Council is soliciting additional public comment on this report until 8 December 2002. Comments should be sent by e-mail to <comments-transfer@dnso.org>. Comments will be archived here.

Whois Task Force

The DNSO Names Council's Whois Task Force has issued its Policy Report on Whois Accuracy and Bulk Access. The report contains consensus policy recommendations as well as advice and comment from the Task Force. These recommendations are the subject of item 4 on the agenda for the Names Council's 14 December 2002 meeting:

4. Whois Task Force final report and recommendations (40 mins)
Whois TF Policy Report on Accuracy and Bulk Access:
<http://www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/20021130.NCWhois-TF-accuracy-and-bulkaccess.html>

  • for decision (deadline for report 30 Nov 2002)
  • confirm and approve consensus policy recommendations

The Names Council is soliciting additional public comment on this report until 8 December 2002. Comments should be sent by e-mail to <comments-whois@dnso.org>. Comments will be archived here.