Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) Registry Agreements
Proposed Unsponsored TLD Agreement: Appendix Q
Registry Operator will provide bulk access by ICANN to up-to-date data concerning domain name and nameserver registrations maintained by Registry Operator in connection with the Registry TLD on a daily schedule, only for purposes of verifying and ensuring the operational stability of Registry Services, the DNS, and the Internet. The procedures for providing access, and the specification of the content and format of this data, will be as stated below, until changed according to the Registry Agreement. This Appendix is subject to change by agreement of Registry Operator and ICANN during the design process as well as during the IETF standards process. However, the following provides the target architecture and initial functionality. A. Procedures for Providing Access The Registry Operator will prepare a full data set once each week (the day to be designated by ICANN). Full data sets shall be up-to-date and coherent as of 1200 UTC on the day to which they relate. Until a different day is designated by ICANN, the full data sets will be prepared for Sundays. 1. Preparation of Files Containing Data Sets. Each full data set consists of an XML document meeting the content and format requirements of Parts B and C of this document. Once the XML document is generated, the following preparation steps will be performed:
2. Transmission of Full Data Sets. Once prepared, full data sets will be provided according to paragraph a below or, at ICANN's option, according to paragraph b below:
The full data sets will consist of the objects and contents described for full data sets in Part B of Appendix P. Full data sets will be XML version 1.0, UTF-8 encoded documents conforming to the schema/document type declaration set forth in Part C of Appendix P. Comments concerning the layout, construction and functionality of this site should be sent to webmaster@icann.org. (c) 2001 The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. All rights reserved. |