WHOIS SERVER POLICY REVIEW
Feedback Form for Discussion Questions

The questions below are for your consideration. They provide some specific ideas which the Working Group would like feedback on. Submissions are not bound to follow the lines of thinking the Working Group suggests, they are simply here as an additional prompt.  Your comments will be posted on our website here.


Your details (only name and, if applicable, organisation will be published)
 
Name:
Organisation:
Phone:
Email address:

 

Issue 1 - Information Displayed
1. Should all the information currently displayed (see example), continue to be available
as a  result of a whois query?
 
2. If yes:

Why?
3. If no:

a) What fields should be displayed and why?

b) What fields should not be displayed and why?

 
4. Should there be any distinction between information displayed where the domain name
is registered to an individual compared to one registered to an organisation?
 
5. If yes:

a) What should and shouldn't be displayed where an individual
and why?

b) What should and shouldn't be displayed where an organisation
and why?

 

Issue 2 - Whois Query Options
6. Do you agree with the current policy position that wild card searches, and bulk whois
queries, should not be permitted?

              
Why?


Issue 3 - Security and System Access
7. What are your views on the position of InternetNZ to not publish the levels set for
monitoring Whois query transactions?




8. Should the Whois policy specify the actions the registry can take when abuse of the
Whois is suspected?

              
Why?


General Feedback
9. Are there any other issues you think the Working Group needs to consider in the
course of the Review?




       

Thank you for taking the time to fill out this questionnaire. If you have any queries, feel free to email policies@dnc.org.nz.


 

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