13 Jan
2005
13 Jan
'05
6:26 a.m.
On Wed, Jan 12, 2005 at 10:59:43AM -0500, Steven Champeon <schampeo@hesketh.com> wrote a message of 98 lines which said:
4) all domains with invalid whois data MUST be deactivated (not confiscated, just temporarily removed from the root dbs) immediately and their owners contacted.
Because there is no data protection on many databases (such as ".com" registrars who are forced to sell the data if requested), people lie when registering, because it is the only tool they have to protect their privacy. Fix the data protection problem and you'll have a better case to force people to register proper information.
5) whois data MUST be normalized and available in machine-readable form (such as a standard XML schema)
RFC 3981