AW: Definition of Registry

["Herbert Vitzthum" <herbert@vitzthum.at>]

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: owner-ietf-provreg@cafax.se [mailto:owner-ietf-provreg@cafax.se]Im
> Auftrag von Peter Mott
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 04. Jänner 2001 22:06
> An: Alf.Hansen@uninett.no; ietf-provreg@cafax.se
> Betreff: RE: Definition of Registry
>
>
> > Who is responsible for the content if the Registry is not? Will each
> > Registrar instead be responsible for his part of the database?
> >
> > What then if a customer moves from one Registrar to another?
>
> Answer: The registry record is then maintained by the new registrar.
>
> The role of database integrity belongs to the registry.
> The role of content management belongs to the registar.

More in the gTLD World as in the ccTLD World

>
> In some applications, the two roles are administered by the same entity.
> Thats a monopoly model.  OK for a closed/restricted namespace
> like .mil but
> not useful for open gTLD's.
>
> A competitive registration model requires competing registrars to have
> access to a shared database operated by an independent registry operator.
> The entire reason for having a registrar is to have them maintain the
> content.  If some other entity (registry) wants to do this as
> well, then the
> registrar is redundant.

"competitive registration model" is very .com centric view, ccTLD may see
this different and for good reasons not use this model at all, but
supporting their kind of Registrarmodell

>
> The moment you have the registry operator taking the slightest interest in
> database content, the model is broken, complexity and costs go through the
> roof.  The present gTLD implementation is an example of what can go wrong
> :-)

As in the most ccTLDs will be a direct contract between Registry and
Registrant, the Registry has to take care of the correctness of the data.
Registrants are making millions of Euros profit by using their domains for
the business, e-commerce WEB Site. If the Registry is making a bad job the
registrant is able to simple sue the registry.

>
> Regards
>
> Peter Mott
> Chief Enthusiast
> 2day.com
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