AW: Domain Name/Whois Data Element and Related Definitions

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

Dear Ross

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: owner-ietf-provreg@cafax.se [mailto:owner-ietf-provreg@cafax.se]Im
> Auftrag von Ross Wm. Rader
> Gesendet: Freitag, 05. Jänner 2001 15:12
> An: Ietf-Provreg@Cafax. Se; Patrik Fältström
> Betreff: Re: Domain Name/Whois Data Element and Related Definitions
>
>
> > Using the term SLD is difficult as sometimes what is registered is
> > not an second level domain, but instead a third level domain.
>
> True. ICANN made a small mistake when they put their various operating
> agreements with DOC/NSI/Registrars in place. Prior to that,
> "domain holder"
> and "registrant" were used somewhat interchangeably to describe the entity
> that held the domain. When ICANN started producing contracts,
> they defined a
> new term "SLD Holder" to mean the same thing. The problem was that people
> stopped using "domain holder" and started using the unwieldly newer terms.
> As such, the more understood and universally used term "domain holder" has
> largely been dropped from the vocabulary of domains. I think it's
> time that
> we bring it back ;)

I agree with you.
It is not important on whtich Label. The Domain Holder is the Organisation
or Person who is the Owner/User of the Name. XXXX.de, XXXX.CO.UK, the Domain
Holder uses XXXX under .co.uk and XXXX under .de nothing else.


>
> I'll annotate the next version to include a variant of the above.
> If anyone
> has any suggestions as to what the def'n of a "domain holder"
> should be, or
> rather, where the definition may be materially different from that of SLD
> Holder, please drop me a line. I'll start wordsmithing in the meantime...
>
> -rwr

This is the definition from the nic.at Terms and Conditions

1.3 Domain-holder

Domain-holder means such authorized party (natural person or legal entity)
as is solely entitled to claim use of the domain vis-à-vis nic.at. In the
application form, the holder shall be designated by its full and correct
name and address. By filing the application, the applicant represents that
he is of age and has legal capacity.

http://www.nic.at/english/agbs.html

Best Regards

Herbert