RE: lastVerified: optional vs. extension

["Hollenbeck, Scott" <shollenbeck@verisign.com>]

> We already have a lot of registry-specific and inflexible 
> stuff in EPP, mostly, 
> but not limited to, the handling of name servers. EPP is 
> clearly designed after 
> Network Solution's registry model (before they were forced to 
> open the registry 
> to others), which is far from being generic or prototypical 
> for the existing 
> ccTLDs around the world.

If this were true and the model were not of more general interest other
members of the WG would have shot it down long ago.  As I remember the
discussion the WG felt that the model was the most reasonable compromise
when all the alternatives (including the one you proposed) were considered.

-Scott-