Re: [ietf-provreg] Unique identifiers for Contact

[Andre Marais <andre@flame.co.za>]

Hi Janusz,

> > Shouldn't there be a command that allows for identifier generation on
> > the server side which would eliminate this type of problem?
> >
> 
> A small adjustment to EPP protocol would help with the potential
> inconvenience. Element <contact:id> in contact create request could be
> OPTIONAL. The absence of the element in a contact create request would
> indicate that the server should generate contact identifier for the new
> contact. The format of contact create response would remain unchanged.
> Clients that don't pass values for desired unique identifiers could obtain
> server assigned values  from create responses.

Agreed. What are the chances of this being accepted as standard?

Regards,
Andre

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