An expert report released Thursday on the Domain Name System by the National Research Council, considered the issue of WHOIS and came to following conclusion:
 
"Whois data management and access should be designed to allow for gradations in access while maintaining some degree of free access to Whois information."

The report was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the National Science Foundation, and mandated by the U.S. Congress through Public Law 105-305.

The report, "Signposts in Cyberspace: The Domain Name System and Internet Navigation," is available at ths URL:

http://www7.nationalacademies.org/cstb/pub_dns.html 

The full report also makes recommendations regarding new TLDs (there is no technical or operational risk to adding 20-90 TLDs annually), Internet governance and DNS (governments should stay out), security (DNSSEC should be encouraged) and many other DNS-related topics. 

>>> "Bruce Tonkin" <[log in to unmask]> 3/29/2005 12:06:27 PM >>>
Hello Glen,

Some suggested changes attached.

Regards,
Bruce Tonkin


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> Subject: [gnso-dow123] Whois task force 123 draft minutes 22 
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> Please find the draft minutes of the Whois task force 123 
> teleconference held on 22 March 2005.
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> If there is anything that you would like changed, please let me know.
> 
> Thank you very much.
> Regards,
> 
> Glen de Saint Géry
> GNSO Secretariat - ICANN
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