In response to a GNSO Council request, ICANN Staffer Maria Farrell has provided informational materials relating to the purpose of WHOIS. The documents posted deal with: 1. The uses of WHOIS data 2. examples of language on WHOIS purposes within gTLD registrant agreements 3. similar examples from the ccTLD community 4. a summary of interpretations of the definition of WHOIS drawn from public comments See http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg02810.html The next Whois Task Force call will be held on Monday, 18 September. It will discuss: * Suggested changes to the Operational Point of Contact (OPoC) proposal following the discussion on the 26 August call. * Suggested changes to the OPoC following the discussion on the consequences of removing data from Whois. The initial OPoC proposal may be found here: http://code.byte.org/_attachments/1426464/Proposal%20to%20Implement%20oPOC%20-%2011282005.pdf Reminder -- in view of Kathy's departure from the WHOIS TF, the NCUC should sometime soon designate a replacement representative. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com