I have a (snail mail) newsletter from Nominet on my desk that confirms it.


>-- Original Message --
>Reply-To: dns§lists.auda.org.au
>From: "Rod Keys" <rod&#167;ddns.com.au>
>To: <dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au>
>Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 09:21:06 +1000
>Subject: Re: [DNS] Comments on draft whois policy
>
>
>Jon,
>This change has not been confirmed by nominet perhaps auDA could confirm
>this with nominet as a matter of urgency. I agree with you sentiments Jon.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jon Lawrence" <jon&#167;jonlawrence.com>
>To: <dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au>
>Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 6:43 PM
>Subject: Re: [DNS] Comments on draft whois policy
>
>
>> Note that the whois service that Nominet (.uk registry) provides currently
>> only lists the following information:
>> Domain Name
>> Registrant Name
>> Registrar/Reseller Name
>> Registration Date
>> Name Servers
>>
>> For various reasons this has proven very problematic and Nominet has
now
>> begun a process to begin publishing registrant data on the whois.
>>
>> There may be some lessons for auDA to learn from Nominet on this issue,
>> especially as the UK's data protection laws have been more stringent
than
>> the recently implemented privacy laws in Australia for some time.
>>
>> rgds
>> jon
>>
>>
>>
>> >-- Original Message --
>> >Reply-To: dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au
>> >Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 10:31:51 +1000 (EST)
>> >From: Ian Smith <smithi&#167;nimnet.asn.au>
>> >To: Rod Keys <rod&#167;ddns.com.au>
>> >cc: dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au, Mark Hughes
><effectivebusiness&#167;pplications.com.au>,
>> >        Jo Lim <jo.lim&#167;auda.org.au>
>> >Subject: Re: [DNS] Comments on draft whois policy
>> >
>> >
>> >On Mon, 22 Apr 2002, Rod Keys wrote:
>> >
>> > > Hi Mark & Ian
>> >
>> >I'm sure Mark will do a better job, but ..
>> >
>> > > Whilst I appricate your comments picture this scene. I have purchased
>> >some
>> > > goods on line and several days later they have not arrived. I try
to
>> ring
>> > > them but alas no answer or worse still the phone is disconnected.
>Their
>> >web
>> > > site lists their mailing address is a PO Box. What fall back as a
>consumer
>> > > do I have? however if the address details are available where they
>cannot
>> >be
>> > > hidden I at least have some redress and this has happened to me.
I
>was
>> >able
>> > > to go to the police and they followed it up and guesswhat I got my
>money
>> > > back.
>> >
>> >As seemed pretty clear from Mark's post, there's no impediment to law
>> >enforcement bodies obtaining full database information as/when required;
>> >I expect that this would apply to consumer protection authorities also.
>> >
>> >I feel any inconvenience a few people may suffer in not getting 'instant
>> >results' from whois queries would be more than outweighed by inhibiting
>> >unconscionable practices of some registrars or other would-be
>s[pc]ammers.
>> >
>> >Cheers, Ian
>> >
>> >
>> > > ----- Original Message -----
>> > > From: "Ian Smith" <smithi&#167;nimnet.asn.au>
>> > > To: "Mark Hughes" <effectivebusiness&#167;pplications.com.au>
>> > > Cc: "Jo Lim" <jo.lim&#167;auda.org.au>; "Dns Discussion Listserver"
>> > > <dns&#167;auda.org.au>
>> > > Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 5:18 PM
>> > > Subject: Re: [DNS] Comments on draft whois policy
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > > On Sat, 20 Apr 2002, Mark Hughes wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > [snip]
>> > > >
>> > > >  > As there are clear benefits but no identifiable downside, I
>strongly
>> > > support
>> > > >  > removing "Registrant Street" from the publicly visible whois
>data.
>> > > >
>> > > > Well made arguments Mark; smells good to me (fwiw!)
>> > > >
>> > > > Cheers, Ian
>> >
>> >[snip]
>> >
>> >
>>
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