[34768] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: NetSol Bulk Whois
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Matthew Zito)
Mon Feb 19 12:37:22 2001
From: Matthew Zito <mzito@register.com>
To: Richard Welty <rwelty@vpnet.com>,
Nicholas Bastin <nbastin@opnet.com>, nanog@nanog.org
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 12:31:35 -0500
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On Mon, 19 Feb 2001, Richard Welty wrote:
> Nicholas Bastin <nbastin@opnet.com>
>
> > Anyone noticed this lately when they do a dump in whois?
> >
> > (47) bulk_whois_optout: N|
> >
> > Anybody know when this became an option? (And can we charge
> > NetSol for
> > the amount of mail we receive between when we submit the change order
> > and when it actually gets done?)
>
> i'm not sure when it actually started, but it was recently discussed
> on another mailing list.
>
I'm also not sure when it started, but its worth noting that ICANN requires
that all registrars provide companies with bulk whois information for a fee
which (IIRC) cannot be more than $10,000 US - its part of the registrar
accreditation agreement.
Thanks,
Matt
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