[Ietf-not43] off-list comments on requirements

[Leslie Daigle]

Howdy,

Eric Brunner-Williams in Portland Maine wrote:

>>2) The text restricting the scope of domain registries in
>>section 2.1.4 is too vague.  Language is needed to stipulate
>>the association of a domain registry with a gTLD or ccTLD.
>>
> 
> Your call, not mine, but why wouldn't the implementor(s) of the server
> and clients using same at the delegation "whois-not43.wabenaki.net" be
> interested in using "TLD tech" for an SLD? Ask Scott about this one, I
> recall we (provreg) got an IESG hit on overspecification on just this
> point.

I think the intent was that the scope should be restricted to the needs
of registries providing global registrations services, such as gTLDs
and ccTLDs (today).

So, note the extra indirection -- "scoped to the needs of" not "only
operated by" gTLD and ccTLD registries.

Leslie.

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Leslie Daigle
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