[Ietf-not43] how to scare small children

[Rick Wesson]

from a policy perspective I would not encourage gTLD Registrars to
implement this on a publicly facing service.

its great for a under-the-hood thingy but for the public, frankly, its
just asking for abuse.

-rick



On Thu, 11 Sep 2003, Andrew Newton wrote:

>                How To Scare Small Children:
> Using Generalized Query Mechanisms As Frightening Devices
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Because the question of using a generalized query mechanism in
> IRIS has surfaced, I have taken the time to put together what
> one could look like.  As stated previously, it is not that IRIS
> cannot do it, it is simply that it has not been done.
> 
> Attached is a set of samples of the generalized query syntax
> and the XML Schema defining the formal syntax.  I believe this
> to be at least comparably powerful to LDAP's query syntax.
> 
> WARNING: Just because it CAN be done, does not mean that it
> SHOULD be done.  The point of this excercise is to show that
> the necessary expressiveness is at our ready.
> 
> Personally, I'd favor a much more scaled back version of
> this to solve the corner cases, if at all.
> 
> -andy
>