Re: NetSol Bulk Whois

[Matthew Zito <mzito () register com>]

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

-- 
Matthew J. Zito
Systems Engineer
Register.com, Inc., 11th Floor, 575 8th Avenue, New York, NY 10018
Ph: 212-798-9205
PGP Key Fingerprint: 4E AC E1 0B BE DD 7D BC  D2 06 B2 B0 BF 55 68 99