This message has nothing to do with RRP, but I've provided some answers to
your questions below.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: desperado [mailto:desperado@tt.co.kr]
> Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 5:06 AM
> To: rrp@verisign-grs.com
> Subject: [VGRS-RRP] whois server
>
>
> Hello Everyone :)
>
> I cant find any protocol which tells about Whois Server.
> I think, my company (Registrar) must have our own Whois
> Server which keeps
> information of our customers, and it will communicate with Registry.
> Hmm.. do i misunderstand about whois server?
> following is a copy of email that one of my fellows sent to VeriSign.
> I hope to get some help here about this... thank you.
Registrar whois servers don't generally talk to the VeriSign registry's
whois servers when doing lookups - all of the information you need is kept
in your own databases.
> --------------
> 1. Whois DB
> This may sound quiet basic question.
> However, I need make this clear .
> When a internet user makes a whois look-up, how the look-up reache to
> registrar's whois DB?
A command line query using default parameters typically goes to the
VeriSign-GRS whois server, which responds with inforamtion identifying the
registrar's whois server. The user then has to issue a second query
directly to the registrar's server. Registrars also typically provide a
web-based user interface for direct use.
> Guess 1. the look-up comes to registry's whois DB first and
> the registry
> sends a request again to registrar's whois DB for the same look-up?
> otherwise
> Guess 2. to both registrar's and registry's DB, the who is search is
> requested at the same time?
>
> So, between registry's whois DB and registrar's one, which
> has more accurate
> information about a certain domain?
Both wrong; see above. No referral or automated forwarding takes place.
The registry's servers maintain the authoritative information about
delegations, the registrar's servers maintain authoritative contact and
registrant information.
> 2. How does a registrar send the whois infomaion against
> receiving whois
> look-up ?
> This question is relatied to question 1.
> About making whois look-up, we are well understood.
> However, on the contrary, how can we supply the whois
> informaion for the
> domains registered us, when someone send whois Look-up.
> Do you have a specific Protocol or program, so you can
> automatically be
> ansered through a packet connection?
The whois protocol is described in RFC 954.
> 3. What information Should we keep and what we don't have to,
> and how long.
> Let's say the owner of a.com ( whose registrar is Today and Tomorrow)
> applies to modify
> the nameserver and contact e-mail of his. Then, as registrar,
> do we keep the
> previous - after
> information regarding the change as history?
>
> For domain transererence, I find Registrar Reference Manual
> empathy to keep
> the registrarnt approval for the
> transfererece for a certain year. Otherwise, I am not clear
> with your policy
> regarding these infomtion keeping.
>
> Do you have not any other rules regarding information keeping
> except domain
> transferene?
I think these questions are all addressed by ICANN's accreditation
requirements. References are available here:
http://www.icann.org/registrars/accreditation.htm
-Scott-
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