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Re: [alac] Draft statement on Whois TF3



On 2004-03-25 17:50:16 +0100, Roberto Gaetano wrote:

>>Actually ensuring accurate information would involve *using* the
>>address data to complete some step in the registration process.
>>Like what the one "survey" respondent told you: Send in a form
>>that must be sent back with a signature before the registrant
>>can proceed. (Or cancel the domain name if the form doesn't come
>>back after some days.) That method isn't practicable for
>>registrars with an international client base, either.

> Why?
> I'm not sure I understand it.

This would drive up cost and complexity of registrations, and could
lead to considerable problems in developing countries with
unreliable postal services.

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Thomas Roessler  <roessler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
At-Large Advisory Committee: http://alac.info/