[dbwg] WHOIS Modification - Part 1 of 2

With just a few more days to express your opinion, I thought I'd sum up
what has been said so far.

#1 - 0 in favor (displayed below)
#2 - 1 in favor (displayed below)
#3 - 1 in favor (displayed below)
#4 - 3 in favor (displayed here and below)

OrgName: Ministry of Colleges and Universities
OrgID:   MCU-1
Address: Government of Ontario
Address:   Corporate Planning and Services
Address:   Ministry of Colleges and Universities
Address:   8th floor, mowat block
Address:   900 Bay Street
Address: Toronto Ont M7A 1L2
Country: CA

Alternative format #5 - 3 in favor (displayed here)

OrgName: Ministry of Colleges and Universities
OrgID:   MCU-1
Address: Government of Ontario
Address:   Corporate Planning and Services
Address:   Ministry of Colleges and Universities
Address:   8th floor, mowat block
Address:   900 Bay Street
City:    Toronto
St/Prov: Ont
Postal:  M7A 1L2
Country: CA

If no additional comments are received by Friday December 6, we will
proceed to implement format #4. Notification will be via email to this
list and URL listed in the WHOIS banner. Also, unless otherwise indicated,
the recommendation that all "Comment:" lines include the label will be
implemented.

Ginny

On Wed, 20 Nov 2002, ginny listman wrote:

>
> A discussion took place on this mailing list, with further discussion
> during the Database Implementation Working Group Meeting at ARIN X in
> Eugene, Oregon, regarding separating the city, state/province and postal
> code from the address line. This would facilitate parsing the postal
> address. This can be done one of three ways:
>
> Current format:
>
> OrgName: Ministry of Colleges and Universities
> OrgID:   MCU-1
> Address: Government of Ontario
>           Corporate Planning and Services
>           Ministry of Colleges and Universities
>           8th floor, mowat block
>           900 Bay Street Toronto Ont M7A 1L2
> Country: CA
>
> Suggestion format #1:
>
> OrgName: Ministry of Colleges and Universities
> OrgID:   MCU-1
> Address: Government of Ontario
>           Corporate Planning and Services
>           Ministry of Colleges and Universities
>           8th floor, mowat block
>           900 Bay Street
>           Toronto Ont M7A 1L2
> Country: CA
>
> Suggested format #2:
>
> OrgName: Ministry of Colleges and Universities
> OrgID:   MCU-1
> Address: Government of Ontario
>           Corporate Planning and Services
>           Ministry of Colleges and Universities
>           8th floor, mowat block
>           900 Bay Street
> Address: Toronto Ont M7A 1L2
> Country: CA
>
> Suggested format #3:
>
> OrgName:     Ministry of Colleges and Universities
> OrgID:       MCU-1
> Address:     Government of Ontario
>               Corporate Planning and Services
>               Ministry of Colleges and Universities
>               8th floor, mowat block
>               900 Bay Street
> City/Region: Toronto Ont M7A 1L2
> Country:     CA
>
> Suggested format #4:
>
> OrgName: Ministry of Colleges and Universities
> OrgID:   MCU-1
> Address: Government of Ontario
> Address:  Corporate Planning and Services
> Address:  Ministry of Colleges and Universities
> Address:  8th floor, mowat block
> Address:  900 Bay Street
> Address: Toronto Ont M7A 1L2
> Country: CA
>
> Although format #1 was not suggested at the meeting, it is similar to the
> format for multi-lined comments. Format #2 was the preferred method at the
> meeting, mainly because people were focusing on a single line street
> address. Format #3 was suggested at the meeting, but consensus was against
> it. Format #4 was not suggested at the meeting, but if implemented, begs
> the question, "Should the 'Comments:' label be repeated?"
>
> Prior to implementing this change, ARIN is soliciting further comments.
> Which method is preferred? Will it be necessary to provide advanced notice
> before making the change?
>
> If no additional comments are received before December 6, ARIN will begin
> to implement format #1. It should be noted that time of release of these
> changes depends upon the method selected.
>
> Ginny Listman
> Director of Engineering
> ARIN
>