[dbwg] WHOIS Modification - Part 1 of 2

[william at elan.net]

If implementing #4, please make sure you have "," between City, 
State/Province & Postal Code. At the same time, when city is entered in 
the templates, put additional checks to make sure "," is not part of city 
name.v

On Mon, 2 Dec 2002, ginny listman wrote:

> 
> 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
> >
> 
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