[ppml] Directory Services - section 3.4.3

[Hannigan, Martin]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ppml at arin.net [mailto:owner-ppml at arin.net]On 
> Behalf Of Bill
> Woodcock
> Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 3:48 PM
> To: Leo Bicknell
> Cc: ppml at arin.net
> Subject: RE: [ppml] Directory Services - section 3.4.3
> 

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>     >        ARIN shall publish the APID in the following 
> methods using
>     >        industry standard practices:
>     >            - Via the WHOIS protocol.
>     >            - Via a query form accessible via the HTTP protocol.
>     >            - Via FTP to users who complete the bulk data form.
>     >            - Via CDROM to users who complete the bulk data form.
>     >            - Via the RWHOIS protocol.
> 
> Again, this is vast overspecification.

This isn't vast overspecification. It's better described as a minimum 
level of service delivery.

As far as the CD-ROM argument goes, it's not that big of a deal.
It actually covers quite a few scenarios that could arise. Staff
could probably figure out on their own if a CD-ROM made sense, but
there's no harm in saying "else...CD-ROM".


-M<