[dbwg] WHOIS Modification - Part 1 of 2
ginny listman
ginny at arin.net
Mon Dec 2 12:52:53 EST 2002
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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