[dbwg] WHOIS Modification - Part 1 of 2

[william at elan.net]

FYI:

Format used by APNIC:
address: street & other
address: street & other
...
address: province, city postal, country
country: 2-letter-code
 OR
address: street & other
address: street & other
...
address: city, province, postal
country: 2-letter-code
 OR sometimes
descr: other & address 
descr: other & address
...

Format used by RIPE:
address: other & address
address: other & address
...
address: postal city    (here either postal or city or both maybe missing)
address: state country  (here either state or country or both maybe missing)
OR
address: other & address
address: other & address
...
address: postal city - country 
OR sometimes
descr: other & street address
descr: other & street address
...
descr: postal city

Format used by LACNIC:
address: other & address
address: other & address
...
address: postal - city - province
country: 2-letter-code

Neither RIPE nor APNIC have very consistent entry for address, seems to me 
they keep it as one large field in their database all together. I'd like 
this not happen to ARIN, so it should always be clear when some data is 
missing (i.e. state, zip or city).

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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