Re: Ways of querying for linked objects...

On 31/05/11 17:20, Francisco Obispo wrote:
> In RFC 5732 (Host Mapping for EPP), on the statuses section, there is:
>
> -  linked
>
> The host object has at least one active association with another object, such
> as a domain object.  Servers SHOULD provide services to determine existing
> object associations.
>
>
> There's no mention on how the server should provide theses services. In
> addition, I've seen several registries implement queries such as this using
> very different methods (extensions, SOAP, REST, etc.)
>
> I'm also thinking on a use case, where a registrar my want to get the list of
> objects it sponsors.. there's no way in EPP to do this now.
>
> Do yo guys think this is worth standardizing? I think this is the right kind
> of use for an extension.
>
>
> Francisco Obispo ISC
>

Hi,

sadly, if I remember correctly, once there was a discussion about such a feature 
while EPP was standardized, but it was turned down. Trying to establish such a 
feature in a standardized way is now an uphill fight -- registrars simply don't 
like to change their systems if they already have a proven way to do the job, 
even if it is a proprietary solution.

Also, what can you (as a registrar) do if you know what objects are linked to 
your object instead of the knowledge that these exist (via the "linked" status)? 
If you don't have any means EPP-wise to free your trapped objects, it is not 
that helpful, except that you can manually find out the e-mail addresses of the 
related registrars and beg them to disuse your objects.

Regards,

Klaus

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