Re: Standard Extensions

Theo Kramer <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.ietf.provreg
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 25 Jan 2012, at 4:10 PM, Gould, James wrote:

> Jay,
> 
> <4.  Currently EPP *defines* a data model for domain name registrations,
> which fits gTLDs and some ccTLDs but not all (note, it does fit the .nz
> data model).   If the <ICANN data model changes at any point then amending
> EPP will require lots of effort all round.  It might be better to pre-empt
> this by moving to an alternative <approach where the EPP protocol is used
> to *describe* the registration data expected.  If then it was agreed that
> all gTLD registrations must include say a <registrant type as they have in
> .uk, then this could be added merely by updating the description the
> servers send rather than the protocol.

and

> On 1/24/12 7:02 PM, "Jay Daley" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> And finally something for us to think about:
>> 
>> 4.  Currently EPP *defines* a data model for domain name registrations,
>> which fits gTLDs and some ccTLDs but not all (note, it does fit the .nz
>> data model).   If the ICANN data model changes at any point then amending
>> EPP will require lots of effort all round.  It might be better to
>> pre-empt this by moving to an alternative approach where the EPP protocol
>> is used to *describe* the registration data expected.  If then it was
>> agreed that all gTLD registrations must include say a registrant type as
>> they have in .uk, then this could be added merely by updating the
>> description the servers send rather than the protocol.

+1 - the co.za (and .za) team would be prepared to provide input into this model.

-- 
Regards
Theo

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