Re: Standard Extensions
Keith Gaughan <[email protected]>
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On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 11:32:04AM +0000, Hollenbeck, Scott wrote: > It's been a long time since I started this thread back in January. Someone > recently asked me a question about an EPP extension, so I thought it wise to > see if I could revisit the discussion and post a summary. Here's the original > question: > > > Let's assume for a moment that we have enough interest to form a working > > group focused on the development of a set of standard EPP extensions. If we > > had to start writing a charter today, what functionality would people most > > like to see included? > > and here's a summary of the suggestions (my apologies if I missed any), > including new efforts that have recently surfaced: I'd like to add something to that. We've been talking to a ccTLD registry who are contemplating moving from their own proprietary protocol to EPP. One thing they'll need to do that is a ticket object mapping for managing pending domain applications and attaching documentation to those applications programmatically. It's early days, and thus a long-finger project currently, but it seems like the kind of thing that ought to be of general use, but of especial use to ccTLDs and sponsored gTLDs. > 1. A garbage collection mechanism. This is currently being worked on, though I haven't been able to get as much time to write up the initial I-D as I'd like. > 2. Extension for registrars to get registry/zone policy information. I think the consensus back when this was discussed was that it ought to be kept more-or-less independent of EPP. > 8. An extension for VAT and/or tax ID information. > > 9. An extension for a legal/personal attribute on contact objects. These can surely be merged? > Which of the above topics has been addressed in a draft? Who is willing to > write drafts for those topics that haven't yet been addressed? K. -- Keith Gaughan, Development Lead PGP/GPG key ID: 82AC3634 Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd. <http://blacknight.com/> 12A Barrowside Business Park, Carlow, Ireland Registered in Ireland, Company No.: 370845 _______________________________________________ provreg mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/provreg