Re: Merging RRP and Whois

> Sure RFC 954 "whois" pretty much as "send a command" and maybe get an
> answer.  But we are, I believe, talking about something rather evolved
> from that.
> 
> There is an expressed need, particularly driven by trademark interests,
> ....

there are a lot of applications with a lot of needs.  the particular set
of the domain name mega-industry is but one.  like the others, it should
be taken into account.  but its needs should not dominate others'.  this
is the ietf, not icann or nsi.

randy