[DBWG] Removing short handles in WHOIS objects

[Michel ODOU]

Thanks Ernest.
cc-ing the wg

Michel

On 16/08/2019 21:07, ernest wrote:

> No objection Michel. 

>

> Also shocked to learn of this feature :-)

>

> EB.

>

>

> -------- Original message --------

> From: Michel ODOU <michel.odou at afrinic.net>

> Date: 16/08/2019 14:57 (GMT+03:00)

> To: dbwg at afrinic.net

> Subject: [DBWG] Removing short handles in WHOIS objects

>

> Hi DBWG members,

>

> As you may know, the WHOIS allows object attributes in a short form,

> though this is not clearly documented.

>

> For example,

>

> person:     John Doe

> address:    Mauritius

> phone:      tel:+230-403-5100

> e-mail:     john.doe at afrinic.net

> nic-hdl:    JOHNDOE

> changed:    john.doe at afrinic.net 20190816

> source:    AFRINIC

>

> and

>

> pn:    John Doe

> ad:    Mauritius

> ph:    tel:+230-403-5100

> em:    john.doe at afrinic.net

> nh:    JOHNDOE

> ch:    john.doe at afrinic.net 20190816

> so:    AFRINIC

>

> are the same object.

>

> However, as said above, this is not documented and we did not find any

> object using these short form attribute names.

> We would like to remove this feature for the following reasons:

>

>  1. It is not used.

>  2. Short form attribute names are difficult to read.

>  3. They can break parsers/scripts that expect long form attribute names.

>

> I you have any objection, please let us know.

>

> Regards,

> Michel


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