[DBWG] Removing short handles in WHOIS objects

[Frank Habicht]

Dear AfriNIC staff,

there has been consensus to go ahead and implement this remove the
shortened attribute identifiers.

Please update us when it's completed.

Thanks,
Frank


On 16/08/2019 15:56, Frank Habicht wrote:

> Hi DBWG,

> 

> Thanks Michel for bringing this up.

> 

> I propose we set a deadline for input to this fairly easy subject for

> Wednesday midnight Mauritius time.

> 

> Of course we see a tendency already and preparations can be done ;-)

> 

> Thanks,

> Frank Habicht

> 

> On 16/08/2019 14:57, Michel ODOU wrote:

>> 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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