[acm-tf] Whois-related work: WEIRDS

Hi all,
let me just signal the existence of this mailing list, which may
become a IETF WG.  They seem to discuss about functionality of WHOIS,
possibly through XML or JSON tools.  They cover rate limiting along
with authentication, access control, and more, including schemata.

These seem to be pretty close to the topic we are discussing.  I think
we should evaluate the possibility of coordinating with them.

It may be interesting to browse their documents:

Requirements For Internet Registry Services
http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-kucherawy-weirds-requirements

The RIPE Database REST API
http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-fiorelli-weirds-rws

ARIN's RESTful Web Service for Whois Data
http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-newton-weirds-arin-whoisrws

A RESTful Web Service for Domain Name Registration Data (RWS-DNRD)
http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-sheng-weirds-icann-rws-dnrd

and their mailing list archives:
http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/weirds/