DNS TF meeting

 * over the Internet. The current RIPE 'whois'
 * access however is well-established, which is
 * why I've suggested to drop all Domain objects
 * except for a special one ("*td") for the top
 * level domains, which would then contain an
 * attribute ("*ws") pointing to the whois server
 * for that top level domain. RIPE's whois server
 * can than act as a "forwarder" for requests for
 * <domain>.<top_level_domain> (much like DNS!),
 * thus keeping the current whois service, but
 * resulting in far more up-to-date and reliable
 * information. Besided, the whois servers that

Commenting here from a RIPE database implementers' point of view, this
can be done. The database software will have to be taught how domains
work similar to more/less specifics for IP addresses and how to
forward queries. Again, as with most changes to the software this will
take time. And general concensus of course..... It's the folks
involved with the DNS objects that need to push this, not the NCC.

-Marten