untangling_the_web

DOClD: 4046925
UNCLASSIFIEDNFOR OFFl61AL USE ONLY
Problem Report System (WDPRS) in September 2002 to let individual users report
incorrect or incomplete domain registration information, they received over 24,000
complaints. Of those, nearly 5,000 of the complaints concerned domains containing
incorrect or incomplete contact information-telephone numbers, email addresses,
street addresses-for known or suspected spammers.
One problem with correcting inaccurate Whois information is that there is no real
enforcement mechanism in place. Although all registrars accredited by ICANN to
register domain names are required to provide "accurate and reliable contact details
and promptly correct and update them during the term of the registered name
registration," there is no process for following up to make sure reported inaccuracies
are corrected or domain names taken away from offenders. The ICANN report
claimed that "ICANN's experience has been that accredited registrars by and large
do conscientiously comply with their contractual obligations by acting promptly to
correct incomplete or inaccurate data that is brought to their attention." However,
without stronger means of enforcing compliance , there is no way of ensuring Whois
data is accurate and complete.
Whois Data Problem Report System
http://wdprs.internic.net/
Internet Myth:
You can tell a domain's country of origin by looking at its TLD.
Internet Fact:
MANY foreign websites use .com, .net, and (to a lesser extent) other
top-level domains, so not every foreign site will accurately reflect
its country of origin by digraph. Moreover, many country registries
will sell their TLD to anyone willing to pay. You cannot reliably
determine country of origin by looking at a TLD.
448 UNCLASSIFIEDHFOR OFFICIAL tJSE ONLY