Due to shortcomings of the protocol, various proposals exist to augment or replace it. Examples are [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3981 Internet Registry Information Service (IRIS)] as well as the newer proposed IETF working group called [http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/weirds/current/msg00231.html WHOIS-based Extensible Internet Registration Data Service (WEIRDS)] intended to develop a REST-based protocol. | Due to shortcomings of the protocol, various proposals exist to augment or replace it. Examples are [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3981 Internet Registry Information Service (IRIS)] as well as the newer proposed IETF working group called [http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/weirds/current/msg00231.html WHOIS-based Extensible Internet Registration Data Service (WEIRDS)] intended to develop a REST-based protocol. |