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Whois Task Force

From ICANNWiki

The Whois Task Force is responsible in improving the effectiveness of the Whois service and to maintain the stability and security of the DNS without compromising the privacy and personal information of individuals who are registered as name holders of the administrative or technical contact for a particular domain name.[1]

Whois Protocol

Whois is a transaction-oriented query protocol which provides information about networks, domains and hosts. It contains the full name and contact details of the the person or authorized representative of the registered domain holder. Internet users can send their queries about a domain name through the Whois server.[2]

Whois Task Force Members

Commercial and Business Users Constituency

Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers Constituency

Intellectual Property Constituency

Non-Commercial Users Constituency

Registrar Constituency

Registry Constituency

Appointed by Council as independent expert with voting rights

At Large Advisory Committee Liaison (non-voting)

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