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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.<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/policies/terms-of-reference.html Whois Task Forces 123 Terms of Reference]</ref>
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.<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/policies/terms-of-reference.html Whois Task Forces 123 Terms of Reference]</ref>
==What is Whois==
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.<ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3912 RFC 3912 Whois Protocol Specification]</ref>
==Whois Task Force Members==
==Whois Task Force Members==