Re: DNS Host Handles/Registrations

[Adam McKenna <adam-nanog () flounder net>]

On Wed, Nov 07, 2001 at 02:58:08PM -0600, measl () mfn org wrote:
> On Wed, 7 Nov 2001, Adam McKenna wrote:
>
> > On Wed, Nov 07, 2001 at 02:17:02PM -0600, measl () mfn org wrote:
> > > This link is what I was looking for.   Thanks!  I find it interesting that
> > > NSOL is the only one who has responsibility for this???  Shouldn't *all*
> > > registrars have this ability?
> >
> > They do.
>
> No, they do not.  At least for the ones I use (register.com and SRS).

OpenSRS certainly does.  I don't use register.com so I can't comment on them.
 
> > Don't change your info at NSOL if NSOL is not your registrar.
>
> It appears that the person who "believed" that NSOL was the central
> repository for this was correct.  Changes are made at NSOL, and picked up
> by other resgistrars via whois.

No.  This is incorrect.  Feel free to go try to get this done at NSOL, but I
assure you that you will only succeed in frustrating yourself.

--Adam