Re: Whois using these ARIN services?? (fwd: Consultation on the Future of ARIN???s Directory Services)

[William Herrin via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>]

On Sat, Aug 29, 2026 at 12:04 AM borg--- via NANOG
<nanog () lists nanog org> wrote:
> Actually, I think RIRs could actually run proxy themselfs, and
> generate WHOIS reply based on RDAP data. Why not?

Your telephone landline (if you still have one) or VoIP to POTS
adapter usually supports rotary dialing. It's been nearly half a
century since anyone made a rotary phone but the POTS equipment still
supports rotary dialing.

Why?

Because backward compatibility is valuable. There's a disadvantage to
building a POTS adapter which is less than 100% backward compatible.
And the cost to implement a user-interface skin atop modern signaling
which implements rotary dialing is utterly trivial.

So I agree with you: why shouldn't the RIR use an RDAP server that
also provides a whois-compatible user interface skin? And do so
indefinitely?

Regards,
Bill Herrin



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