1. Background
2. Overview of Current RDS/WHOIS Policy
3. Overview of Current RDS/WHOIS Policy Implementation Activity
4. Additional Information
Annex A -- Links to Other Reports and References
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1. Background
WHOIS isn’t an acronym, though it may look like one. In fact, it is the system that asks the question, who is responsible for a domain name or an IP address?
To learn more about the Registration Directory Service (RDS, formerly known as WHOIS), visit the WHOIS Primer:
https://whois.icann.org/en/about-whois
