New Report: ICANN Publishes Fourth Annual Update on the InterNIC Whois Data Problem Report System and Announces Whois Data Accuracy and Availability Audits
15 pages; PDF.
From the introduction:

ICANN recently launched a new program to address Whois related compliance issues. The program includes an annual Whois data accuracy audit, ongoing monitoring of registrars’ Whois servers for functionality, and the annual publication of a statistical summary of information gathered from the Whois Data Problem Report System (WDPRS).

This new program is designed to better pursue Whois compliance by gTLD registrars and
improve Whois accuracy.

The information below describes existing ICANN efforts to address Whois issues; the purpose of
the new program; detailed descriptions of the Whois audits that ICANN will commence over the
course of calendar year 2007; and a detailed summary of WDPRS statistics for 2006.

Source: ICANN

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