Lisa - 12:08 am on Jan 28, 2003 (gmt 0)

These fields effect only .COM and .NET domains. Verisign operates what is known as a thin registry. They keep very little information about the domain. But the release of these three fields makes public some of the information the registry is required to already maintain. The majority of the information for thin Registries are keep with Registrars.

Verisign's .ORG registry is now run by PIR.org and will be operated as a thick registry. Thick Registries already display this information. Most new Registries are operated as thick.