------------------------------------------------------------------- APNIC Document identity Title: Submitting objects to the APNIC Test Whois Database Short title: test-whois-db Document ref: APNIC-099 Version: 003 Date of original publication: 2 December 2002 Date of this version: 28 September 2009 Review scheduled: n/a Obsoletes: Previous versions Status: Active Comments: n/a -------------------------------------------------------------------- Submitting objects to the APNIC Test Whois Database Before you can register any resources in the APNIC Test Whois Database, you must first create your own person and maintainer objects, using the three-step process described below. 1. Create a person object based on the template below: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - person: address: country: phone: fax-no: e-mail: nic-hdl: remarks: notify: mnt-by: MAINT-AP-TESTAPNIC-NULL changed: source: TESTAPNIC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For information on how to complete the attributes of a person object, see "Attributes of person objects" at: http://www.apnic.net/apnic-info/whois_search2/using-whois/updating-whois/objects/object-forms Submit the completed person object to: When you receive an email from the APNIC Test Whois Database telling you that the submission was a success, you can proceed with the creation of a maintainer object. 2. Create a maintainer object based on the template below: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - mntner: descr: country: admin-c: tech-c: upd-to: mnt-nfy: auth: remarks: notify: mnt-by: referral-by: MAINT-AP-TESTAPNIC-NULL changed: source: TESTAPNIC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Refer to your new test database person objects in the admin-c and tech-c attributes. For information on how to complete the attributes of a maintainer object, see "Attributes of maintainer objects" at: http://www.apnic.net/apnic-info/whois_search2/using-whois/updating-whois/objects/object-forms Submit the completed maintainer object to: 3. Update the maintainer of your person object (optional) Follow normal APNIC Whois Database update email procedures to update your person object and then submit the object to: 4. Create other objects as needed For information on how to submit other objects to the test whois, please refer to "APNIC Test Whois Database" at: http://www.apnic.net/apnic-info/whois_search2/learning-whois Questions --------- If you have other questions, please contact us at: Or, if you would prefer to phone or fax us with your questions, please refer to our contact details and office hours at: http://www.apnic.net