Re: [eppext] I-D Action: draft-lozano-ietf-eppext-registrar-expiration-date-00.txt

["Hollenbeck, Scott" <[e-mail]>]

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>         Title           : Registrar Registration Expiration Date
> Extension Mapping for the Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP)
>         Author          : Gustavo Lozano
> 	Filename        : draft-lozano-ietf-eppext-registrar-expiration-
> date-00.txt
> 	Pages           : 15
> 	Date            : 2016-01-21
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> Abstract:
>    This document describes an Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP)
>    extension mapping for the provisioning and management of the
>    registrar registration expiration date for domain names stored in a
>    shared central repository.  Specified in XML, this mapping extends
>    the EPP domain name mapping.

Gustavo, I wish this document would explain what this value actually means given that registrars are not the authoritative source of information for domain expiration dates. Could you please add some text to the Introduction that explains the purpose of the value and what it means of the context of the expiration date maintained by registries? Can they ever be different? What does it mean if they are different? Why are both needed if they are supposed to be the same?

I'd also like to suggest that you add text to the different command descriptions to make it clear what the values represent when you're extending a renew, transfer, etc.

Scott