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                       Glossary of Parser Errors


1.  Introduction

This document is a glossary of the errors returned by the domain template
parser.  The errors are classified as "Required" and "Invalid" errors.
Section 1.1 describes the "Required" errors and Section 1.2 describes
the "Invalid" errors.


1.1  Required Errors


item 0 required

   Item 0 is the registration action type and is always required.  The
   valid values are N, M, or D.  N registers a new domain, M modifies
   an existing domain, and D deletes an existing domain.


item 2 required

   Item 2 is the complete domain name and is always required.  It is either
   a second level domain name with COM, NET, EDU, GOV, or ORG as the top
   level domain or an ISO-3166 country code domain name.  The valid
   characters in a domain name are alphabets, digits, and '-'.  The first
   character can be either an alphabet or a digit.  The InterNIC does not
   register third level domain names.  An example of a valid domain name
   is EXAMPLE.COM.


item 4b required
item 5b required
item 6b required

   This item is the name of a contact.  It is required if the corresponding
   item 4a, 5a, or 6a is blank.  Item 4a, 5a, or 6a should be left blank if
   the contact is being newly registered or its NIC handle is unknown.


items 4d-4h required
items 5d-5h required
items 6d-6h required

   These items are the postal address of a contact.  They are required if
   the corresponding item 4a, 5a, or 6a is blank.  Item 4d, 5d, or 6d
   (Street Address) is always required.  Items 4e-4g, 5e-5g, or 6e-6g
   (City, State, and Postal Code) are required for only the US addresses.
   Item 4h, 5h, or 6h (Country) is always required and must be an ISO-3166
   country code.  The ISO-3166 country codes list is available at:

   ftp://rs.internic.net/netinfo/iso3166-countrycodes


item 4i required
item 5i required
item 6i required

   This item is the phone number of a contact.  It is required if the
   corresponding item 4a, 5a, or 6a is blank.


item 4j required
item 5j required
item 6j required

   This item is the e-mailbox of a contact.  It is required if the
   corresponding item 4a, 5a, or 6a is blank.


at least 2 servers required in items 7 and 8

   A complete list of the DNS servers is required if either a new domain
   is being registered or the servers are being changed for an existing
   domain.  The server list must contain two or more servers.


1.2  Invalid Errors


invalid template version

   The current domain template version is 3.0 and is available at
   ftp://rs.internic.net/templates/domain-template.txt.  The text
   "Domain Version Number: 3.0" must be present in the beginning
   of the template.


invalid item 2
 
   Item 2 is the complete domain name.  It is either a second level domain
   name with COM, NET, EDU, GOV, or ORG as the top level domain or an
   ISO-3166 country code domain name.  The valid characters in a domain
   name are alphabets, digits, and '-'.  The first character can be either
   an alphabet or a digit.  The InterNIC does not register third level
   domain names.  An example of a valid domain name is EXAMPLE.COM.


invalid top-level domain in item 2

   Valid top level domains in item 2 are COM, NET, EDU, GOV, or ORG. 


invalid items 3b-3f

   These items are the postal address of the organization using the domain
   name.  Item 3b (Street Address) is always required.  Items 3c-3e (City,
   State, and Postal Code) are required for only the US addresses.  Item 3f
   (Country) is always required and must be an ISO-3166 country code. The
   ISO-3166 country codes list is available at:

   ftp://rs.internic.net/netinfo/iso3166-countrycodes


invalid items 4d-4h
invalid items 5d-5h
invalid items 6d-6h

   These items are the postal address of a contact.  Item 4d, 5d, or 6d
   (Street Address) is always required.  Items 4e-4g, 5e-5g, or 6e-6g
   (City, State, and Postal Code) are required for only the US addresses.
   Item 4h, 5h, or 6h (Country) is always required and must be an ISO-3166
   country code.  The ISO-3166 country codes list is available at:

   ftp://rs.internic.net/netinfo/iso3166-countrycodes


invalid item 4j
invalid item 5j
invalid item 6j

   This item is the e-mailbox of a contact.  It should have RFC 822 format.


invalid item 7a
invalid item 8a

   This item is the fully qualified hostname of a name server.  An example
   of a valid hostname of a name server is SERVER.EXAMPLE.COM.


invalid item 7b
invalid item 8b

   This item is the unique IP address of a name server.  Non-unique IP
   addresses (RFC 1597) are invalid.


Duplicate item 7
Duplicate item 8

   Either the hostname or the IP address of a name server matches that of
   another server in the server list.
   

Invalid item 9

   Item 9 is the invoice delivery method.  The valid values are E or P.