A new test conversion of our database has revealed a number of invalid data that need
to be corrected. Each registrar now has a list of data objects that they need to fix. The
list is publised on the login part of the registrar
web, as "Whois data --> Invalid whois data. Data errors which must be
corrected before the new EPP system goes online.". The list is colon-separated, the
format is ANSI. Please note that this list will only be updated when we do a new test
conversion of the database, approximately once per month.
Typical data errors are, invalid formatting of post codes, phone numbers, email
addresses, and country codes; too many contacts listed for host objects; too many
phone- or fax numbers, character encoding mishaps and invalid characters.
Each registrar must go through their list and fix the errors. You do this by
sending in change of
information requests for every data object. In some cases you will need to
confer with your customer, e.g. when you remove surplus phone numbers from contact
persons and organizations.
Some few errors can be corrected automatically by our conversion program, e.g.
errors like incorrect character has been used (e.g. ` instead of ') or character
encoding mishaps (e.g. Troms=F8 instead of Tromsø). It is important that you
check the validity of the automatic corrections. Whenever you find errors, please
update the data object yourselves.
None of these errors will be carried over to the new database. This means that data
you have not corrected at the time we set the new system into production will either be
deleted, or we will attempt to correct them on the fly, with the consequences that may
follow. Please refer to the table below for details.
You will see some error messages that deviate from the current system. The prime
changes are:
| Common errors |
| Error message |
Cause |
Consequences if the error is not fixed |
| EKS1P-NORID:Person has too many phone numbers |
New in EPP: A contact may only have one phone number. |
Norid will remove surplus phone numbers and pick a random number to remain. |
| EKS1P-NORID:Person has too many fax numbers |
New in EPP: A contact may only have one fax number. |
Norid will remove surplus fax numbers and pick a random number to remain. |
| EKS2H-NORID:Too many host contacts |
New in EPP: A host object may only have one contact. |
Norid will remove surplus contacts and pick a random contact to remain. |
| EKS1P-NORID:Invalid fax number [...] |
Fax numbers must be listed in the internasjonal format, starting with the
country code. A regular Norwegian number should follow this pattern: [+47 xx xx xx
xx]. |
The number will be removed. |
| EKS1P-NORID:Invalid phone number [...] |
Phone numbers must be listed in the internasjonal format, starting with the
country code. A regular Norwegian number should follow this pattern: [+47 xx xx xx xx]. |
The number will be removed. |
EKS1P-NORID:Email address [TBP@nycomed.] is not well-formed
EKS1P-NORID:Invalid email address [TBP@nycomed.] |
The address is at least lacking the country code or generic code. Email
addresses must follow the RFC-822-format. |
The email address will be removed. If the contact is a legal contact for a
domain, this means that email warnings from Norid will not reach the domain holder.
This may lead to the deletion of the customer's domain. |
| EKS1P-NORID:Invalid email address [eksempel.@xx.yy.no] |
Illegal character before the @. Email
addresses must follow the RFC-822-format. |
The email address will be removed. If the contact is a legal contact for a
domain, this means that email warnings from Norid will not reach the domain holder.
This may lead to the deletion of the customer's domain. |
EKS4O-NORID:Invalid contact value [Kj=F8pmannsgaten 23]
EKS4O-NORID:sanitized Kj=F8pmannsgaten 23 -> Kjøpmannsgaten 23 |
Character encoding mishap when at the time of registration. Make sure that
Norid's correction is valid. |
Norid fixes the error automatically, but we cannot guarantee that it will be
completely correct. |
EKS1P-NORID:Invalid contact value [Example Business AS (example)\nHaakon v11`s
gt. 5b]
EKS1P-NORID:sanitized Example Business AS (example)\nHaakon v11`s gt. 5b
-> Example Business AS (example)\nHaakon v11's gt. 5b | Invalid type of
apostrophe. Note that "\n" does not mark an error, it marks that the following text
is on a new line in the database. Make sure that Norid's correction is valid. |
Norid fixes the error automatically, but we cannot guarantee that it will be
completely correct. |
| EKS1P-NORID:invalid Norwegian postal code 'NO-N-7018' |
Norwegian post codes has a format of NO-xxxx. Post codes and their corresponding
place names must validate against the official lists of Posten
Norge. |
The postal code is removed. The address listed in the data object becomes
invalid and useless. At worst, this means that warning messages from Norid do not
reach the domain name holder, which in turn may lead to the deletion of the
custommer's domain. |
| EKS1P-NORID:invalid country |
The two-letter
country code is missing or has an invalid format. |
Norid will add "NO" or leave the field empty. |
