To:
"'George Belotsky'" <george@register.com>
Cc:
ietf-provreg@cafax.se
From:
"Hollenbeck, Scott" <shollenbeck@verisign.com>
Date:
Wed, 7 Mar 2001 15:38:56 -0500
Sender:
owner-ietf-provreg@cafax.se
Subject:
RE: Unique handle generation
George, Maybe I'm missing something, but what's not unique about an e-mail address? <Scott/> -----Original Message----- From: George Belotsky [mailto:george@register.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 3:25 PM To: Christopher Ambler Cc: Hollenbeck, Scott; ietf-provreg@cafax.se Subject: Re: Unique handle generation Maybe we can attach some other information along with the email address to ensure uniqueness. A digest of the whole handle can then be generated. At this point, you basically have a UUID. People can use the plain text version of their handle (easy to remember), while automated information exchanges can work with the digests directly. .. and I hope this is not beef liver, or you may not even remember your email in a few years :) ... George. On Wed, Mar 07, 2001 at 10:48:36AM -0800, Christopher Ambler wrote: > I have been, and remain convinced that email address, with the > ability to change it as necessary, is the way to go. > > Then again, I'm also fond of liver and onions. > > Christopher > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Hollenbeck, Scott" <shollenbeck@verisign.com> > To: "'George Belotsky'" <george@register.com>; <ietf-provreg@cafax.se> > Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 10:36 AM > Subject: RE: Unique handle generation > > > > George, > > > > In terms of placing interoperability in the hands of the user, I prefer the > > idea of either letting them choose their own identifier (it it happens to be > > unused by anyone else), or using an e-mail address. InterNIC-generated > > handles (which sounds similar to what you've suggested below) haven't proven > > to be very memorable or useful in other contexts. > > > > <Scott/> > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: George Belotsky [mailto:george@register.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 11:54 AM > > To: ietf-provreg@cafax.se > > Subject: Unique handle generation > > > > > > Since unique handle creation is still an open issue, could we not > > borrow/adapt a UUID generating algorithm for making such handles? > > > > This eliminates the need to keep a centralized database of these > > things. Anyone can have as many handles as they want, and use them as > > they see fit. This places interoperability in the hands of the user; > > if someone wants their information shared between systems, they will > > continue to use the same handle. > > > > George.