Re: Unique handle generation

[Bill Manning <bmanning@isi.edu>]

%>% I'm not sure I understand the point you're trying to make in the context of
%>% admin repository changes over time.
%>% 
%>% What happens to your example handle if the admin function is one day moved
%>% from ARIN to some other administrative entity (call it !ARIN for the sake of
%>% argument), but the person and prefix remain constant?  Does the handle
%>% remain WM110-ARIN, or must it change to WM110-!ARIN?
%> 
%> 	The legecy composite  WM110-ARIN remains
%> 	If -I- chose to do business w/ !ARIN, then !ARIN may
%> 	create the composite WM110-!ARIN.  If !ARIN wishes
%> 	to create the composite anyway, they -MUST- use my
%> 	handle, WM110, not create something else.. like BM14
%> 	or WM73.
%
% So your personal handle is part of a globally unique space that all
% registries have to coordinate to ensure uniqueness, right?
% 
% -MM

	Unfortunately, yes.
	Just like the registry handles have be be globally unique.
	(It would be confusing to have two registries with the same
	handle... :)
	One must have globally unique space within each object type.
	

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--bill