To:
george@register.com (George Belotsky)
Cc:
michaelm@netsol.com, paf@cisco.com (Patrik Fältström), shollenbeck@verisign.com (Hollenbeck Scott), ietf-provreg@cafax.se
From:
Bill Manning <bmanning@isi.edu>
Date:
Wed, 14 Mar 2001 11:03:54 -0800 (PST)
In-Reply-To:
<20010314133914.A22700@register.com> from "George Belotsky" at Mar 14, 2001 01:39:14 PM
Sender:
owner-ietf-provreg@cafax.se
Subject:
Re: Unique handle generation
There is an unwritten agreement on handles. UserInitals+monotonically increasing number[+Registry] e.g. WM110 WM110-ARIN WM110-RIPE WM35-RADB all exist. % % I thought there was no one set standard for handles yet ... % % % On Wed, Mar 14, 2001 at 01:24:19PM -0500, Michael Mealling wrote: % > On Wed, Mar 14, 2001 at 01:15:05PM -0500, George Belotsky wrote: % > > I am puzzled why some people find this algorithm complicated. % > > Is running a registry for handles really a simpler solution % > > than a UUID? % > % > If it means retrofitting your entire current system because all of your % > existing handles have to change, yes..... % > % > -MM % > % > -- % > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % > Michael Mealling | Vote Libertarian! | www.rwhois.net/michael % > Sr. Research Engineer | www.ga.lp.org/gwinnett | ICQ#: 14198821 % > Network Solutions | www.lp.org | michaelm@netsol.com % % -- % ----------------------------- % George Belotsky % Senior Software Architect % Register.com, inc. % george@register.com % 212-798-9127 (phone) % 212-798-9876 (fax) % -- --bill