To:
"Hollenbeck, Scott" <shollenbeck@verisign.com>
Cc:
"'Paul George'" <pgeorge@saraf.com>, ietf-provreg@cafax.se
From:
Martin Oldfield <m@mail.tc>
Date:
Mon, 12 Mar 2001 13:17:33 +0000 (GMT)
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<DF737E620579D411A8E400D0B77E671D750779@regdom-ex01.prod.netsol.com>
Sender:
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Subject:
RE: Unique handle generation
>>>>> "Scott" == Hollenbeck, Scott <shollenbeck@verisign.com> writes:
Scott> Right now I'm working with the assumption that the
Scott> administrative repository won't change, but maybe that's
Scott> not a good assumption. For example, gTLD registry
Scott> operators may change over time. Changing the handle upon
Scott> such a repository change would be counter to other
Scott> requirements, but not changing it might be confusing.
Surely the possibility of change significantly reduces the handle's
utility though ?
If one of the reasons people want global uniqueness is to facilitate
using the handle as a foreign key, then if the handle might change
surely we'd also need to have some way to disseminate the changes ?
Cheers,
--
Martin Oldfield,
AdamsNames Ltd.