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Re: Something better than DNS?

2006-11-27 12:12:47


Brian E Carpenter wrote:
"CoDoNS enables multiple namespace operators to manage the same part of
the name hierarchy [...] Ideally, competing operators would preserve a
single consistent namespace by issuing names out of a common, shared
pool. In the presence of conflicting or inconsistent records,

One doesn't need to read further to observe that this is a broken
namespace.


An alternate view is that one does not need to read further to note that this scheme calls for coordination at the top of the naming hierarchy, just like any other scheme needs to, in order to be viable.

Whether the coordination is performed by a central authority or a cooperative society of participants is entirely irrelevant, to the underlying requirement of preventing name conflicts.

d/

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  Dave Crocker
  Brandenburg InternetWorking
  bbiw.net

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