Re: Using DNS names for URN naming authorities

Keith Moore (moore@cs.utk.edu)
Wed, 09 Jun 1993 15:27:13 -0400

Message-Id: <9306091927.AA01990@wilma.cs.utk.edu>
From: Keith Moore <moore@cs.utk.edu>
To: Larry Masinter <masinter@parc.xerox.com>
Subject: Re: Using DNS names for URN naming authorities
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 09 Jun 1993 10:35:17 PDT."
<93Jun9.103525pdt.56496@icanabula.parc.xerox.com>
Date: Wed, 09 Jun 1993 15:27:13 -0400

> The fundamental problem is that DNS names aren't permanent. I'd like
> naming authorities to be valid for at least 100 years. DNS names can
> get recycled.

Sounds right to me. We can map naming authorities onto DNS names, but
not the other way around.

Keith