Re: Namespace names: a semi-serious proposal

Peter Jacobi wrote:

> On ISO OIDs:
>
> Everybody, who has one (for example 1.2.3) can give you your own
> (for example 1.2.3.777), from which you can easily generate your 10**12:
> 1.2.3.777.1 up to 1.2.3.777.1000000000000
>
> If your neighbour hasn't got one or didn't want to give you one, ask well
> known agencies, for example:
>
> http://www.isi.edu/cgi-bin/iana/enterprise.pl

That page seems aimed at corporate entities -- but I suppose no one really
cares whether the requestor has any kind of corporate existence.

Paul Abrahams

Received on Monday, 29 May 2000 13:52:25 UTC