- From: Alan Ruttenberg <alanruttenberg@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 12:34:36 -0400
- To: w3c semweb hcls <public-semweb-lifesci@w3.org>
[It was on this list: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public- semweb-lifesci/2006Jun/0149] -Alan' On Jun 18, 2006, at 12:20 PM, John Madden wrote: > > I can't locate the beginning of this thread. Did the discussion > start on another list? > Thanks. > John > > On Jun 17, 2006, at 1708, Eric Neumann wrote: > >> >> >> This is a very useful and important discussion thread, and I would >> like to see others on the list to contribute their thoughts/ >> concerns as well. >> >> May I ask all the contributors to include HTML links to any >> acronyms they reference (e.g., NAPTR)? This will make it easier >> for the rest of us to catch up quickly, and to eventually collect >> the approaches out there into a comprehensive list of viable >> implementations. >> >> thanks, >> Eric >> >> >> --- Sean Martin <sjmm@us.ibm.com> wrote: >> >> > MW> >> > MW> I believe this SRV-redirection behaviour is part >> > of the LSID spec, and >> > MW> we use it for all of the BioMOBY LSIDs... >> > MW> >> > >> > It also uses NAPTR's as described in IETF RFC's >> > 3401->3405 to traverse the >> > URN namespace, allowing the dereferencing process to >> > bridge the gap that >> > separates authority name strings from service >> > locations. From what I >> > recall, the URN specs specifically do not permit >> > names and locations to be >> > confounded. >> > >> > Kindest regards, Sean >> > >> > -- >> > Sean Martin >> > IBM Corp. >> > >> > public-semweb-lifesci-request@w3.org wrote on >> > 06/16/2006 12:59:12 PM: >> > >> > > >> > > On Fri, 2006-06-16 at 10:41 -0400, Alan Ruttenberg >> > wrote: >> > > >> > > > something, but as far as I can see, the only >> > authority related to >> > > > namespaces in URLs is the DNS, and while there >> > is the SRV field which >> > > > might be used to direct someone to information >> > about the namespace, I >> > > > don't know whether anyone does. >> > > >> > > >> > > I believe this SRV-redirection behaviour is part >> > of the LSID spec, and >> > > we use it for all of the BioMOBY LSIDs... >> > > >> > > M >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > -- >> > > >> > > -- >> > > Mark Wilkinson >> > > Asst. Professor, Dept. of Medical Genetics >> > > University of British Columbia >> > > PI in Bioinformatics, iCAPTURE Centre >> > > St. Paul's Hospital, Rm. 166, 1081 Burrard St. >> > > Vancouver, BC, V6Z 1Y6 >> > > tel: 604 682 2344 x62129 >> > > fax: 604 806 9274 >> > > >> > > "For most of this century we have viewed >> > communications as a conduit, >> > > a pipe between physical locations on the >> > planet. >> > > What's happened now is that the conduit has become >> > so big and >> > interesting >> > > that communication has become more than a >> > conduit, >> > > it has become a destination in its own >> > right..." >> > > >> > > Paul Saffo - Director, Institute >> > for the Future >> > > >> > > >> > >> >> Eric Neumann, PhD >> co-chair, W3C Healthcare and Life Sciences, >> and Senior Director Product Strategy >> Teranode Corporation >> 83 South King Street, Suite 800 >> Seattle, WA 98104 >> +1 (781)856-9132 >> www.teranode.com >> >> >> > >
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