- From: Archie <warnock@home.com>
- Date: Thu, 26 Feb 1998 18:01:39 -0500
- To: "John C. Mallery" <jcma@ai.mit.edu>
- Cc: <urn-ietf@Bunyip.Com>, <uri@Bunyip.Com>
>AAP DEVELOPS DIGITAL I.D. SYSTEM FOR PUBLICATIONS >The Association of American Publishers, in conjunction with the Corporation >for National Research Initiatives, has developed an electronic >identification system for materials on the Internet. The digital object Very interesting. From checking out the site at doi.org, it appears they're using the Handle system. A friend of mine and I were speculating on what happens when there are something like 10**14 documents registered. Doesn't it seem like a hierarchical system would do the job more efficiently here? Or is there such an architecture now behind the handles? Archie -- Archie Warnock Internet: warnock@clark.net -- A/WWW Enterprises Phone/FAX: 301-854-2987 -- http://www.clark.net/pub/warnock/awww.html -- As a matter of fact, I _do_ speak for my employer.
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