# Re: URN to URC resolution scenario

Mitra (mitra@path.net)
Fri, 12 Nov 1993 12:07:23 PDT

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    From: mitra@path.net (Mitra)

    Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1993 12:07:23 PDT

    In-Reply-To:  Peter Deutsch <peterd@bunyip.com>

    To: peterd@bunyip.com, masinter@parc.xerox.com

    Subject: Re: URN to URC resolution scenario

    Message-Id:  <9311121207.aa15109@pandora.sf.ca.us>

Peter

I contend that DNS is an existance proof that resolution can be accomplished,
although I agree taht we have a more complex case and more work to
do to make this thing usefull.

DNS also gives us another usefull example. I contend that if DNS
didnt give us *A* reliable way to resolve host names, then we'd still
be using IP numbers for most things. I believe that without such
a method for URN's we'll stay using URL's .

Note - that I say "A" not "THE" /etc/hosts, and NIS both provide alternate
ways to resolve some names, but the existance of one way that works in
almost all cases makes me confident that I can ship someone my FQDN and
know they'll be able to find me.

- Mitra

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