# Re: URN functionality from URLs

Keith Moore (moore@cs.utk.edu)
Tue, 14 Dec 1993 15:59:57 -0500

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    Message-Id: <199312142059.PAA03573@wilma.cs.utk.edu>

    From: Keith Moore <moore@cs.utk.edu>

    To: dupuy@smarts.com (Alexander Dupuy)

    Subject: Re: URN functionality from URLs

    In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 14 Dec 1993 13:12:12 +0500."

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    Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 15:59:57 -0500

> A nice feature of DNS that can be exploited is the concept of a DNS search
> path. When resolving 1234.rfc.nic.ddn.mil, my DNS resolver will first try
> 1234.rfc.nic.ddn.mil.smarts.com. and then 1234.rfc.nic.ddn.mil.

Not everyone thinks this is a nice feature. Some people would even call
it broken. Domain names (like URLs) are supposed to be absolute.

Keith Moore

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