Re: The FAQ system approaches obsolescence. What do we do

Paul Lindner (lindner@arcwelder.micro.umn.edu)
Thu, 8 Dec 1994 22:21:50 -0600 (CST)

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Eric S. Raymond sez:
.
. > This will all be moot when software that uses URNs (Universal Resource
. > Names) becomes available. You can just tell people get it from
. > urn:isbn0006789, and then folks can use a urn->url mapping service to
. > find the closest location of the collection of information.
.
. What's the state of the URN proposals? How soon should we expect this?

It's still in the specification stage, from the agenda at the San Jose
IETF:

1:00 URN issues (Mitra, Chris Weider)
IESG comments on URN requirements (?)
URN specification

There will probably be a urn->url mapping agent built on whois++
concepts sometime soon..

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