• From: John Cowan <jcowan@r...>
• To: "Bullard, Claude L (Len)" <clbullar@i...>
• Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 13:27:34 -0400

"Bullard, Claude L (Len)" wrote:

> Didn't catalogs work?  The problem as I understand it is that FPIs
> and System identifiers work for systems only where catalogs are centrally
> located so resolvable, or ubiquitously distributed.  DNS replicates
> so I am not sure why catalogs can't.  However, one still needs a means
> to automatically add FPI/System pairs to catalogs to be replicated.
> I wonder if spamming isn't the answer.

The answer is to run a bunch of root catalog servers, probably starting at
OASIS.  HTTP is a very suitable mechanism for transporting catalogs;
the DELEGATE directive makes it possible to run catalog servers in
administrative areas.

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