Handle Generation

[ginny listman]

Mark,

Implementing this would be complicated, and would be perpetuating the use
of the old handles.  How long is 'a while'?  We may wind up keep the
handles for years.  

What I propose would be to produce a list to map the new and old handles.
This list would be publicly available via ftp. My only question would be -
"Would you need to sign an AUP to get it?"

Ginny

On Thu, 18 Apr 2002, Mark Kosters wrote:

> On Thu, Jan 31, 2002 at 11:56:48AM -0500, ginny listman wrote:
> > To make the database more uniform and to completely disassociate handle
> > usage from network and AS names, we would also like to replace existing
> > handles with this new format. How many of you out there are attached to
> > the existing handles? Will changing existing handles be a benefit or a
> > hinderance?
> 
> Hi Ginny
> 
> This may be too complex to implement but I'll throw it out anyhow. 
> When the state changes exit numbers on highways (from sequential to mileage 
> based or vice-versa), they keep both numbers going from some time (new exit
> number above and old exit somewhere else on the sign). Could
> we do that with handles as well - keep both going for a while?
> 
> Mark
> 
> -- 
> 
> Mark Kosters             markk at netsol.com       Verisign Applied Research
>