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Hi
Gabe,
This
document is a welcome addition to the specification. I had been putting
off grokking the old resolution spec until I got around to understanding DDDS
(which, by the way, never happened).
This
version is simple and straight forward. I could write this client and
server in my sleep - which makes writing it for real simply a porting
project...
=Loren
-----Original Message-----
From: Wachob, Gabe
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Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 11:26
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Subject: [xri]
Resolution Simplification
XRI
Members-
Its become rather clear to me that one of the impediments to getting
feedback on the XRI spec is the density of the Resolution section and its
reliance on DNS technologies thats folks are very unfamiliar with (e.g. DDDS).
Towards the goal of getting XRI traction, I'm proposing a much simpler
resolution process that focuses almost entirely on HTTP rather than trying to
provide a framework for pluggable resolution. This proposal is 6 pages long
(rather than the current 15-16 pages). No flowcharts!
I've spoken with Dave McAlpin and we've got a pretty clear path for
doing secure resolution with it as well. My proposal doesn't lay out those
details, but rather suggests where the hooks are for doing secure resolution.
I'm pretty confident that this simplification is a great step forward
as it makes resolution a much more conventional process that relies more
directly on HTTP.
Please see the attached document and send feedback to the list or to
myself. No decision has been made (obviously), but I'm hoping this proposal
gets a general initial thumbs up. Its certainly a lot more understandable.
Section 3.1 of the -07 draft is largely still applicable - so it might be
useful to read that before you read this proposal.
-Gabe
