Chris Paul wrote:
> > > finally, is there a logical explanation for why opensrs doesn't have
> > > contact handles?
Zeljko wrote:
> > Not sure what exactly are you referring here.
> >
Kai Schaetzl wrote:
> What he means is that there are objects in the database: handle objects
> and domain objects, they are all independant from each other. A domain
> object is usually associated with 1 - 3 handle objects. If you update
> ONE handle you have "virtually" updated ALL associated domains. This is
> the way NSI has always been handling this (ajd still doing so) and the
> same way all European registries handle this. It makes managing domain
> data much easier and possibly reduces the database size a lot.
ummm... yeah :)
i presumed this is a fundamental aspect of database design.
store the one piece of data....... once.
why do all my domains that have the same admin, tech and billing contacts,
store this information all over the place? makes me wonder what else is
going on inside that database of yours, guys :-)
nsi solution (which i'm sure with which we're all very familiar) works
really well, and enables this fundamentally important "normalisation" of
the database. you register a contact... once... and then use a pointer
(or handle) to that contact elsewhere.
Zeljko, here is where one registers a contact handle with nsi:
http://www.networksolutions.com/cgi-bin/makechanges/itts/handle
and here's an example of where one might enter the contact handle:
http://www.networksolutions.com/cgi-bin/makechanges/itts/host
one can enter the handle, or enter a fresh contact. either way,
one only enters the contact into the database once. next time
around, you use the handle (or contactID) .... because most of
us, i am sure, are loathe to enter the same data again and again
when it's been entered previously :-)
for those managing several domains, it also makes moving house,
office, or email address <cough>, a far less taxing experience.
thanks
