Kent Crispin wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 22, 1999 at 01:14:54PM -0500, Mikki Barry wrote:
>
> > and not the mere existance of identical character strings as
> > IP number identifiers is the real issue, this is indeed an attempt to
> > re-engineer the DNS to conform with policy, and not with technical matters.
>
> "re-engineer"? are we changing how resource records are used?
Yes, indeed. Read the WIPO report about access to Whois data
> are
> we changing the caching mechanism?
Take a look at the recent European Parliament ruling on caching as a violation of
copyright.
> are we changing the meaning of
> the time-to-live field?
Don't put new ideas into their heads!
> as far as I know, the only work to
> reeingineer dns takes place in the IETF working groups devoted to
> the topic...
The term "re-engineering" has developed a widely accepted business
connotation.Ever heard of "re-engineering the corporation"? It means reorganizing
businesses processes, of which technology is only one part. You are correct to
point out that in some sense this is a metaphor. But you do nothing to undermine
the essential validity of the point.
--MM
