Any strong opinions? I'll answer the factual questions. Daniel ------- Forwarded Message Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1993 23:14:10 -0400 From: Mark Knopper <mak@merit.edu> Resent-From: RIPE NCC Staff <ncc@ripe.net> To: ncc@ripe.net, merit-ie@merit.edu, conf@merit.edu, dsj@merit.edu, markk@internic.net, scottw@internic.net Resent-To: RIPE NCC Staff <staff@ripe.net> Subject: (Non)-Uniqueness of Net Names Hi. I'm including the RIPE and InterNIC folks on this discussion. Here are some questions for your consideration: 1) Should we remove the uniqueness requirement for net names in the Merit and InterNIC/whois databases? 2) My understanding is that RIPE's database does not require existence or uniqueness of net names. Is that correct? 3) Do net names serve any useful purpose? Should we get rid of them altogether? If we reach consensus here, I suggest that we issue an Internet draft containing a proposal. If no major concerns are raised we can make the decision final and issue an RFC. What do you think about this suggestion? What other people or organizations should be consulted in this process? Mark .... included messages omitted ------- End of Forwarded Message