NIC handle writeup

> 	I think that there will be problems with "@" as the
> 	seperator.  It's too much like a viable email address. I
> 	applaude the use of the domain name on the right and a
> 	domain specific unique handle on the left, the concern is
> 	the seperator. Howabout something like "%"?

I fully agree.  Another option could be ":".  Then there is the
already established practice of using "-" (as in RIPE's case), I
don't see what's so terribly wrong with that.  Making NIC handles
into something which could be mistaken for an e-mail address just
leads to confusion.  (No, I don't think it's such a great idea to
provide automatic mail forwarding service by the registry.)

I also don't think it's such a great idea to use domain names to
identify the origin of the data; I think a separate name space
should be used instead, e.g. one which could provide more
permancence.  (As Bill mentioned, what do you do when a registry
closes down and its corresponding domain name is subsequently
removed?)

- Håvard