(Non)-Uniqueness of Net Names

Any strong opinions? I'll answer the factual questions.

Daniel


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Date:     Mon, 05 Jul 1993 23:14:10 -0400
From:     Mark Knopper <mak at merit.edu>
Resent-From: RIPE NCC Staff <ncc at ripe.net>
To:       ncc at ripe.net, merit-ie at merit.edu, conf at merit.edu, dsj at merit.edu,
	  markk at internic.net, scottw at internic.net
Resent-To: RIPE NCC Staff <staff at 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


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