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But minting DOIs requires a Registration Agency which as far as I understand it, requires $1,000 and approval from the International DOI Federation.[1] Roy [1] http://www.doi.org/handbook_2000/governance.html#7.2.2 On 11/23/09 11/23/09 € 10:07 AM, "Eric Hellman" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > For example, if you don't want to rely on dx.doi.org as your gateway to the > handle system for doi resolution, it would be quite easy for me to deploy my > own gateway at dx.hellman.net. I might want to do this if a were an > organization paranoid about security and didn't want to disclose to anybody > what doi's my organization was resolving. Or, I might want to directly access > metadata in the handle system that doesn't go through the http gateways, to > provide a service other than resolution. > > Does this answer your question, Ross? > > > > On Nov 20, 2009, at 2:31 PM, Ross Singer wrote: > >> On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 2:23 PM, Eric Hellman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>> Having incorporated the handle client software into my own stuff rather >>> easily, I'm pretty sure that's not true. >> >> Fair enough. The technology is binding independent. >> >> So you are using and sharing handles using some protocol other than HTTP? >> >> I'm more interested in the sharing part of that question. What is the >> format of the handle identifier in this context? What advantage does >> it bring over HTTP? >> >> -Ross. > > Eric Hellman > President, Gluejar, Inc. > 41 Watchung Plaza, #132 > Montclair, NJ 07042 > USA > > [log in to unmask] > http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/ >