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Houghton,Andrew writes: > > I have to say I am suspicious of schemes like PURL, which for all > > their good points introduce a single point of failure into, well, > > everything that uses them. That can't be good. Especially as > > it's run by the same compary that also runs the often-unavailable > > OpenURL registry. > > What you are saying is that you are suspicious of the HTTP protocol. That is NOT what I am saying. I am saying I am suspicious of a single point of failure. Especially since the entire architecture of the Internet was (rightly IMHO) designed with the goal of avoid SPOFs. _/|_ ___________________________________________________________________ /o ) \/ Mike Taylor <[log in to unmask]> http://www.miketaylor.org.uk )_v__/\ "In My Egotistical Opinion, most people's C programs should be indented six feet downward and covered with dirt" -- Blair P. Houghton.