Re: Identity modelling (was: dbdebunk 'Quote of Week' comment)

From: x <x_at_not-exists.org>
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 13:34:39 +0300
Message-ID: <df4142$9am$1_at_domitilla.aioe.org>


"Gene Wirchenko" <genew_at_ucantrade.com.NOTHERE> wrote in message news:ur29h1l2a9u66l1erci10ej9tmutilnrto_at_4ax.com...
> On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 13:08:28 +0300, "x" <x_at_not-exists.org> wrote:
>
> >"David Cressey" <david.cressey_at_earthlink.net> wrote in message
> >news:wIVQe.3985$_84.3105_at_newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> >
> >> One interesting case is that of the URL. Is a URL a key or a pointer?
> >Does
> >> it name the resource, or does it locate the resource?
> >
> >It is a pointer, not a key.
> >The URL and the resource are not tied together.
>
> It is a key since it does not specify the location. In a way,
> DNS is concerned with translating this key into a pointer.

It is a variable then :-) Received on Wed Aug 31 2005 - 12:34:39 CEST

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