[Handle-info] Depth of Use

[Steve <Steve.DiSorbo@yale.edu>]

A bunch of us have been talking about how deep to use the handle

system.  When creating a new web site (or you can update your existing 
web site) a handle can be created for every object in that web site and 
then all links in your web site will reference the handle rather the 
server name.  Why would anyone want to do this? One thought is that 
maybe changing the URL server name of a handle will flush faster than 
making a DNS BIND change, another possible reason to do it is because 
one simply doesn't  manage DNS and wants full control.

Take a step back ... WOW that's a lot of handles ... are we crazy to be 
thinking this way, is anyone else doing this or thinking this way?

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Steve DiSorbo
System Programmer
Yale University ITS, AM&T Library Systems
Voice (203) 432-6694
Fax   (203) 436-4067
steve.disorbo@yale.edu
http://www.library.yale.edu/


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