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Subject: RE: e-name normalization (and client interpretation)
Fen, Thanks much for bringing this issue up. I think it's important to point out that the issue of e-name/e-number (generic terms for globally resolvable reassignable/persistent XRIs) normalization rules are specific to the identifier authorities managing the applicable global e-name/e-number spaces. Therefore I believe the best forums for this discussion are the XRI/XDI mailing list and wikiweb that Identity Commons have set up for this purpose, and to which Fen also sent this message. If you are an XRI or XDI TC member and wish to be involved in the discussion of these types of XRI/XDI implementation issues, please do join that mailing list and wiki. For those who missed that message earlier, Fen's instructions for doing this follow below: -----Original Message----- From: Fen Labalme [mailto:fen@idcommons.org] Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 9:37 AM To: Wachob, Gabe Cc: XRI list; XDI list Subject: XRI (and xdi?) public discussion list? I just created a publicly available mailing list <xrixdi@idcommons.net> at http://idcommons.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xrixdi List messages will be archived. To add an extra dimension, I've created a wiki http://xrixdi.idcommons.net In order to participate (edit) a page, you must first create an account with your "WikiName" (FirstnameLastname, no spaces with InterCaps). Other than that, the pages are wide open and ready for discussion. =Fen -----Original Message----- From: Fen Labalme [mailto:fen@idcommons.org] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 11:47 PM To: drummond.reed@cordance.net Cc: xdi@lists.oasis-open.org; xri@lists.oasis-open.org; xrixdi@idcommons.net Subject: e-name normalization (and client interpretation) An important general question that we have to answer soon (as several of us begin to implement e-name Registrars) is: what makes an e-name? I've begun a wiki page on this subject to help us reach a solution as quickly as possible (I'm also posting this to the public xrixdi email list). Wiki: http://xrixdi.idcommons.net/moin.cgi/EnameNormalization Here's the gist: We need to specify the normalization requirements, i.e., what punctuation chars allowed in the XRI 1.0 spec will be normalized out of GCS e-names. Further, how will Registrars (and Registries and ID brokers, etc.) interpret `sub-segment`s that follow a `gsc-char`? 1. does `xri:=first.last` resolve `last` WRT the `=first` XRI-authority * or 2. is `xri:=first.last` equivalent to `xri:=(first.last)` ? While (1) is the strict conformance to the XRI spec, (2) has been proposed as a way to help deal with the millions of e-names that we expect to see registered. Note that with (1), `=John` is the authority for: * `=John/+email` * `=John.Smith/+email` * `=John.Adams/+email` * `=John/Smith/+email` While I fear introducing exceptions from the outset, it seems like this may be one place that we want them. ---- Another issue: do we allow `=` as the first character of a `sub-segment`? Note that in `xri:=foo/=bar` only `=foo` is an e-name, while `=bar` is simple a `sub-segment` resolved WRT the '=foo` global authority. Again, `=foo` is a '''''legal''''' `sub-segment`, but should our resolvers allow it, as it introduces potential confusion? ---- I hope that I am presenting these questions in a reasonable format. Best, =Fen (who will have to also register =Fen.Labalme if we allow the first exception described above...)
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