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Re:Using a Domain as a Unique ID by benjy1 on Saturday March 02, 2013 @10:59PM (#5312446)
Thanks, I didn't know that existed. The whole concept needs way to many parties to get involved to make it a success so I can see why it never took off.
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Re:Using a Domain as a Unique ID by nwh on Saturday March 02, 2013 @11:16PM (#5312497)
The main issue is collisions. For that reason alone it will probably never take off. I have a reasonably obscure name, and even mine is taken in that system.
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Re:Using a Domain as a Unique ID by benjy1 on Saturday March 02, 2013 @11:31PM (#5312535)
I sure that is a problem we could solve. For example you could have name.familyname-[UNIQUENUMBER].com That would work as long as the unique numbers didn't get to big. If they were categorised by country it's unlikely it would be more than 5 digits.
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Re:Using a Domain as a Unique ID by nwh on Saturday March 02, 2013 @11:36PM (#5312546)
Somehow I don't think people would enjoy being contacted at john.smith-19F3A.com.
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